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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Regulation 2002
109Stand-by taxis
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109 Stand-by taxis
(1) The accredited operator of a taxi must not operate another motor
vehicle as a taxi (a stand-by taxi) instead of the vehicle mentioned in
the licence (the usual taxi) unless—
(a) the usual taxi is out of operation because it is being repaired or
serviced; and
(b) the stand-by taxi complies with subsection (3); and
(c) the operator has given the notices required under subsection (4)
to—
(i) the road transport authority; and
(ii) if the operator is an affiliated operator for a transport
booking service—the transport booking service.
(2) The accredited operator of a taxi must not fail to comply with
(3) A stand-by taxi must—
(a) have attached to it the numberplates issued for the usual taxi
instead of the numberplates issued for the stand-by taxi; and
(b) comply with the conditions of the licence that apply to the usual
taxi (unless otherwise authorised in writing by the road transport
authority); and
(c) comply with the other requirements of the Act for taxis; and
(d) have been registrable as a taxi when it was last registered under
the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1999; and
(e) be covered by a public passenger vehicle policy to the extent
that the usual taxi would be.
Examples of the other requirements to be met by the stand-by taxi—par (c)