52 Pa. Code § 1017.4

Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
Section 1017.4 - Age and mileage limitations
(a)Retirement age and mileage.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), a taxicab shall be removed from providing service upon reaching an age of 8 years old, as calculated under § 1017.3(a) (relating to age and mileage computations). For example, the last day on which a 2009 model year vehicle may be operated in taxicab service is December 31, 2017.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (b), a taxicab shall be removed from service upon reaching 350,000 cumulative miles on the vehicle's odometer.
(b)Antique vehicles. The Director may authorize the operation of antique vehicles as taxicabs upon review of a petition for waiver as provided in § 1005.23 (relating to petitions for issuance, amendment, repeal or waiver of Authority regulations).

52 Pa. Code § 1017.4

The provisions of this §1017.4 temporarily amended May 5, 2017, effective 2/25/2017, expire upon promulgation of final-form regulations or on November 5, 2018, whichever is later, as set forth in 53 Pa.C.S. § 57B 02(b), 47 Pa.B. 2558.

This regulation has been recognized as invalid as applied to partial-rights taxicabs. Germantown Cab Company v. Philadelphia Parking Authority, 155 A.3d 669 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2017).

The provisions of this §1017.4 temporarily amended under 53 Pa.C.S. § 57B 02.

This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 1017.42 (relating to prerequisites to inspection).