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There has been a couple of meetings with traffic commissioners and interested parties and at long last some movement towards getting these things licenced (but no doubt the D o T will eventually complicate matters beyond all reason). You can find out if any licence has been issued in your area at.
Link to VOSA site

Are you saying that they are going to be licensed as PSVs?

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IDFIMH

sorry sussex, not exactly, they will be granted an operator's licence and identity discs but they will have very strict attachments on the licence. The good thing here is that VOSA will now be able to make sure they are only carrying EIGHT passengers and alcohol must not be sold on the vehicle ( which will include having it as part of a package) and also ensuring they charge "separate fares" on local hires.
The only real drawback I can see is that VOSA will check these people but they will still have no powers with an unlicenced limo.
Nothing simple is there.

Agreed.

The booze thing is mainly due to the new licensing laws, but surely the law will have to be changed for VOSA to oversee vehicles with less than 9 seats.

I have always thought the best way to sort all this out, in relation to the ones that aren't or don't want to be licensed, is to make it illegal for them to gain insurance.

Then the police would have to act.

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IDFIMH

Nice move by the limo trade

Get licensed as PSV...

no age limits
no dress codes
no advertising restrictions
no colour restrictions
no knowledge tests

In the hire & reward business all we want is a level playing field

Maybe the best way forward would be to take taxi licensing away from local politictions & have the V.O.S.A. regulate the industry at least then there will be national standards & everyone will know where they stand

Check out http://www.limo-1.com/limo_advice.asp for an explanation of licensing law regarding limousines

Cheers

If they are granted an operators licence and carry 8 passengers+driver a total of nine seats in the vehicle they will be issued with a standard PCV licence if the vehicle had less than 9 seats it would be issued with a restricted PCV licence and no D1 entitlement is required, however a streth limmo with more than 8 seats in total falls within the standard licence PCV the driver is then required to undergo a full medical full medical and theory test and practical examination and get a Category D1 entitlement on his licence to drive for hire or reward no way round it. If it is issued with a standard pcv licence it moves the goal posts further in that if used for hire reward it would require a different type of mot and then the vehicle has to register its service dealings and has to be examined at least every 2 months by your elected garage+a financial indication must be proved that one has a large some of money £3000 + available by producing relevant statements
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Heres a couple of recent cases where limo operators were fined for not being llicensed.

http://www.south-ribblebc.gov.uk/news/v ... ews_id=448


http://www.hastingstoday.co.uk/ViewArti ... ID=1392362

Regards

JD

Well done to Rother.

No quotas, no set fares, yet they still know what the law is.

Unlike many councils that just turn a blind eye.

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IDFIMH

Given the confusion on the issue I'm inclined to feel a bit sorry for these guys, particularly given the Glasgow scenario and suchlike, and that in other areas limos are running around doing what they want.

The law is muddled enough as it is, and the Govt and LAs generally have just added to the muddle in this regard.

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