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Title: 4pots can do big miles too
Post by: tunnie on 26 March 2007, 18:24:58

218k on the clock!  :o

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Title: Re: 4pots can do big miles too
Post by: sounds2k on 26 March 2007, 18:27:32

... "it needs a little spent on it to bring it up to scratch" ... ie, it's a shed  ;D

Title: Re: 4pots can do big miles too
Post by: STMO123 on 26 March 2007, 19:15:22

The white stripes will come off with the help of a hairdryer....and leave a right mess underneath. :-/

Title: Re: 4pots can do big miles too
Post by: TheBoy on 26 March 2007, 19:16:12

Taxi? N reg?  :-?

Title: Re: 4pots can do big miles too
Post by: STMO123 on 26 March 2007, 19:18:07

Seriously, I think almost any car is capable of huge miles. It's just a case of proper servicing, considerate (to the car) driving, and replacing stuff that does go wrong with good parts.

Title: Re: 4pots can do big miles too
Post by: Omegatoy on 26 March 2007, 20:36:54

A Mate of mine had a 2.0 carlton taxi it clocked up 285,000miles when it was rearended by a bus, he was gutted cos it never used a drop of oil between changes and had never had a clutch!!!
Omegatoy

Title: Re: 4pots can do big miles too
Post by: STMO123 on 26 March 2007, 20:55:59

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A Mate of mine had a 2.0 carlton taxi it clocked up 285,000miles when it was rearended by a bus, he was gutted cos it never used a drop of oil between changes and had never had a clutch!!!
Omegatoy

How did he change gear then?

Title: Re: 4pots can do big miles too
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 26 March 2007, 21:42:01

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Taxi? N reg?  :-?

Different councils, different rules.....and they keep changing them.

ie Swindon council, 5 years old for Private Hire, 10 years for Hackneys (5 years for normal cars licensed as hackneys, this used to 10years, but was changed last year)altho you can squeeze an extra year by re-licensing just be the vehicles 5th or 10th year.
Mot required once a year.
Cars just used for airport runs etc, and not used for regular contract work can be any age totally unlicenced and driven by totally unlicensed drivers (well you need a driving licence!)

Other councils can go for longer 10-15 years but usually have conditions like MOT's every 6 months.
And their rules on signage will be different too.

Basically each council makes up their own rules but should follow government guidance.

Title: Re: 4pots can do big miles too
Post by: DaveL on 26 March 2007, 22:01:13

Well i now know why nearly all Taxi's up here are Skoda Octavia's. The rest are long in the tooth Merc's with personal numbers. :o
 8-)
DaveL

Title: Re: 4pots can do big miles too
Post by: TheBoy on 26 March 2007, 22:09:06

Went in a 250k Merc the other day.  Was smooth, and didn't look tired....

Title: Re: 4pots can do big miles too
Post by: Auto Addict on 27 March 2007, 08:34:03

Mines now done 73,920,000 (yards that is) ;D

Title: Re: 4pots can do big miles too
Post by: Martin_1962 on 27 March 2007, 09:18:04

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Taxi? N reg?  :-?

Different councils, different rules.....and they keep changing them.

ie Swindon council, 5 years old for Private Hire, 10 years for Hackneys (5 years for normal cars licensed as hackneys, this used to 10years, but was changed last year)altho you can squeeze an extra year by re-licensing just be the vehicles 5th or 10th year.
Mot required once a year.
Cars just used for airport runs etc, and not used for regular contract work can be any age totally unlicenced and driven by totally unlicensed drivers (well you need a driving licence!)

Other councils can go for longer 10-15 years but usually have conditions like MOT's every 6 months.
And their rules on signage will be different too.

Basically each council makes up their own rules but should follow government guidance.

The 5 years is a bit silly, a big luxury car will still be well usable up to and past 10 years if well maintained.