Author: wnevets

Sanitise your Taxi for £3.99

Motor Parts Direct at Roche are supplying a car sanitiser from Holts for £3.99 – call Ian on 01726 890690 and mention ‘Newquay Taxi Forum’.

Holts Car Sanitiser is an independently tested easy to use air con and car interior cleaner that quickly decontaminates your whole vehicle interior, removing unpleasant odours and leaving a fresh clean new car scent. The smells thatholts car taxi sanitiser build up in your car can be hard to get rid of. The odours can build up in your air conditioning system, carpets, car mats, eat upholstery etc. To truly rid your car of odours and leave the interior smelling fresh, use the new Holts Car Sanitiser.

The sanitiser has been fully tested at an independent external laboratory and determined to be effective against all enveloped viruses as defined in EN 14476:2013 + A2:2019 Annex A. This includes all coronaviruses and SARS-Cov-2. As a consequence Holt Lloyd International Ltd can legitimately state the following with regard to Holts Car Sanitiser :-
 
Features & Benefits
  • Kills 99.99% of bacteria
  • Kills coronaviruses & SARS-CoV-2
  • Virucidal in accordance with EN 14476:2013 +A2:2019
  • Eliminates smoke and pet smells
  • Cleans and sanitizes your air con and car interior in under 10 minutes
  • Deodorises
  • Professional formula
  • Freshen your car’s interior today with New Car Fragrance.
  • Easy to use
  • 150ml Can
Perfect for use in.
  • Your own personal car
  • Taxis
  • Hire Cars
  • Caravans
  • Motorhomes
  • Private limousines
How To Use.
  • Start engine, switch the air vents/air-con to full and ensure recirculation is running
  • Shake well before use
  • Place Holts Car Sanitiser on the carpet behind front seats
  • Depress top to automatically actuate and exit vehicle, leaving all windows and doors closed
  • Leave circulating for 10 minutes with engine running and air vents/air-con on full
  • Switch off engine and open all doors/windows to ventilate vehicle

Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant extension

The UK Government recognises the continued impact that coronavirus (COVID-19) has had on the self-employed and has taken action to provide support.

The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant extension provides critical support to the self-employed in the form of 2 further grants, each available for 3 month periods covering November 2020 to January 2021 and February 2021 to April 2021.

See if you can claim here

Has COVID-19 broken your taxi business?

I know I cringe when I here the phrase “these uncertain times” or a similar phrase, but what also makes me cringe is the fear that despite the fact most of us in the Taxi or Private Hire business are facing a very uncertain future, with little promise of any light at the end of the tunnel for a good year or more, and just grateful to be able to pay the bills and buy food – the fear that the council will still push ahead with expensive policies (expensive for us that is) when we can least afford any drastic changes due to the current crisis, especially when forward planning is financially impossible for the foreseeable future.

I have previously emphasised the TINY contribution toward diesel pollution the licensed vehicle trade makes, based on the actual figures provided by one of the council officers, where we are only 0.47% of the problem! So making changes in the licensed vehicle trade alone will do pretty much nothing toward the pollution problem, it will just be political window dressing.

Furthermore, the recent consultation with the trade over Vehicle Specification & Age was done pre-COVID, so as the landscape has changed so dramatically, is it now out-of-date and irrelevant?

If we are to see an age limit introduced (for Restormel re-introduced), I think a max age of 12 years, with 10 years on first application would be a much more manageable option. This would see all new vehicle applications meeting the EURO 6 standard by 2025, so still proactive, but more sympathetic to the current problems we face.

As for EVs, it should just be left to take it’s natural course for the future, and we will adopt whatever the future is in due course.

Don’t forget the 3rd SEISS grant from the 30th November! Apply here

Newquay Airport Closure

Cornwall Airport Newquay has announced a temporary closure due to the current Government lockdown for England stating on their web site “Covid-19: Our terminal is temporarily closed, with all scheduled flights to and from the Airport suspended due to the impact of current Government guidelines on demand. The Aerodrome remains open to support vital services such as Cornwall Air Ambulance, HM Coastguard Search and Rescue, Business and Military operations. Find expected start dates for flights here.“

Needless to say that the staff at Newquay Airport Taxis – Henver Cars are disappointed, but still on hand to offer transport for essential workers for those essential journeys. However, the terminal should reopen for business as usual in early December when the lockdown is scheduled to end, and you can book your Newquay Airport Taxis from Henver Cars as normal for your transport from Cornwall Airport Newquay.

So if you are planning to fly to or from Newquay Airport, book those Newquay Airport Taxis now.

TukTuks Granted Private Hire License to operate in Newquay

On the 24th July at the Miscellaneous Licensing Committee meeting held virtually, The Committee agreed to grant Private Hire Vehicle Licences for the use of the proposed ZBee Tuk-Tuks.

During debate the following points were noted:-
1. Concern was expressed about safety and the tuk-tuks using B roads
with national speed limits; however it was also noted that cyclists,
horse-riders also used these roads;
2. It was a forward thinking and innovative application;
3. Concern about carrying surfboards on the vehicle; although it was
noted that this would not happen initially;
4. It was acknowledged that the application was for private hire vehicles
so they could only be pre-booked;
5. There was a general consensus that there should be doors, although a
handrail was also suggested as an option.

It was resolved that the application for the use of ZBee electric tuk-tuks as Private Hire Vehicles be granted subject to the following:
– The satisfactory testing of the vehicles.
– The Cornwall Council Private Hire Vehicle Licence Conditions being
amended in accordance with those Conditions set out at Appendix 7 of
the report and attached to the licences as conditions of licence. For the
avoidance of doubt where the amended Conditions conflict with any
existing Conditions the amended Conditions will apply.
– That a further Condition be added to require doors to be fitted to the
vehicles. Members felt that this was reasonable and necessary for the
safety and comfort of passengers so that the sides of the vehicles are
not open and exposed.

Members noted that the vehicles did not meet the Councils specification or
Conditions regarding Private Hire vehicles currently in place. However, Members noted that the nature of the vehicle was different to a normal
vehicle licensed by them. Members considered the application, the
representations from the applicants and the paperwork supplied as part of the application. Taking all the information into account Members felt that the vehicles were suitable to be licensed as Private Hire Vehicles in line with the application taking into account their size, design, mechanical condition and that the vehicles appeared to be both safe and comfortable.

See full minutes here