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For the second year
running, the London Taxidrivers Fund for Underprivileged Children
have held a ‘fun day’ at the Covent Garden Piazza, and what an
enjoyable day it was. The committee arrived at the Piazza at 8am and immediately set about erecting two gazebos alongside their taxis, together with photo boards displaying images of numerous children’s outings they have run over the years. Tombola and quiz tables were set up in the gazebos and on sale went ladies belts and accessories, mugs, t/shirts and fun aprons, which had been donated to help the LTFUC raise funds. There were also lots of free goodies and sweets being handed out to all the delighted children that passed by. Doug Cheshire, Chairman of the London Vintage Taxi Association had joined us with his 75 year old vintage Austin taxi and this attracted great interest, especially among the many tourists present who were making donations and taking non-stop photos. The LTFUC are very grateful to Doug for giving up his time to spend the day with us. Congratulations go to winner of the quiz, taxi driver Carl Buttigieg, who won a Clicquot Traveller case |
LTFUC FUN DAY AT COVENT GARDEN |
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containing a Bottle of Reims
France Champagne and two glasses, while runner-up Denise Hunter won
a bottle of Lanson Champagne. The Fund is very grateful to Charmaine
and Cathy of Costco, Chingford for donating the two prizes
and for all the continued help and support they give us. I would
also like to thank Carol Burwood of ABC Imaging UK for the
free printing of the quiz papers. The Hon President, Hon Chairman and Committee extend grateful thanks to Janine Pires of Capcount (Covent Garden Management) for her assistance in planning the event and the company for allowing us to use the |
site, enabling us to raise much
needed funds. It was an extremely hot and sunny day, the crowds were out in abundance and although very tiring, the day proved to be highly successful and rewarding with many funny moments to remember. We’d also like to thank all the drivers who came along to support us and are very grateful to all the people who made donations to us. Hopefully we will be back next year. You can see more photos of the day on our website at www.ltfuc.org.uk. Raymond Levy |
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Taxi Driver Licences: Late Renewal Applications |
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The PCO receives many applications to renew taxi and PHV driver
licences that are submitted by drivers after the expiry of their
existing licence. Once a driver’s licence has expired, he or she is
longer licensed, their hire and reward insurance will be invalid and
they will not be able to work as a taxi (or PHV) driver. All drivers
are therefore urged to submit their renewal (re-licensing)
applications in good time. In the event of a driver submitting an application for the renewal of a licence after the expiry of the previous licence, the immediate issue of a new licence will be at the discretion of the PCO. However, it is possible that the driver may have to wait until all processes, including the return of a satisfactory CRB Disclosure, have |
been
completed before a licence can be issued. Any driver applying to renew his or her licence more than three months after the expiry of the preceding licence will be treated as a new applicant. Any benefit of being continuously licensed will be lost and the driver will have to wait until all necessary checks have been completed before a licence can be issued. If a taxi driver has been unlicensed for a significant length of time, he or she may also be required to undergo a Knowledge of London re-test to ensure that their Knowledge remains up to date. The PCO licensing teams will send a re-licensing application pack to a driver’s home address 8 weeks before their licence is due to expire. This will contain all the forms and information a driver needs to be licensed for a further |
three
years. To allow time for it to be processed, it is imperative that a
driver submits his or her application at least 21 days before their
existing licence expires. To ensure that they receive their
re-licensing pack, drivers are reminded of their responsibility to
notify the PCO in writing of any change of address during the period
of the licence. Any driver who has not received their re-licensing
pack 28 days in advance of the expiry of their licence, should
contact the PCO as a matter of urgency. If there is reason why a driver will not be able to submit their re-licensing application on time (e.g. because of illness, extended holiday, etc.) they should advise the PCO at the earliest opportunity. Mary Dowdye |
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