Section 1017.4. Age and mileage limitations

(a) Retirement age and mileage.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (c), a taxicab will not be eligible for inspection as provided in § 1017.31 (relating to biannual inspections by Authority) 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 2006 model year vehicle may be operated in taxicab service is the day before the taxicab’s first scheduled biannual inspection after December 31, 2014.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (c), a taxicab will not be eligible for inspection as provided in § 1017.31 upon reaching 250,000 cumulative miles on the vehicle’s odometer.

(b) Entry mileage. Except as provided in subsection (c), a vehicle will not be eligible for inspection as provided in § 1017.2 (relating to preservice inspection) if it has 135,000 or more cumulative miles on the vehicle’s odometer.

(c) 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).