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Some people need to read up on touting law... being parked up in a side street with your light on is not touting, it's just showing your for hire.... which is what a hackney is Licence to do.... to tout you have to approach and ask do they want a taxi....
Hackney's are insured to pick up off the road... end of.... the insurance covers you for anywhere in the country.... it does not stipulate only in your licensed area.... if it did you would never be able to do a Return booking..... so at all times a hackney is insured.... the only offence the driver is committing..... is breaking a bylaw..... which only carries a penalty of a fine.ps.. having your light on does not necessarily mean you're for hire. it means your advertising that you're a taxi

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

why would he be breaching the terms of his insurance

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Showing you are for hire whilst not parked up on a rank is what 'touting' is.

The circumstances of the offence are mitigation/aggravating features, not a defence.

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IDFIMH

The 2 main places where taxis "rank" at night in our town are not designated taxi ranks at all. In fact they are both on double yellow lines. We have a sort of gentlemans agreement with both the council and the police to "rank" in these 2 areas. It works very well because the customers have taxis where they want them and the enforcement officer knows where to find us if needed.

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Grandad,

Sitting with your light on is NOT touting end of.I could be somewhere waiting for a customer thats what a hackney does,we dont need to be out of sight of anyone.Just for the hell of it we can legally tout here its called taxi sharing

Well tell that to the courts, as the sentencing guidelines differ to your view.

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IDFIMH

Why does the LA provide ranks if hacks could park anywhere they like ? Plying for hire anywhere other than on a rank is illegal, END OF.

Just because you are ignorant of the law, or think that the rules don't apply to you doesn't make it legal. Why don't you contact your LO and ask them if it's ok for you to park wherever you like and wait for fares, or ask your fellow cabbies why they all bother sitting on ranks doing nothing when they could go and wait somewhere more profitable ?

I think generally Council funded Taxi ranks are the places people expect to find a Taxi, and its here you are more likely to find a job. But there are still areas unofficial ranks are formed, like outside nightclubs at 2am and Burger/Kebab outlets after...these are encouraged by police to disperse crowds...how on earth can they be illegal?

Think your taking it out of context ,i could be sitting outside my house with my light on and get a job ? I could be dropping kids of at school and get a job .Or i could be sat wherever i like legally of course and get a job FACT.. Because all these things happen on a regular basis. I think youll find sitting in the wrong place waiting for a job the worst im going to get is a not proceding.Touting dont think so, if there approaching me.As far as illegal ranks go there everywhere,prefer to sit on my own especially at nights as i dont do outside nightclubs legal or not..

"Why does the LA provide ranks if hacks could park anywhere they like ? Plying for hire anywhere other than on a rank is illegal, END OF."

So if i drive up and down the prom here its illegal,You should get a job in enforcement mate youll have a field day Been doing it for 25 years mate and never had a problem,maybe you should brush up on what hackneys do for a living

Try reading it again. He said "park anywhere". Driving up and down is perfectly OK.

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Grandad,

"Why does the LA provide ranks if hacks could park anywhere they like ? Plying for hire anywhere other than on a rank is illegal, END OF."

You read it again and i think youll read "plying for hire anywhere other than a rank is illegal,END OF" Sorry to correct you :

For a driver of a licensed hackney carriage standing in a street to
refuse to, without reasonable excuse, to drive to any place within the
prescribed distance....TPCA 1847..S53...
SECTION 53.

PENALTY ON DRIVER FOR REFUSING TO DRIVE.

A driver of a Hackney Carriage standing at any of the stands for Hackney Carriages
appointed by the District Council, or in any street, who refuses or neglects, without
reasonable excuse, to drive such carriage to any place within the prescribed distance,
or the distance to be appointed by any bye law of the District Council, not exceeding
the prescribed distance, to which he is directed to drive by the person hiring or
wishing to hire such carriage, shall for every offence be liable to a penalty.

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

you're getting mixed up between hackney and private hire again

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Outer Mongolia, North Alaska, The Falkland Islands, Siberia, . . . etc., etc., the list is endless.

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Brummie Cabbie.

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