Taxi Driver Online

It seems the gov are trying to make it easier to fine licensed taxi drivers.

http://www.communities.gov.uk/publicati ... nt/byelaws

The IoL seem to think it will be good.

http://www.instituteoflicensing.org/art ... ivers.html

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IDFIMH

erm, what exactly do you taxi drivers do in your vehicles?....

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

It will bring forth a new breed of Witchfinder Generals...give some folk a faintest whiff of Legal Power and its a recipe for Disaster.......

Get ye behind me Satan, because ye be obstructing my CCTV coverage of yonder Taxi rank.

If this goes through it will bring us in-line with private hire where the council can set conditions on Taxi drivers. There is no telling what a council might do because their powers to make new bylaws will be practically unlimited.

Specifically for taxi drivers they want to change section 68 of the 1847 act but the scope goes a lot further than that.

The most significant points to Taxi drivers are the paragraphs in bold type.

I might add that under the current system there are checks and balances and the onus is on the council to prosecute you but under this system it will be up to you take the council to court. If a fixed penalty is involved then I suspect there might be an appeal to an arbitration panel but don't take that for granted?

I haven't read all of these proposals as yet so it may be that you find something that I haven't.
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68 Byelaws for regulating hackney carriages The commissioners may from time to time (subject to the restrictions of this and the special Act) make byelaws for all or any of the purposes following; (that is to say,)

For regulating the conduct of the proprietors and drivers of hackney carriages plying within the prescribed distance in their several employments, and determining whether such drivers shall wear any and what badges, and for regulating the hours within which they may exercise their calling:

For regulating the manner in which the number of each carriage, corresponding with the number of its licence, shall be displayed:

For regulating the number of persons to be carried by such hackney carriages, and in what manner such number is to be shown on such carriage, and what number of horses or other animals is to draw the same, and the placing of check strings to the carriages, and the holding of the same by the driver, and how such hackney carriages are to be furnished or provided:

For fixing the stands of such hackney carriages, and the distance to which they may be compelled to take passengers, not exceeding the prescribed distance:

For fixing the rates or fares, as well for time as distance, to be paid for such hackney carriages within the prescribed distance, and for securing the due publication of such fares;

For securing the safe custody and re-delivery of any property accidentally left in hackney carriages, and fixing the charges to be made in respect thereof.
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Regards

JD

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you've spelt bye-laws wrong

CC

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Not for the first time.

Just for the record did the NALEO rep mention any of this at the last MoM?

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IDFIMH

I dont know...I was babysitting.

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
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I'm in a right tiz over this.

I know that I should be opposed to more powers for LOs, but I'm thinking would the idea of fines money going to the council mean more enforcement?

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IDFIMH

Sussex you are such a slowcoach..... the idea behind this is to free up court time..... at the moment if a enforcement officer were to issue a ticket for let's say over ranking. it would go to court, the driver would receive a fine plus costs.. as a example... by making it a by law, they could simply issue a fine.... this has been getting muted For ages and ages...

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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!

I'm looking into the pros and cons, how the f*** does that makes me a slow coach?

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IDFIMH

You should have been looking at them ages ago

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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?

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IDFIMH

I think over ranking is a massive problem for the courts, don't you?

I can't recall anyone ever being taken to court for over ranking but I'm sure somebody can.

Is over ranking that serious that it warrants a day in court? The other side of the coin means that anyone caught over ranking could get an instant ticket of around sixty pounds or even more? That means that sooner or later practically every cabby in the country will be hit at least once with one of these fines.

Councils will employ special taxi wardens to go around and book cabs that are not parked on a taxi rank.

Other than a councillor or LO, only a barm pot would advocate these changes.

Regards

JD

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I agree with JD....and I think the fine will be £75.

£75 quid for not displaying a badge? ffs

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

If anyone feels these proposals will be of benefit to cab drivers then it would be interesting to read why?

Regards

JD

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