Meeting documents
Licensing Committee
Wednesday, 18th June, 2008 6.30 pm
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| Declaration of interests - members are reminded that following the adoption by Council of the new Code of Conduct, any declaration of interest should be made having regard to the new code. In particular, members must make clear the nature of the interest and whether it is 'personal' or 'prejudicial'. The Monitoring Officer would like to remind members that when they are considering whether the following items are exempt information under the relevant paragraph under part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 they must have regard to the public interest test. This means that members must consider, for each item, whether the public interest in maintaining the exemption from disclosure outweighs the public interest in making the item available to the public. | ||
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Councillors M J Blain, E J Purver and P Purver.
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interests.
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MINUTES Minutes of the Meeting held on Wednesday, 21st November, 2007 |
RESOLVED THAT: That the minutes of the meeting held on 21 November 2008 be signed and approved as a correct record. |
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IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIATION TO HACKNEY CARRIAGE FARE TABLE The Licensing Team Leader presented the report of the Commercial Services Manager.
Mr Underwood, the owner of a taxi firm in the District and a member of the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Drivers' Consultative Forum addressed the meeting. He stated that the increase in fuel prices was causing problems for the trade but the drivers had to be concious of the customers when putting up fares because customers could be lost. After further discussion, a number of members made comments in support of the increase. |
RESOLVED THAT: a) Pending the result of the consultation process, the hackney carriage fare table be varied as follows: - The fare for up to and including the first mile be increased to £3.40, and - The fare for every subsequent tenth of a mile be increased to 16 pence b) The authority to resolved any objections received and to decide whether to draw up a new fare table, be delegated to the Licensing Team Leader. |
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APPLICATION TO CONSIDER VEHICLE LICENCE FEES The Licensing Team Leader presented the report of the Commercial Services Manager.
Mr Underwood, the owner of a taxi firm in the District, addressed the meeting with regards to his objection to the fee increase. He stated that he did not believe that the drivers should be charged for the second test as it was not a legal requirement. He explained that for people like himself who had a number of cars in thier fleets over the age of eight years, it would cost a large amount of money. The Chairman explained that the Authorities main concern was the safety of the public and that this was one of the reasons why two tests were being conducted. A Member agreed that the safety of the public was very important and if the Council was to pay for the tests, the money would be coming from the taxpayers of the District which would be unfair. It was moved and seconded that the requirement for vehicles over eight years old to undergo two tests per year not be retained. The motion was lost. It was moved and seconded that the fee be varied to £220 and the cost be shared between the driver and the Council. The motion was lost. |
REOLVED THAT: (a) The requirement for vehicles over eight years old to undergo two tests per year be retained. (b)The proposed licensing fee of £240 be endorsed and implemented on 5 July 2008. |
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APPOINTMENT OF THE TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE SUB COMMITTEE |
RESOLVED THAT: The following Members be appointed to the Taxi and Private Hire Sub Committee:- Councillor C Bowley Councillor J G Coxon Councillor N Smith Councillor P Holland Councillor D Howe |
Published on Thursday, 10th July, 2008
The meeting closed at 7.12pm.
Attendance Details
Present:
Councillor N Smith (Chairman) (In the Chair)
Councillor G Allman, J G Coxon, D Everitt, P Holland, D Howe, G Partner and A V Smith
Officers: Mr S Eyre, Miss R Levy and Mrs S Roberts.
In attendance: Councillor T Gillard
Councillor G Allman, J G Coxon, D Everitt, P Holland, D Howe, G Partner and A V Smith
Officers: Mr S Eyre, Miss R Levy and Mrs S Roberts.
In attendance: Councillor T Gillard