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? 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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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?  Current: I can't say...Oh the Shame!
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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 .
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Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

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

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Gone: 2003 Audi S4 - 340BHP of Fun
Gone: 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!  2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

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!

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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
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