SCC Have Lost Control of Taxis

[*_ash_* 88]

5 hours ago, boringal said:

1. Back to SCC have lost Control if taxis, that is clearly right,

2. we as customers put our lives in there hands every time we get into a taxi.

3. We expect the car/ taxi to be in good clean working order, we expect the driver to take us from A to B in a responsible manner, 

4. we expect the driver to be honest and reliable as a self employed person should be,

5. but how do we the customer no what he’s like, 

6. taxi drivers I think should have a tachograph fitted to there vehicles to monitor the hours they drive and there driving habits

7. (how long they have for a break how fast they drive  and so on) 

8. and should all have a criminal free record certificate on display,  

for easier quoting... 1234...

 

1 and 3. If it's SCC car, then it's tested by the council, not any old MoT place. (and twice per year after 4 years, and can't run longer than 9 years)

2. and what? If you are licensed in Sheffield they have strict rules. If they are OOT (out of town) then nothing they can do. The law changed

4. yes see above

5. or she - what do you want to know? see above,

6. Some firms do monitor hours and block you from working if too long... how do you fit tachographs to the range of vehicles there are? And what difference would it make in reality? (loads of drivers share cars too)

7. see above

8. What are these certificates you speak of?  SCC have a d/d type thing that is constantly updating, so all the SCC drivers are checked every day, I would think. I'm not sure how that works. I don't have to keep getting DBS checks now, it does it automatically (I pay for it of course)

 

Edited August 15, 2019 by *_ash_*

[rudds1 102]

4 minutes ago, *_ash_* said:

for easier quoting... 1234...

 

1 and 3. If it's SCC car, then it's tested by the council, not any old MoT place. (and twice per year after 4 years, and can't run longer than 9 years)

2. and what? If you are licensed in Sheffield they have strict rules. If they are OOT (out of town) then nothing they can do. The law changed

4. yes see above

5. or she - what do you want to know? see above,

6. Some firms do monitor hours and block you from working if too long... how do you fit tachographs to the range of vehicles there are? And what difference would it make in reality? (loads of drivers share cars too)

7. see above

8. What are these certificates you speak of?  SCC have a d/d type thing that is constantly updating, so all the SCC drivers are checked every day, I would think. I'm not sure how that works. I don't have to keep getting DBS checks now, it does it automatically (I pay for it of course)

 

I was under impression a Sheffield car had to have 2 taxi tests a year and a normal mot as well unless that’s changed and also I’ve  seen a taxi with a small sticker in window with its reg / badge/ number in the rear window  would that be legal or does it have to be a proper plate at rear of car ?

 

[*_ash_* 88]

31 minutes ago, rudds1 said:

I was under impression a Sheffield car had to have 2 taxi tests a year and a normal mot as well unless that’s changed

 

 

and also I’ve  seen a taxi with a small sticker in window with its reg / badge/ number in the rear window  would that be legal or does it have to be a proper plate at rear of car ?

 

top - no change, I just didn't go into major details rudds, as most people wouldn't be interested

 

You have 2 MoT tests per year (after initial few once a years). Whilst doing the MoT test, they do a compliance test. This is another MoT type length check which goes into details that the MoT doesn't because they are part of what a taxi needs.

 

It's hundreds of things, examples:

 

They check things like all the car door handles work well, the locks, the seatbelts,  all the windows winders , heater /ac , all the seats move...you get the picture. they do this like lightning though, but if you know something doesn't work, you soon realise you won't get away with it!

We have to have signage and stickers , all in the right places (includes front door sticker which annoys Audi drivers)

no smoking signs, reflective stickers in the inside of the doors. You name it, they check it

 

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the small sticker in the window will have been a Tfl car. Was it a Pruis by any chance?

 

 

Edited August 15, 2019 by *_ash_*

[rudds1 102]

3 minutes ago, *_ash_* said:

top - no change, I just didn't go into major details rudds, as most people wouldn't be interested

 

You have 2 MoT tests per year (after initial few once a years). Whilst doing the MoT test, they do a compliance test. This is another MoT type length check which goes into details that the MoT doesn't because they are part of what a taxi needs.

 

It's hundreds of things, examples:

 

They check things like all the car door handles work well, the locks, the seatbelts,  all the windows winders , you get the picture.

We have to have signage and stickers , all in the right places (includes front door sticker which annoys Audi drivers)

no smoking signs

 

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the small sticker in the window will have been a Tfl car. Was it a Pruis by any chance?

 

 

Can’t remember what car it was ,just thought it odd having sticker right under third brake light in window 

[*_ash_* 88]

4 minutes ago, rudds1 said:

Can’t remember what car it was ,just thought it odd having sticker right under third brake light in window 

Yeah, although Uber had to kick them all off, I still see quite a few of these even now.

 

Tfl don't have signage on the sides like other places. From what I read it's because of an ongoing feud with hackneys, but I couldn't say that is anything more than hearsay.

 

 

(also I added a few things to the list before you quoted me), just so no one thinks I altered it a lot! :))

 

 

Edited August 15, 2019 by *_ash_*