The Taxi Operators Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

Particulars of taxi bookings N.I.

9.—(1) Before the commencement of each journey booked at an operating centre specified in the operator's licence, a licensed operator shall enter the following particulars of the taxi booking in the records referred to in regulation 8—

(a) the date on which the taxi booking is made and, if different, the date of the proposed journey;

(b) the name of the person for whom the taxi booking is made or other identification of the person, or, if more than one person, the name or other identification of one of them;

(c) the agreed time and place of collection, or, if more than one, the agreed time and place of the first;

(d) the main destination specified at the time of the taxi booking;

(e) any fare or estimated fare quoted;

(f) the name of the driver carrying out the taxi booking or other identification of the driver;

(g) if applicable, the name of the other licensed operator to whom the taxi booking has been sub-contracted; and

(h) the registered number of the vehicle to be used or such other means of identifying it as may be adopted.

[F1 (1A) Where the taxi booking is in respect of a licensed taxi providing an executive service or tour service, the following information shall be recorded on a form “a Journey Form”, which must be carried in the vehicle throughout the period of the journey—

(a) the name of the person for whom the taxi booking is made;

(b) the date of the journey;

(c) the time and place of collection;

(d) the destination;

(e) the price agreed for the relevant journey;

(f) the driver’s taxi driver licence number;

(g) the name and licence number of the taxi operator; and

(h) the address of the operating centre.]

(2) For the purposes of section 3(2) of the 2008 Act the prescribed exception is that a taxi booking [F2 for a Class A or B licensed taxi or any Class C or D licensed taxi providing a tour service] may be accepted other than at an operating centre by an affiliated driver or by a person who holds an operator's licence.

(3) Where the taxi booking is not made at the operating centre, the date, time, location of pick up, location of drop off and number of passengers shall be recorded in the taxi prior to or at the end of the journey—

(a) by the licensed operator, and the details returned to the operating centre within 5 working days of the journey taking place; or

(b) by the affiliated driver and notified to the licensed operator as soon as reasonably practicable by the affiliated driver but no more than 5 working days from the date of the journey.

[F3 (4) Paragraphs (1) to (3) do not apply if the booking is made on behalf of the Department of Justice .]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 9(1A) inserted (31.5.2016) by The Taxi Operators Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/395), regs. 1, 2(4)(a), 3

F2 Words in reg. 9(2) inserted (31.5.2016) by The Taxi Operators Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/395), regs. 1, 2(4)(b), 3

F3 Reg. 9(4) added (31.5.2016) by The Taxi Operators Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/395), regs. 1, 2(4)(c), 3