Taxi Driver new conditions that means that they can not use Sat Nav in the area that they work. In our case Bath and North East Somerset. Why are we bringing his one in? It is not unreasonable to expect that a professional licensed driver should be able to have a sound knowledge of the area in which they are licensed. Satellite Navigation systems do not always provide the most appropriate route and are unable to take account of local transient conditions that a professional driver should be aware of. However it is not unreasonable for a driver that is required to undertake a journey which ends or starts outside of the licensed area to be able to use a navigation system for an unfamiliar area. On a recent multi agency taxi check undertaken in BANES 100% of existing taxis already using satellite navigation systems were found by VOSA inspectors to be compromising the drivers view of the road by being installed within the swept area of the windscreen. The systems were required to be removed by VOSA immediately as they were considered to be in contravention of construction and use regulations.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 22:27:43 +0000
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