FollowFollowFollowFollow The concept of ‘fit and proper’ is the cornerstone of hackney carriage and private hire licensing. In my last PHTM article in August, I looked at fit and proper in the context of the new statutory guidance. In this article, I want to focus...
FollowFollowFollowFollow Following the Government’s announcement that face coverings are now mandatory in all licensed taxis and PHVs, the required regulations and DfT advice has now been issued. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a...
FollowFollowFollowFollow Further to our recent article, “Not accepting applications at the moment” – What are your options?”, the DfT has now written to licensing authorities to resume licensing. The letter states: “You will be aware that as the economy has started...
FollowFollowFollowFollow As we emerge from the immediate Covid emergency in to recovery, some licensing authorities are still not accepting new driver applications. What are the options available to applicants? First, lets look at the legal position Section 51 of the...
FollowFollowFollowFollow The Government has published a policy paper on measures to introduce a new tax check for applications to renew some taxi/PH licences to address parts of the hidden economy. The Government said “individuals, partnerships (including limited...
FollowFollowFollowFollow The recently published hackney carriage and private hire statutory guidance has introduced, for the first time, a formal definition of ‘fit & proper’. This is a significant change for new applicants but also existing licence holders. In...
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