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Chris the Fish
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I do know it use to be 20p extra for every passenger over 2 (I think) but it maybe over 3


Are the under 2's free, and how much when these toddlers reach 14? :wink:

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What difference does it make. It was a hackney within it's own area who did not use the meter and charged more than the fare would have been on the meter.


South Kesteven can charge what they like?
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What difference does it make. It was a hackney within it's own area who did not use the meter and charged more than the fare would have been on the meter.


South Kesteven can charge what they like?


Not exactly. In South Kesteven each company sets their own table of fares and registers it with the council. They can then charge no more than the rate on their table.

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What difference does it make. It was a hackney within it's own area who did not use the meter and charged more than the fare would have been on the meter.


South Kesteven can charge what they like?

Not exactly. In South Kesteven each company sets their own table of fares and registers it with the council. They can then charge no more than the rate on their table.

What's stopping someone registering a fare of £1000 a mile, and then charging what he likes under that? :?

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I have mentioned before on here about a company in our town who run hackney cariages but NEVER use the meter.

This appears to be a bye-law offences as opposed to an offence under either the 1847 or 1976 Acts.

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toots wrote:
I do know it use to be 20p extra for every passenger over 2 (I think) but it maybe over 3


Are the under 2's free, and how much when these toddlers reach 14? :wink:


try that on Easyjet!
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grandad wrote:
mancityfan wrote:
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What difference does it make. It was a hackney within it's own area who did not use the meter and charged more than the fare would have been on the meter.


South Kesteven can charge what they like?

Not exactly. In South Kesteven each company sets their own table of fares and registers it with the council. They can then charge no more than the rate on their table.

What's stopping someone registering a fare of £1000 a mile, and then charging what he likes under that? :?


Probably nothing, but who would use them?

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As I said South Kesteven can charge what they like? was this driver lisensed by South Kesteven ?
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As I said South Kesteven can charge what they like? was this driver lisensed by South Kesteven ?


No.

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We have it here all the time. If you ring a PH company for a car sometimes a HC will turn up, as did for me the other day. When I asked why his meter wasn't on he said he didn't have to put his meter on because he will be charging the lower PH rate. So I asked him how he knew it was lower if he didn't have the meter on, to which he replied he didn't have to have the meter on because it was a PH job


Fabulous and IMO illegal

CC


That's what I thought tbh


Did you get a receipt and the drivers details? Did you report it to the LA?


No I didn't. I intend to clarify the situation with the licensing along with the situation of HCs charging fare and half if there are more than 4 passengers, which is the going rate in PHVs here


Fare and a half for 5 to 8 passengers is on our fare table.


I finally clarified the situation regarding the fare and a half the HCs charge customers and apparently they shouldn't. Their fare table only allows an extra 10p per passenger over the first 2 excluding children under 5. They must also use their meter even when doing PH work and not exceed the meter rate as we suspected

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