Meeting documents

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors Hancock?and Wooldridge.

There were no declarations of interest declared.

RESOLVED (UNANIMOUS): that the minutes of the meeting held on 14 April?2015 be approved as a correct record and signed by the chairman.

An application for private hire vehicle licences for a silver Chrysler 300C (registration KP07 WXB) and a black Chrysler 300C (registration MA07 DXR) was resubmitted.

The applicants, Mr and Mrs Holland, attended the meeting and addressed the committee.

In accordance with the council?s existing vehicle age limit policy, the vehicle was too old to continue to be licensed as Private Hire Vehicles.

The meeting was adjourned at 6.14pm to allow members of the committee an opportunity to inspect the vehicles.

The meeting resumed at 6.19pm.

RESOLVED (6 FOR, 3 ABSTAINED): that ?

(i) in the light of the nature and type of work the executive style vehicles are used for, Mr and Mrs Holland?s application to renew their Private Hire Vehicle Licences (silver Chrysler 300C (registration KP07 WXB) and a black Chrysler 300C (registration MA07 DXR)) be granted for a further 2 years?(from 1 September 2015 to 1 September 2017) under exceptional circumstances and subject to (ii) below;

(ii) the vehicles continue to undergo the stringent roadworthiness test every six months; and

(iii) the committee?s decision of 11 December 2007 (minute no. 30 refers) to allow Mr and Mrs Holland to waive the requirement to display external private hire vehicle licence plates and other markings on the above vehicles be reaffirmed.

A request to waive the requirement to display the private hire vehicle licence plate and other associated markings on a BMW 520d SE (registration LG11 YHJ) was submitted.

The applicant, Mr Smith, attended the meeting and addressed the committee.

The meeting was adjourned at 6.46pm to allow members of the committee an opportunity to inspect the vehicle.

The meeting resumed at 6.51pm.

RESOLVED (UNANIMOUS): that Mr Smith?s request to waive the requirement to display private hire vehicle licence plates on the BMW 520d SE (registration LG11 YHJ), be granted subject to the following ?

1. The private hire driver's badge must be worn by the driver of the vehicle at all times.
2. That the standard Condition 6 attached to the grant of a Private Hire Vehicle Licence not be enforced and substituted by: There is no requirement to fix a plate to the exterior of the vehicle but instead the notice issued under Section 75(3) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 exempting the licence holder from the need to display a plate on the vehicle be carried to confirm the vehicle is licenced. The notice must be carried on the vehicle at all times and readily available if required by an authorised officer of the council.
3. That Condition 23(c) attached to grant of a Private Hire Vehicle Licence relating to the external affixing of door signs not be enforced.
4. That Condition 6(a) attached to the grant of a Private Hire Vehicle Licence relating to the display of an internal vehicle card not be enforced.
5. That in the event of the vehicle being used for non-executive private hire work, the usual private hire licensing requirements be enforced.

RESOLVED (UNANIMOUS): that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following items of business as it involved the discussion of information which was defined as exempt from publication under paragraphs 1 and 2 (information relating to an individual and information which was likely to reveal the identity of an individual) of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and in which the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing it.

An application for a hackney carriage driver?s licence was submitted.

The applicant, Mr Yates, attended the meeting and addressed the committee.

RESOLVED (7 FOR, 1 AGAINST, 1 ABSTAINED): that Mr Yate?s application for a hackney carriage driver?s licence be refused.