alan G wrote:
That's 'cos you're a "wannabee" but lack the courage or the money to invest in your future, choosing instead to sit on the sidelines and agree with whoever makes the most noise.
Ask the lads in this lot about courage to invest.
No Quantity control.
1. Adur. Have a policy to license WAV only.
2. Amber Valley. Changed policy to quality control July 2004. Error in DFT stats of March 2004.
3. Ashford. Removed restrictions on 3/3/05, quality control.
4. Basildon. Implementing new policy of no restriction 1/4/05 Quality control
5. Bassetlaw. Quality control WAV only.
6. Cardiff. Voted to lift numbers control On 14th January 2003. Implementation prolonged because of a failed court challenge by a vested interest who controls 58 vehicle licences or 12.08% of the fleet of 480.[/b]
7. Castle Point. Changed policy 6/1/03 Quality control.
8. Chelmsford. Decision to lift numbers control made on January 26th 2005. Quality control.
9. Cherwell. Policy changed to Quality control.
10. Conwy. No restriction on numbers, Quality condition Wav only.
11. Copeland. Issuing 4 licences in 2006, 3 in 2007 and totally removing numbers control 1/1/08.
12. Crawley. Lifted numbers control September 2002 Quality Control.
13. Denbighshire. Have lifted restrictions with no stipulation of wav requirement.
14. Durham. In the process of removing restrictions.
15. Easington. Changed policy to quality control in late 2005. Currently considering vehicle types?
16. Eastleigh. Voted on 21/6/05 to remove numbers control in favour of quality control. Effective from 1/7/05
17. East Lindsey Quality control.
18. East Northants. Quality control. Should not have been included in the OFT or DFT restricted statistics. Changed policy March 1997.
19. East Riding. Lifting numbers control on 1/4/05.
20. Fylde. Removed restrictions 8/3/05, Quality control.
21. Gosport. Removed restrictions on16/3/05 Quality control.
22. Great Yarmouth. Voted to remove limit on numbers 22/12/04 Quality control.
23. Guildford. Lifted numbers control in June 2004
24. Gwynedd. Removed restrictions October. Proposing grandfather rights for incumbent proprietors.
25. Harlow. Decision to remove numbers control taken in 12/03. First application 16th Feb 2004.
26. Ipswich. Changed policy on 8/4/05 Quality control.
27. Kerrier. Now Quality control. Should never have been in the OFT or DFT restricted list. Changed policy in 1974.
28. Kettering. Quality control. Implementation 1/4/05
29. Kings Lynn. Survey complete. Committee voted in October to remove Quantity controls.
30. Luton ua. Voted on 8/3/05 to lift quantity control in favour of Quality control, Subject to legal clearance.
31. Merthyr removed restrictions 1/12/04 new policy Quality control.
32. Middlesborough ua Quality control.
33. Mole Valley. Change of policy Feb 2005 from quantity control to quality control.
34. New Forest. Committee voted on 18/9/05 to remove numbers control on 1/4/06. Quality control.
35. North East Lincs UA. Quality control.
36. Reigate and Banstead. 30/6/05 Full council voted to remove restrictions, quality control.
37. Selby. Quality control WAV only.
38. Slough UA. Quality control.
39. Solihul, Voted to lift numbers control on 4/4/05
40. South Bedfordshire. Lifted numbers control on 9/3/05 quality control policy already in place.
41. South Ribble. Resolved to de limit numbers on 7/3/05.
42. Stratford-upon-Avon. De-limited numbers June 2004. Q/C. Error in 2004 DfT T&PH report.
43. Swindon ua. Voted on 20/7/05 to remove quality control in favour of quantity control.
44. Thanet. Decided on 17/5/05 to remove restrictions and also create one Taxi zone. The decision of the council is likely to be challenged by the local taxi trade.
45. Walsall. Removing restrictions 1/4/05 Quality control policy.
46. Watford. Removed quantity controls on 20/10/05 in favour of quality control.
47. West Somerset quality control.
48. Wolverhampton. Removed restrictions late 2005 quality control
49. Woking Gradual lifting of restrictions, quality control, full de limitation in April 2007. Decision to change policy taken Dec 2004. Error in DFT stats of March 2004.
50. Wrexham. Recently removed restrictions on numbers.
51. Wycombe. Policy change July 2004. Quality control, Error in DfT data of March 2004.
52. Wyre Forest. Halcrow survey carried out, paid for by license holders. Decided on 18/5/05 to phase out numbers restrictions by issuing 10 new licenses immediately by ballot, 5 in 2006 and 2007 and completely remove numbers control in 2008.