Last week I was at Manchester Airport when a fierce argument broke out behind me in the car park at Terminal Two. The problem was a car without any markings reversing in to a designated parking bay when a driver in a plated and liveried taxi wanted to park there.
The driver in the unmarked car stepped outside of his vehicle, opened the boot and produced a private hire licence plate. Obviously the driver in the other car was not aware of section 75 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.
At DrivenByQ the majority of our vehicles do not display private hire plates. Instead they have a small badge in the window. Along with this there is a letter in the glove box stating we have permission to remove plates owing to the nature of our executive work.
As the first company in our area to be granted dispensation, we worked with our licensing authority to ensure we secured the right interpretation of the rules. For the general public our vehicles look inconspicuous but to a licenced driver we are legitimate and lawful.
