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So following on, can a council impose a condition on a private hire operators license stating that any out of town Hackney’s that are working for them remove the box light?
IMO no.
Council can't really expect operators to enforce vehicle license conditions, and I suspect those vehicles will have licensing requirements that they must have a roof-light.
Also the licensed operators don't need a license to give hackneys any work.
But by doing so are still held responsible in relation to the fulfilment of that booking.