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Private Hire Pick up/drop off guidance
DIR By: Peekaboo97
Date: January 9, 2025, 3:09 pm
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Hi everyone.
Need some guidance on the post below:
What are the rights of private hire drivers when it comes to
parking in council-regulated areas, such as waiting in loading
bays or stopping on double yellow lines? I'm looking for
clarification on what is legally permitted while picking up or
dropping off passengers.
I ask this as at times we do get some trouble by the parking
wardens.
Kind regards
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Re: Private Hire Pick up/drop off guidance
DIR By: mickR
Date: January 9, 2025, 3:14 pm
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where?
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Re: Private Hire Pick up/drop off guidance
DIR By: Peekaboo97
Date: January 9, 2025, 3:21 pm
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In Leeds
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Re: Private Hire Pick up/drop off guidance
DIR By: BertB
Date: January 10, 2025, 4:35 am
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Is a private hire vehicle subject to licencing from the local
authority in the same way a Hackney Carriage vehicle is?
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Re: Private Hire Pick up/drop off guidance
DIR By: mickR
Date: January 10, 2025, 4:42 am
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Almost without exception
which begs the question, why doesn't the OP know the rules??
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Re: Private Hire Pick up/drop off guidance
DIR By: roythebus
Date: January 10, 2025, 11:10 am
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Private hire and hackney carriages come under local licencing
authorities, their priorities on the road differ. Any vehicle
can as has been discussed on here at length in the past, stop
long enough to pick up and set down passengers. If the OP is
doing either of those then he should be ok, what he can't do is
wait for his passengers for too long! Providing his passenger is
pre-booked I don't see a problem. If he is waiting for a fare on
the off chance, that is illegal, private hire passengers MUST
pre-book through a licenced operator.
Hackney carriages (back cabs), taxis, can be hailed anywhere and
can wait in taxi ranks.
And yes, he should know the rules.
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Re: Private Hire Pick up/drop off guidance
DIR By: mickR
Date: January 10, 2025, 2:59 pm
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my guess, he's an UBER driver
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Re: Private Hire Pick up/drop off guidance
DIR By: roythebus
Date: January 12, 2025, 3:49 pm
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Wuite possibly, they seem to be exempt from everything, a bit
like cyclists.
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Re: Private Hire Pick up/drop off guidance
DIR By: Hroogar
Date: January 18, 2025, 5:20 am
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--- Quote from: mickR link ---
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> my guess, he's an UBER driver
>
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Maybe but surely unlikely as when you book an Uber it shows you
where the taxi is and you generally book from the location you
are standing so there should, theoretically, be no excessive
waiting time.
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Re: Private Hire Pick up/drop off guidance
DIR By: mickR
Date: January 18, 2025, 7:15 am
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you must be a conscientious passenger
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