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Hackney Carriage taxi limit removed



THE limit on the number of Hackney Carriages in Thurrock has been removed.

The current limit for the number of Hackney taxis in the borough is set at 100.

However, at a full meeting of the council last Wednesday, it was revealed that ten of the licenses for Hackney taxis are still available.

Concerns were raised that removing the limit would result in an influx of Hackney Carriages to the area.

Tunde Ojetola, ward councillor for south Chafford, said: “Yes there will be the possibility that Thurrock would have an influx of people without this licence.

“There are currently ten vacant licenses available with in the current limit.

“There will be active reforms brought back if we have a mass influx and this is not an attack on other licensed parties.”

The removal of the limit followed a review after three years to decide if it was in the interest of the public to keep it.

A Hackney Carriage can be a London style cab and will always have a fare meter as well as carrying a white local authority licence plate.

Leader of the council John Kent added: “If we have a limit on the amount we have we have to carry out a review every three years which costs the council £20,000 for the report.

“This will be a saving for us and we would not expect an increase in the number of Hackney Carriages.”

source: http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/

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Not much you can say about that really.

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IDFIMH

the licensing councillors aint got a clue what they are talking about they cant even remember what colour our hc plates are they are yellow the biggest bit of misinformation is the council paying for the survey it is in fact the hc drivers who have paid for the surveys with an increase in plate costs agreed by a previous committee of our association

That may be so, but as soon as you pay your licence fee it ain't your money any more - it's the council's.

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