On 2017-04-07 09:15:15 +0000, Recliner said:

That would significantly push up the cost of running private cars, most of
which do much lower mileages than taxis and minicabs. Also, we insist on
higher safety standards for all forms of public transport than for private
travel, so why should taxis be different?

Because taxis are not really public transport. And many private cars
do very high mileages.

A fair solution might be that the MoT is completed once every 1 year or
15K miles, say.

Neil
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On 2017-04-07 09:15:15 +0000, Recliner said:

That would significantly push up the cost of running private cars, most
of which do much lower mileages than taxis and minicabs. Also, we insist
on higher safety standards for all forms of public transport than for
private travel, so why should taxis be different?

Because taxis are not really public transport. And many private cars
do very high mileages.

A fair solution might be that the MoT is completed once every 1 year
or 15K miles, say.

Why do you say taxis are not public transport? For many people they are the
only form of public transport they can use.

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Colin Rosenstiel