Registered and insured for use by members only.

Drivers as approved by the Club Committee, who must hold a licence to drive the vehicle and such licence  has not been revoked or has held and is not disqualified from holding or obtaining such a licence and provided that the person is driving on the order of or with permission of the Club Committee. The minibus can be booked for use by any member for a shore fishing trip using the booking form or via the Secretary or on Club night. Donations in the order of £5 per passenger per trip plus cost of fuel used are required to cover the cost of using the minibus for the trip.

 

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The Club has been granted a standard permit under Section 19 of the Transport Act 1985 in accordance the associated regulations. Only passengers who are members of the Club shall be carried under the this Permit.

 

 

Section 19 permits allow for the service provided to be for the organisations’ own members or for groups of people whom the organisation serves. Such organisations can charge or accept a form of remuneration for providing transport at a level to recover some or all of the costs of running the vehicle, and may even include an allowance for vehicle depreciation but the service must not be provided to members of the general public and the charges made must be on a non-profit basis. This non-profit requirement extends to cover any direct costs connected with a particular trip such as expenses incurred by volunteers, but not the wages of any staff involved.