taxi licensing
Published on June 28, 2019 at 9:33 am
A Rossendale taxi driver who failed a basic skills, knowledge and conditions test three times has lost his appeal to keep his licence.
Faisal Shahzad, from Manchester, appealed Rossendale Council’s decision to refuse to renew his private hire drivers licence but the appeal was dismissed by Burnley Magistrates Court.
He was ordered to pay costs of £200.
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Published on October 24, 2018 at 10:55 am
Rossendale Council has welcomed news that the Government is looking at overhauling national standards for taxi drivers in a move to improve passenger safety.
The news comes via a new publication that is the result of a Government-backed review into the industry.
It makes 34 recommendations across a wide range of areas including an urgent review of legislation and introduction of a national minimum standard for taxi licensing.
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Published on August 1, 2018 at 12:06 pm
Two taxi operators have been fined in separate cases for failing to comply with notices to return expired Hackney Carriage vehicle plates to Rossendale Council.
Yorkshire Hire Limited and Muhammed Nabeel Ahmed were sentenced at Burnley Magistrates Court on July 26th.
The offences occurred earlier this year under section 58 (1) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 which covers the return of identification plate or disc on revocation or expiry of licence.
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Published on May 25, 2018 at 3:38 pm
Rossendale Council has backed the Local Government Association’s call for government to tighten up laws around taxi licensing.
The LGA has released the following statement in which it once again calls for legislators to update Britain’s outdated and unfit-for-purpose licensing laws for taxis.
Councillor Jackie Oakes, Portfolio Holder for Operations which includes Public Protection, said:
As we made clear in our response to the Times piece yesterday, we have some of the most stringent licensing policies in the country which we started to introduce since 2016.
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