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Neath Port Talbot Council to review licensing of taxis and private hire vehicles



A REVIEW of taxi and private hire licensing is being carried out in Neath Port Talbot.

The authority says its existing policy was adopted in 1996.

It carried out a questionnaire-based consultation exercise designed to allow the trade to have an input.

A draft policy has now been drawn up and, assuming councillors agree, will go out for further consultation.

Among the proposals within the policy is to limit taxis and private hire vehicles to five years of age or 75,000 miles.

The matter will be considered on Tuesday.


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

15000 miles a year from new ? Very generous

Is that for first license or for last license?

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Grandad,

http://www.npt.gov.uk/default.aspx?page ... REG&qt=LST

The main changes to the policy are summarised below:-

1. Standardisation of the age limit at 5 years.
2. Standardisation of the mileage limit at 75,000 miles
3. Removing the 1550cc minimum engine size
4. Removal of the colour restriction for private hire vehicles
5. Removal of the requirement to display door stickers for private hire vehicles
6. Provides for the licensing of alternative or dual fuelled vehicles.
7. Requirements relating to the use of trailers.
8. Additional requirements for safe access to vehicles.
9. Provision for licensing rear loading wheelchair accessible vehicles.
10. Removal of the upper age limit for saloon type vehicles (as wheelchair accessible vehicle)

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

Hang on, you say an age limit of 5 years or 75,000, is that for new entrants to the trade as you later say no age limit for saloon vehicles?

That was the question that I asked. I think it is for 1st plate.

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Grandad,