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Stricter dress code for Bath's taxi drivers including banning Bath Rugby shirts



Taxi drivers in Bath face having to adhere to a stricter dress code, with sports shirts including Bath Rugby banned.

Bath and North East Somerset council are looking to update their current policy on hackney carriage and private hire licensing standards.

New additions include a dress code, which sets out how drivers are expected to dress.

Examples of unacceptable standards of dress include clothing that is ripped, torn or holed, words or graphics on any clothing that is suggestive or offensive, sports shirts such as football, rugby or cricket shirts, and track suits.

Any driver that is deemed to have failed to meet standards of dress will be given four penalty points.

Where 12 or more points are issued to a driver within a twelve month period, a report will be submitted to the council with a view to the suspension, revocation or refusal to renew a licence.

Drivers could also banned from putting on the radio unless they have asked the passenger for permission, and stopped from sounding their horn to alert passengers of their arrival.

The council said that taxi drivers had been consulted and no objections were received.

A council spokesperson said “Taxi drivers are often the first or final impression of the city that people receive when travelling into, around or from Bath.

"In effect, taxi drivers are ambassadors for our area and the content of the council’s licensing policy reflects the requirement for drivers to perform their duties professionally.

"For many years, our taxi licensing standards have insisted upon respectable dress and a clean and tidy appearance.

"However, there has been a lack of clarity on how this is defined.

"Following discussions with the Taxi Forum, we have suggested that wearing clothing which is ripped or torn, a tracksuit, words or graphics on clothing that are offensive and sports shirts.

"A football, rugby or cricket shirt is recreational dress.

"Nobody can seriously suggest this attire is suitable for the workplace and at very worst it could result in rival fans being openly aggressive toward the taxi driver."


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