Taxi Driver Online

hi just want to clarify whether a l.o can have sweeping powers to refuse/suspend/revoke licenses at his own whim rather than going through the licensing committee
as our one is trying to gain these powers from the next committee meeting and obviously we don't think this is much in the way of a good idea

regards jogra

The power to immediately suspend licenses was granted via Section 52 of the Road Safety Act giving licensing authorities a power to immediately suspend or revoke a licence where they are of the opinon - which must be recorded - that the interests of public safety require such a course of action.

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

hiya thanks for that i do understand that section ....but what he is vying for is the power to remove/suspend on minor matters without the option of going before committee

jogra4

Most councils delegate powers to licensing officers

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Are they suggesting that suspensions or plate removals are carried out without the right of appeal?

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Grandad,

Depends what your local regs say, some say committee others LOs.

Suggest you ask your council why they are spending time and money on anything new in relation to taxi/PH rules and regs when the New Taxi Act Bill will be presented to Parliament by the end of the year.

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IDFIMH

I would ask the committee why they feel no longer up to the job.

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IDFIMH

A local authority treats every matter as a matter of public safety - this is where the power given to them by the government was completely stupid unless guidance was issued spelling it out to them the circumstances where they should use the power.

They used these powers in Ashfield - where they suspended immediately 50 drivers for the gratuitous public safety offence of "over ranking".

The best thing I heard of was from Sefton - where the taxi trade worked with the local authority basically going through the offences (or to be more correct and in line with magna carta - allegations) where the powers could be used.

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Any suspension or revocation notice issued by LEOs under their delegated powers that is not issued with immediate effect in the interests of public safety with reason(s) given why this is so, does not follow a hearing before the Licensing Committee or does not follow a conviction in court or a police caution is a breach of Article Six of the ECHR and is therefore unlawful.

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Steve.