Help, Dont know what to do.Please help

rk2

Hi there,any help would be greatly appreciated.Scenario is this that iam a hackney cab driver in Manchester.The cab iam driving is not mine & is on rent, the cab owner(without any notice) has asked me to leave his cab. I have always paid him track money on time plus when i started track on cab i paid him deposit aswell.At the moment it is impossible to get another track, i dont know what my legal rights are or who should i contact for help.I spoke to Manchester city council licensing division but they told me that this is between you and cab owner,we cant do nothing.As there is no written contract between us iam completely helpless.i know i can get some advice here.Please help me.Thanks alot

MrRedundant

It sounds like a business contract. Without a written contract you have very little in the way of rights I am afraid.
Your best approach would be finding out why he has done this and how you could potentially solve these problems. I suspect it will come down to money though or him having a friend/family who wants to use the cab instead.

PlutoinCapricorn

https://www.ltda.co.uk and https://www.national-taxi-association.co.uk might be worth contacting

rk2

Thanks for reply.Infact somebody is giving him more rent money.Is there anyway i can go to court or OFT or someother department.Thanks

MrRedundant

OFT etc are not interested
Courts would only decide if a contract had been breached which isnt the case.

I am afraid your going to learn a nasty lesson here. By having no contract you have little rights. Your option may well be to pay the extra rent and put in a place a proper contract to protect you.

rk2

It sounds unusual but in cab thing in manchester there is never been any written contracts none so ever

PlutoinCapricorn

No matter what the problem is, your local Citizens Advice Centre might be worth trying.

I think there are local taxi associations too: there is definitely one for London.

Googling "hackney cab driver" + rent or similar might pull out some useful forums too.

You might get some advice from other taxi drivers on MSE if you post on the Small Business forum here: I am sure I have seen posts by people in this profession.

Even if they all say the same thing - no contract no case - you would know that you had done everything possible.

I do hope that you get a good outcome - and with a written contract too. Taking the cab back without notice is not ethical.