The perils of taxi driving. Part II

[suburbanreuben]

A four quid fare? :shock: How far was that? half a mile?

 

[Neil]

One thing I've always wondered about taxi / cab drivers - I know there's an exemption in law when driving with customers, that allows you to drive without wearing a seatbelt - but why do most I see never wear a seatbelt even if they haven't got any passengers?

Is it habit, or more the extrapolation of a privilege?

 

[legrandefromage]

hackney (black cab) drivers - no seatbelt when on duty


private hire (me) - seatbelt on when there are no passengers in the car

dems da roools.

 

[Neil]

private hire (me) - seatbelt on when there are no passengers in the car

It's the private hire / normal cars I'm talking about - I can't recall ever seeing one with a belt on, and I mean when they've got nobody else in the car.

Just struck me as odd - I used to live across the road from a married couple who both drove private hire, and I never once saw them wear a belt, which is what initially made me curious - and as I said, true enough, whenever I see private hire cars, I've never seen one with the driver wearing a belt.

 

[legrandefromage]

private hire (me) - seatbelt on when there are no passengers in the car

It's the private hire / normal cars I'm talking about - I can't recall ever seeing one with a belt on, and I mean when they've got nobody else in the car.

Just struck me as odd - I used to live across the road from a married couple who both drove private hire, and I never once saw them wear a belt, which is what initially made me curious - and as I said, true enough, whenever I see private hire cars, I've never seen one with the driver wearing a belt.

its up to the police and their licensing authority to enforce belt wearing.

 

[Neil]

private hire (me) - seatbelt on when there are no passengers in the car

It's the private hire / normal cars I'm talking about - I can't recall ever seeing one with a belt on, and I mean when they've got nobody else in the car.

Just struck me as odd - I used to live across the road from a married couple who both drove private hire, and I never once saw them wear a belt, which is what initially made me curious - and as I said, true enough, whenever I see private hire cars, I've never seen one with the driver wearing a belt.

its up to the police and their licensing authority to enforce belt wearing.

Quite.

I had no intentions of enforcement, though - it doesn't irk me, I was just merely curious (as you are a taxi driver) if there was some reason that I'm not getting.

 

[gibbleking]

just tell them your going to call the police as its fraud and obtaining property dishonestly...they will soon shut up and leave..

 

[perry]

Why no belt if there's bodies in the back ? Is it in case they get lairy ?