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cabbyman
 Post subject: PH ops licence.
PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 2:52 pm 
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Is it a requirement that ops licences issued by a local authority are a matter of public record? Is the address of the holder of an operator's licence in the public domain? Please note that I am asking about the ops licence, not the driver or vehicle licence.
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grandad
 Post subject: Re: PH ops licence.
PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 6:46 pm 
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The operators license should have the operating address on it. That is so that people know where they can complain to as far as I am aware.

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 Post subject: Re: PH ops licence.
PostPosted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 11:47 pm 
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cabbyman wrote:
Is it a requirement that ops licences issued by a local authority are a matter of public record? Is the address of the holder of an operator's licence in the public domain? Please note that I am asking about the ops licence, not the driver or vehicle licence.

If it is an individual I'm not sure the council, under data protection laws. can publish their address details. Just the name of the firm and the fact that it is licensed.

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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: PH ops licence.
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grandad wrote:
The operators license should have the operating address on it. That is so that people know where they can complain to as far as I am aware.

But is there a requirement that addresses should be shown to allow complaints. Surely any complaints should be done via the council.

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:42 pm 
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Oddly the ops licences now do not show what vehicles are on it....

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cabbyman
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 6:56 pm 
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We are talking of Uber here, of course.

We have doubts over the location of their ops licence for vehicles licensed in the borough. The building that could be their home is outside the borough but right on the boundary. A flank boundary is the borough boundary.

The LA have refused to divulge the address on the ops licence and even refused a FOI request on the grounds that Uber fear for their safety!!! How on earth can an app fear for it's safety???

Are the LA correct?
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grandad
 Post subject: Re: PH ops licence.
PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:04 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Ours are online

Oddly the ops licences now do not show what vehicles are on it....

Ours never have.

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grandad
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cabbyman wrote:
We are talking of Uber here, of course.

We have doubts over the location of their ops licence for vehicles licensed in the borough. The building that could be their home is outside the borough but right on the boundary. A flank boundary is the borough boundary.

The LA have refused to divulge the address on the ops licence and even refused a FOI request on the grounds that Uber fear for their safety!!! How on earth can an app fear for it's safety???

Are the LA correct?

How would a court issue legal proceedings against them without an address?

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cabbyman wrote:
Are the LA correct?

No.

If the council wont answer your FoI then I would appeal to the ICO.

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heathcote
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Any person who uses or wishes to use a licensed private hire operator can demand to view the operators license issued by the Council.
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