Taxi Driver Online

UK cab trade debate and advice
It is currently Tue Apr 28, 2026 6:23 pm

Board index » General » Licensing and legal

All times are UTC [ DST ]



Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 1
  [ 10 posts ] 
  Print view Previous topic | Next topic 
Author Message
Guildford Cabbie
 Post subject: Age Concern
PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:10 pm 
Offline

Joined: Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:44 pm
Posts: 6
Location: Guildford
Can somebody help with a peice of info..Our council in Guildford took the decision to delimit here in 2004,by 2009 we all have to replace our vehicles with wheelchair accessible vehicles when the plate licence expires,but we have been handed an age limit on the vehicles ie: no older than 3 years from the date of manufacture,can live with that but we are only to keep for max period of ten years.We currentley have 2 tx1 (xreg)that are in very good condition it seems a shame that these cabs are going to meet an early ending.I could understand if they had ripped seats etc and were old bangers but they are seeing out most of the tx 2 we have here, is this something worth pleading with the council with or maybe wasted breath.
Top
 Profile  
 
skippy41
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:36 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:44 pm
Posts: 10591
Location: Scotland
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/Docu ... tehire.pdf

Give this a go, and the best practice guidance

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/taxi ... clelic1792
Top
 Profile  
 
skippy41
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:22 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:44 pm
Posts: 10591
Location: Scotland
http://www.guildford.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyre ... s20078.pdf

Just had a look at your rules, and found the fee's FFS how can they charge that amount for a new drivers badge and all the other charges on top even the cab licence is OTT
Top
 Profile  
 
skippy41
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:26 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:44 pm
Posts: 10591
Location: Scotland
skippy41 wrote:
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/Documents/Disability/Transport/Taxisprivatehire.pdf

Give this a go, and the best practice guidance

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/taxi ... clelic1792


There is also the other thing and that is only the secretary of state can decide what vehicles must be licenced and as he has not said anything yet your council is jumping the gun
Top
 Profile  
 
Sussex
 Post subject: Re: Age Concern
PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:12 am 
Online
User avatar

Joined: Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:30 pm
Posts: 57344
Location: 1066 Country
Guildford Cabbie wrote:
I could understand if they had ripped seats etc and were old bangers but they are seeing out most of the tx 2 we have here, is this something worth pleading with the council with or maybe wasted breath.

I will be surprised if your council doesn't end it's written policies with the words 'normally' or 'in most cases'. In other words the council can't set in stone any policy.

So ask your council to allow those vehicles to stay on as there is no good reason to bin them. Contact your licensing committee chair and get them to understand your issues.

_________________
IDFIMH
Top
 Profile  
 
jimbo
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:39 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:23 pm
Posts: 5003
Location: Lincoln
skippy41 wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/Documents/Disability/Transport/Taxisprivatehire.pdf

Give this a go, and the best practice guidance

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/taxi ... clelic1792


There is also the other thing and that is only the secretary of state can decide what vehicles must be licenced and as he has not said anything yet your council is jumping the gun


Guilford is in England, not Scotland.

_________________
Former taxi driver
Top
 Profile  
 
skippy41
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:10 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:44 pm
Posts: 10591
Location: Scotland
jimbo wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/Documents/Disability/Transport/Taxisprivatehire.pdf

Give this a go, and the best practice guidance

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/taxi ... clelic1792


There is also the other thing and that is only the secretary of state can decide what vehicles must be licenced and as he has not said anything yet your council is jumping the gun


Guilford is in England, not Scotland.
:?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:

And the DFT covers the whole of the UK :shock: :shock: :wink:
Top
 Profile  
 
jimbo
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:18 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:23 pm
Posts: 5003
Location: Lincoln
skippy41 wrote:
jimbo wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
skippy41 wrote:
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/Documents/Disability/Transport/Taxisprivatehire.pdf

Give this a go, and the best practice guidance

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/taxi ... clelic1792


There is also the other thing and that is only the secretary of state can decide what vehicles must be licenced and as he has not said anything yet your council is jumping the gun


Guilford is in England, not Scotland.
:?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:

And the DFT covers the whole of the UK :shock: :shock: :wink:


Really? Wow!!

Who is the Secretary of State for England?

_________________
Former taxi driver
Top
 Profile  
 
skippy41
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:22 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:44 pm
Posts: 10591
Location: Scotland
Quote:
Really? Wow!!

Who is the Secretary of State for England?


Her indoors at Buck house :wink: :shock:
Top
 Profile  
 
jimbo
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:53 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Feb 04, 2005 8:23 pm
Posts: 5003
Location: Lincoln
skippy41 wrote:
Quote:
Really? Wow!!

Who is the Secretary of State for England?


Her indoors at Buck house :wink: :shock:


How amusing.

Does your mouth bleed once every twenty eight days?

You should know The Queen has no executive powers.

But then you do appear to be unable to differentiate between knowledge and wisdom.

Frisps, eh? who would have them?

_________________
Former taxi driver
Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 1
  [ 10 posts ] 

Board index » General » Licensing and legal

All times are UTC [ DST ]

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 582 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group