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skippy41
 Post subject: Taxi Bus Licence???????
PostPosted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:00 pm 
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Does a 16 seat mini bus used as a taxi bus need to be licenced and plated as a taxi???? and have a meter.
The reason I am asking is our council has done this and has told the owner that he had to remove seats as well.
The owner has a PSV so I feel that the bus comes under that roof and not taxi rules
Could he run the bus legally as both without the need for a taxi licence????
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Road Runner
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:54 pm 
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The council are only authorised to licence a vehicle up to 8 seats, greater than 8 seats and it's a PSV licence he needs, when you say taxi bus i assume you mean as licenced by the PTE?


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skippy41
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:06 pm 
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I'm not sure what you mean by PTE, but its a 16 seat er with a taxi sign on the roof and licence plates for 2 zones on it and a meter,
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He obviously wants it licensed as a taxi and because taxis can't seat more than eight the council has told him to take seats out.

We had a similar one in St Andrews for a few years - a big Transit with some of the seats removed.

It wasn't the smartest vehicle around and the drivers called it the "berry bus" :lol:
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Road Runner
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skippy41 wrote:
I'm not sure what you mean by PTE, but its a 16 seat er with a taxi sign on the roof and licence plates for 2 zones on it and a meter,


Passenger Transport Executive :wink:
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JD
PostPosted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:02 pm 
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skippy41 wrote:
Does a 16 seat mini bus used as a taxi bus need to be licenced and plated as a taxi???? and have a meter.


If the minibus is licensed as a Taxi it will only be allowed to seat eight.

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The reason I am asking is our council has done this and has told the owner that he had to remove seats as well.

The owner has a PSV so I feel that the bus comes under that roof and not taxi rules Could he run the bus legally as both without the need for a taxi licence????


The vehicle is either a psv or a Taxi it can't be both.

If it is a Taxi then he only needs to apply to the local Transport commisisoner for a special restricted license to operate a bus service. Cost I believe is around 53.00 pounds.

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