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15 Year Age Limit Legal Challenge

01/22/2012 11:22:00

Taxi 15-Year-Age Limit Legal Challenge,

As many drivers are aware, early in 2010 we attempted to raise a fighting fund to challenge the decision to impose a 15 year age limit on London taxis.

Unfortunately, we could only raise £4000 of which nearly half that was spent on seeking counsels opinion. We did have a good chance of winning but money was the problem. We then went for a second opinion on the grounds of Age Discrimination as the most badly affected drivers will be those that work part time to supplement their pensions. This could have been done before an Employment Appeals Tribunal.

The law is that if an authority makes a decision that puts people out of work they can appeal to the Tribunal.

The opposition cannot claim any costs if they lose and the appellant could claim up to £20k. Unfortunately, TfL would not stand back and let this go as they would have to cancel the age limit decision. They could then appeal this to the High Court and as far as the European Court of Justice. This would have cost many thousands of pounds, which was out of our reach. Due to those financial constraints, we have had to call it a day.

We spent over £2k on counsels’ opinion and any driver who requires a refund will only be fully entitled to half of their contribution. So please contact us to get back some of your money. If you do not require a refund we will donate funds to a trade charity. Further Taxi Drivers & Owners Legal Protection would like to thank those drivers and garages who donated money to the cause. We can be contacted via email at topsltd2009@gmail.com or on 07956 894701.

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01/04/2012 20:53:00

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Picking up & Setting down.

12/08/2011 19:29:00

If you receive a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) while genuinely stopped to pick up or set down a passenger, read on;

General parking exemptions apply to a vehicle being used under a licence under section 6 of the Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869 (1) for the sole purpose of stopping for a reasonable period of time to allow a passenger to board or alight.

For reference, you should also read the case which was held in The High Court on 29th November, 2010. The Queen on the Application of Makda v The Parking Adjudicator. Case No. CO/4743/2009, which you will find on Google.

Beware of parking with two wheels on the kerb, stopping on zigzags and solid red lines on bus stops. Furthermore, beware of stopping in Yellow Box Junctions. Members receiving tickets.

Annual Fee

12/07/2011 16:37:00

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Subscriptions

12/06/2011 20:28:00

Subscriptions can also be paid by Postal Money Order, which should be made payable to Taxidrivers Legal Protection Ltd

Warning

12/06/2011 20:22:00

Beware of parking with two wheels on the kerb. Tickets being issued rigorously.