Wharfie wrote:
Halifax said 5 new licenses over 5 years per year and a dirty deal was done by the Halifax owners to volutary go all cab to avoid it, though I point out the new licenses were to get wavs in 2 years later there is less wavs than when the report was done.
a challenge has been done and the court found for the council, though it has to be said the challenge was for new saloons and was a week challenge
I see things very differently from you, and it depends on the advocasy and our advocasy is often wickedly poor.
Wharfie
I have never seen your Halcrow report Wharfy, but I suspect it says something like;
1. We have found no evidence of Significant Unmet Demand.
2. However we have found a lack of WAVs.
3. If the council doesn't issue any new HC plates, then they must survey in 3/4/5 years.
4. However if the council was to issue say 5 plates a year, then they would be able to defend the limit for a longer period.
5. Therefore we offer the option of issuing 5 new HC plates per year, on the basis of them being made to be WAVs.
That in my opinion, is why they successfully defended their position in the courts.