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Elite is a licenced Private Hire Car company. Drivers and vehicles are licenced by Babergh District Council. Any complaints should in the first instance be put to Mr Sean Fox, the owner of Elite Cars. If you do not get any satisfaction from us, please feel free to contact Iona Jaeger at Babergh District Council on 01473 822801. For your information and clarity this next section gives details of the differences between Private Hire cars and Hackney Cabs. What is the difference between a Hackney Carriage and a Private Hire Vehicle? Hackney carriages and private hire vehicles are licensed by Babergh District Council in the same way but are subject to different conditions and are governed by different legislation. Hackney carriages are usually known as "taxis" although the term is often used by the general public for both types of vehicles. The Council can only licence vehicles with up to 8 passenger seats. Anything above this falls into a different regime of licensing (PSV) administered by VOSA in Cambridge. A hackney carriage can use the designated ranks in Sudbury, can be flagged down in the street in the Sudbury zone, may "ply-for-hire", and will normally have an illuminated roof sign. In Babergh these are issued with white plates for identification. Hackney carriages have a quantity limit in Babergh of twenty vehicles, all licensed in the Sudbury zone, and the maximum fares chargeable by hackney carriage proprietors are regulated by the Council. A private hire vehicle must be pre-booked, via the private hire operator's base within the district. They cannot use the ranks, cannot "ply-for-hire" or be flagged down in the street. In Babergh these are issued with yellow plates for identification. Private hire vehicles are not quantity restricted and they can set their fares at whatever level they choose. Any queries with regards to this, please contact Babergh District Council.

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