Attention: Please take a moment to consider our terms and conditions before posting.

Any Cabbies on here?

olster
olster Posts: 1,404
edited July 2011 in General Charlton
So i'm looking to buy an old fairway (just for personal use). At the moment the major stumbling block is insurance, being 21 with no previous history (at least with cars, got a bike...) but i'll be able to sort that out one way or another...

Can anyone recommend a dealer to go and have a chat with/kick some tyres? I'm in the early stages of thinking about it tbh, and still need to scramble money together...but i'm pretty serious. 

Cheers,

Oli. 

Comments

  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,091
    You on Twitter? Check out @MartTheTaxi or message @Ledge on here.
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    edited July 2011
    I think he may be on holiday chaps

  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    I think he may be on holiday chaps

    How can you tell ?
    ;-)
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,091
    He's tweeting now.  Have alerted him to this thread.
  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    Olster

    If u look at www.ltda.co.uk their online magazine will have adverts of people selling. There should be a few on the market soon . Don't go to a dealer you'll pay top dollar
    If you've got the time loads of garages in three colts lane e2
    Try Kingston and Wimbledon taxis
  • paulthecab
    paulthecab Posts: 26
    Would hang on until you have your money at the ready,there is a ruling going through which restricts the london cab to a shelf life of 15 years,this in turn would make all fairway taxis obsolete and available in there droves,doubt dealers will have any as not worth any money so prob be loads on the open market for you to buy!!
  • smiffyboy
    smiffyboy Posts: 4,314
    I dont know if you will be driving it in London but I believe not 100% but the older ones fall fowl of the new emissions zone coming in next year
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,091
    I looked into this before and was recommended these guys, not sure how reputable they are though:

  • olster
    olster Posts: 1,404
    excellent, thanks alot for the links guys - will check them out. 

    going to have a look at a private one tomorrow. 

    cheers again. 
  • olster
    olster Posts: 1,404
    @paulthecab just found this - http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23933413-manganese-quids-in-as-boris-bans-old-cabs.do as you were saying. cheers for the heads up, will hang on till january then. 

  • Sponsored links:



  • olster
    olster Posts: 1,404
    and @smiffyboy according to this: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/lez/ i should be sweet....for now...
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,420
    You wont be able to use it to get to the Valley. They don't go south of the river !
  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    leave it soapy thats such bull lol

Categories

“Marketplace”