New rules to restrict hackney licencesRULES affecting hackney carriage taxi drivers in Tewkesbury Borough Council's area have been tightened up.
From now on, any hackney carriage drivers wanting to operate a long way from Tewkesbury borough are unlikely to be granted a licence.
It follows concern at other cases elsewhere in the country, notably in the north of England, where drivers have obtained a licence from one council and then used it to operate in another far-off area, governed by another authority.
This made it difficult for the council that was issuing the licence to keep the vehicles under observation.
Members of Tewkesbury Borough Council's executive committee decided to revise the authority's policy. It means now that if it believes a hackney carriage is to be entirely or mostly used remotely from Tewkesbury borough, it is likely to refuse a licence application.
The committee also agreed that a local knowledge test should be introduced to prevent people from outside of the borough gaining a licence without being familiar with local geography.
source:
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/ ... story.htmlhttp://minutes.tewkesbury.gov.uk/mgConv ... x?ID=12707http://minutes.tewkesbury.gov.uk/mgConv ... x?ID=12709Amendment to Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licensing Policy PDF 31 KB
To adopt the revised Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licensing Policy with effect from 1 April 2012.
Subject To Call In::No - Decision taken as a matter of urgency under Scrutiny Rule of Procedure 15.1 as the call-in process could not be completed before the decision would take effect.
Additional documents:
•HC Vehicle Policy - Appendix A - Existing, item 9. PDF 27 KB
•HC Vehicle Policy - Jan 2012 - Appendix B - Proposed, item 9. PDF 28 KB
Decision:
That the revised Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licensing Policy be ADOPTED with effect from 1 April 2012.
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