FollowFollowFollowFollow We are often asked about non-conviction information and whether licensing authorities an rely on this type of information to make decisions about the fitness of an applicant or licence holder to hold a taxi or private hire licence. What is...
FollowFollowFollowFollow Introduction Local Authorities can set a limit on the number of hackney carriage vehicle (HCV) licences they will grant licences for. Section 16 of the Transport Act 1985 permits this but only under very specific conditions. The Department...
FollowFollowFollowFollow DEFRA has finally issued its statutory guidance on plans to setup a national taxi/PH emissions database to enforce Clean Air Zones. In April the Air Quality (Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019 came...
FollowFollowFollowFollow The The main aspects of responses include to its improving public transport consultation shows a resounding no for its proposal to consolidate taxi licensing under a single authority. The Welsh Government consulted, amongst other matters, on...
FollowFollowFollowFollow The Crown Court has overturned a decision by Halton Borough Council to refuse 13 hackney carriage (taxi) licences and remitted the matter back to the council with “strong” recommendation to undertake unmet demand survey. The owner of Frodsham...
FollowFollowFollowFollow Stephen McCaffrey, head of Kings View Chambers and Taxi Defence Barristers, secures Hackney Carriage driver’s licence in “racism complaint” appeal case. In this case, South Northamptonshire Council revoked our client’s driver’s licence...
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