Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: mercenary for hire on February 15, 2021, 02:39:59 pm
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So my plate lapsed and it needs to be reactivated by August to avoid it getting lost forever. I don't really wanna have yo be forced to buy a wheely plate just yet. I also don't want to hand over insurance money to keep it active. But I'll do it if I really have to.
My question is how difficult is it for the NTA to change the regulations so that plates don't just disappear for good after the pandemic has been solved? . If they wanted to.... is it an easy amendment to the regulations or does it have to go to the government?
There must be a load of older drivers with potentially dead plates in the next six months. They may not be even aware that they're gonna lose them as all the communication from the NTA has been done by email.
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Stroke of a pen... either by direct amendment (if allowed within the act) or by Minsterial order to amend the act.
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If they change the rules it will end up in Court as people whos license's had previously expired will claim they have been victimized as the rules were fluid and they got no respite .Check with the Reps first see how many of their Plate Lords will suffer if they will suffer the rule will be changed .
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Ok thanks just wondering really.I'm not expecting special treatment but if in two years time there's a huge shortage of taxis they could be more likely to release electric saloon plates.Not sure if that's a good thing myself.
Depending on how long the pandemic is dragged out I might just temporarily reinsure and relicence my taxi then let it die again to give myself another 12 months.Still wasted money but it's doable.
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Most oil the fleet will be electric by this time next year. Free Now has committed to converting at least 10,000 of it's fleet to meet it's emissions targets.
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Just a thought Merc .Is your present vehicle actually licenced as a taxi or is it lapsed more than 1 year .Will they extend the extra year to a vehicle that was not licenced as a taxi .As in will a vehicle that was once registered as a taxi but lapsed its licence be still considered a taxi vehicle or a new entrant vehicle ?
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Yeah it's fine John they just reactivate the licence on the old vehicle.I don't really wanna drive it anymore as it needs some TLC but if it gets me through until the end of restrictions without spending too much the grants can wait.I'm in no real hurry.
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I was just wondering knowing the taxi thingey and how they read their own rules .Would they say if you lapse your taxi licence you are applying for a new licence for the vehicle not a renewal .
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No is the short answer to that, erm.
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I've rang them already they said give us a shout when yer ready to be relicenced.If the plate itself goes beyond 12 months of inactivity it's gone fowever ,turning my 15-year-old Prius into scrap metal.
I'm familiar with the rules but I'll bet there are plenty of old codgers who still think they've 5 years to reativate their plates.
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So...don't tell them... they'll only go out and spread the virus, putting themselves, their passengers and their families at risk.
... and, sure, if they subscribed to the world's best Irish taxi forum they'd know all they need to know!
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Yes good point RC.
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So when did you lapse it Merc....last August?
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Yes Hal Aug 2020, so it needs to be revived by August 21.Chances are I'll reactivate the plate ,spend a bit on an unnecessary NCT then the NTA will lossen up the rules for the pandemic.
I'd need to start getting the ball rolling around June just in case the NCT becomes a problem.
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Surely a friendly mpo wouldn’t pass up a gentleman’s agreement of say €500 for the the use of one of his/her cars to be used to renew a plate?
I’d imagine most mpos have surplus cars in the yard that are 9 years old or newer, ya could ask them to put your plate on one of their cars for one day to pass it out and get another year on the plate?
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Good point, Punter. One did offer to facilitate me with such an arrangement FOC back in 2014 when NTA forced me to renew my then lapsed licence, unsolicited I might add!
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Good idea Panel but I'd probably get me own heap back on the road for less than 500. I can just pay the insurance deposit then cancel it if it's no longer needed.
I do plan to get back on the road but can't get motivated until things reopen properly.
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Good idea Panel but I'd probably get me own heap back on the road for less than 500. I can just pay the insurance deposit then cancel it if it's no longer needed.
I do plan to get back on the road but can't get motivated until things reopen properly.
There are some lads i know who their motors are too old to renew the plate and are contemplating spending €3,500 on a 8 year old Renault to keep the plate active, surely a quiet word in a MPOs ear would be cheaper.
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You could just rent the plate to an MPO... I know a couple of lads doing that, not sure how much (a few years back a grand a year was about the rate) you'd get, if anything... but it'd keep the plate alive... assuming they have the capacity, I'm sure the bigger players will have plenty of their own plates to keep alive. As Panel says, worth asking if it'd work for you.
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Yes Hal Aug 2020, so it needs to be revived by August 21.Chances are I'll reactivate the plate ,spend a bit on an unnecessary NCT then the NTA will lossen up the rules for the pandemic.
I'd need to start getting the ball rolling around June just in case the NCT becomes a problem.
Do you need to pay the 500 to re ignite the ting ?
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That's expensive enough Panel.The next big spend for me will be on a replacent vehicle, but not just yet.I'd be sick if I spent on a newer motor and the country was still locked down.
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FFS Octy... you've been told at least 3,472 times that there's currently no fees applicable to licence renewal.
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Do you need to pay the 500 to re ignite the ting ?
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I think it's free to reativate but getting the car road worthy might cost a little.Maybe new stickers and the meter time is way way off.Insurance will need to be paid too.
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The next big spend for me will be on a replacent vehicle, but not just yet.I'd be sick if I spent on a newer motor and the country was still locked down.
Exactly my point to hop in bed with a mpo to renew your plate for the nominal amount of €500 to the mpo, it’s cheaper than buying a car on hp/finance for €500pm with no work to pay for it.
Hopefully in a years time we’ve a better idea of what post COVID life Is like and can make investments into the taxi game accordingly.