Saw this today - a V6 with a private taxi plate on the back. Guess they are using it as a limo.

Sorry the pic qulaity is rubbish.

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Can think of more practical cars to use as taxi's, like a Disco3

Doesn't Kam have a plate like that on the back of his Merc Limo? A Carbon Footprint is the mark a lump of coal makes when it's dropped on the ground.

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Staying - Epsom Green Defender 90 for playing off road

Wasn't there a post on here about people registering high spec cars as taxi's to avoid congestion charge

Assuming, of course that the Pic was taken in London would that be a possibility?  _______________________________

Currrent: 2005 RRS SE, Silver, Chrome Mirrors, Tinted with a stupid spare wheel!
Gone: Audi A4 2.5 TDi Quattro 180bhp
Gone: BMW 535i
Gone: 1985 Audi Quattro
Gone: Subaru Imprezza Turbo (rubbish)

Yes Jonty, there was. Ken and TfL have great difficulty believing that there is such a thing as a taxi version of the Rolls Royce Phantom or Lambo Murchilargo .
In March I was taken from Hamburg Airport into Hamburg City in a Disco3 Taxi, complete with Hamburg Taxi biege livery and the wipe clean leather-look plastic seats that taxis have! A Carbon Footprint is the mark a lump of coal makes when it's dropped on the ground.

Tata TDv8 HSE - Stornoway/ebony and straight grain walnut with towpack, Tasmods and an HST grille. Coming soon LEDs in the headlights
Staying - Epsom Green Defender 90 for playing off road

cool

Do you reckon I'll get away with it on my daily communte from Derbyshire to Doncaster

I regular passenger in the car. Passenger just happens to drive himself

Do Taxi's also get reduced road tax? _______________________________

Currrent: 2005 RRS SE, Silver, Chrome Mirrors, Tinted with a stupid spare wheel!
Gone: Audi A4 2.5 TDi Quattro 180bhp
Gone: BMW 535i
Gone: 1985 Audi Quattro
Gone: Subaru Imprezza Turbo (rubbish)

You could get away with using bus lanes and probably get the VAT back on your fuel if you become a company!  A Carbon Footprint is the mark a lump of coal makes when it's dropped on the ground.

Tata TDv8 HSE - Stornoway/ebony and straight grain walnut with towpack, Tasmods and an HST grille. Coming soon LEDs in the headlights
Staying - Epsom Green Defender 90 for playing off road

Hi Tim, no mate, our cars are all unmarked limo's, we have an exemption to just have the plates on board.
The only problem you get is: a) you need an operator with a license to add your car to their fleet.
so most of these so called licensed sports cars etc, are most probably the owners of the taxi firms who have added their own cars to the fleet to avoid congestion charges.. (or their mates cars)..
However for insurance purposes, to drive a licensed vehicle (with/without a visible plate) you have to have a drivers private hire license for the area the car is licensed in, so restricts the usage of your car down somewhat..

Disadvantages of having license: Annual renewal of license.
No saving on road tax (as far as i know!?)
Taxi/limo insurance costs a bomb.
All cars have to be MOT'd every year.

We're not allowed to run a 4x4 as a taxi/limo up here in Birmingham, if we could, i would already have various SC engined (lpg converted examples) on the drive! Past: Bmw M3 Coupe 57, 335d Coupe 56, Audi RS4 06, RR Sport TD HSE 05,
Current: 57 Bmw 730d Sport, 56 Merc S320 CDI L, 57 Merc Viano L 2.2CDI

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have seen this very same RRS on the M60 around manchester 08MY Range Rover Sport TDV6 Java black with black leather
20" RS 5 Spokes, Tints, Smoked side repeaters, genuine side steps, tasmods,
The list will keep growing!!!

Kam do you have to MOT them even if it new? RRS TDV6 Gone but still around

SL55 AMG
760Li Alpina
BMW 535D M Sport
BMW 320D Coupe M Sport
Shaguar Hard Type (know you all miss her but she's gone)
And A Van For Rex!

Oh and i love the girlzzzzzzzzzz!!!

anthony-apl wrote:

have seen this very same RRS on the M60 around manchester

JayMann wrote:

Kam do you have to MOT them even if it new?

Good job it's only about £50 a year then but still £50 you can to without spending any more on the car RRS TDV6 Gone but still around

SL55 AMG
760Li Alpina
BMW 535D M Sport
BMW 320D Coupe M Sport
Shaguar Hard Type (know you all miss her but she's gone)
And A Van For Rex!

Oh and i love the girlzzzzzzzzzz!!!