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MINUTE OF MEETING OF THE REGULATORY FUNCTIONS BOARD
(Renfrewshire Council)

HELD ON 25TH AUGUST, 2005

2. LICENSING OF SPECIAL EVENT VEHICLES

There was submitted a report by the Director of Corporate Services relative to the licensing of special event vehicles.

The report intimated that any motor vehicle carrying eight or fewer passengers on a pre-booked hire required to be licensed as either a taxi or private hire car unless specific exemptions applied. Over recent years a number of companies had started operating special event or novelty vehicles such as stretch limousines, fire engines and ambulances. When these vehicles were pre-booked and carried eight or fewer persons then they would require a private hire car licence and the driver would require a private hire car driver’s licence.

It was noted that at present the Council’s policies and conditions with regard to private hire car licensing only allowed for vehicles that had 4 doors and were either a saloon, estate, 5 door hatchback or MPV. The Council’ s policies relating to vehicle age and colour may also be unsuitable for special event vehicles. Meetings had been held with other local authorities and Strathclyde Police with a view to reaching consistency in the type of vehicles to be licensed, the conditions which should be imposed and consistency regarding licence and inspection fees.

DECIDED: That the Head of Legal Services be authorised to proceed with consultation with a view to the implementation of a licensing scheme for special event vehicles.

I'm not sure that is quite right.

It doesn't matter how many these things actually carry, but the number they can actually carry i.e. have 9 seats but carry 5 is ok, have 8 seats but carry 5 is not ok.

Unless licensed as a cab or PH.

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