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Uber's London Licence Refused
On Monday it was announced that Transport for London (TFL) had resolved not to grant Uber London Ltd (Uber) a new private hire operator’s licence (licence). This follows an earlier decision by TFL to refuse Uber a licence in 2017. Thi...
Milton Keynes - Taxi Enforcement Operations
Milton Keynes have recently given a number of timely reminders to Private Hire Drivers regarding plying for trade and the Equality Act 2010. Following the completion of criminal prosecutions Milton Keynes advertised the scale of potential penalti...
Sheffield Crown Court rule on issue of succeeds in claim for public interest immunity in taxi licensing case
As recently reported on the local government lawyer website, the Recorder of Sheffield (sitting with two Justices of the Peace) has allowed Rotherham MBC to exercise public interest immunity in a taxi appeal. Public interest immunity (PII) ...
Taxis - Licensing: Protecting Users Consultation
The Department of Transport has just launched a consultation on proposed recommendations to taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) licensing authorities on how their licensing powers can be exercised in order to better safeguard children and vulnerab...
Taxi - Craven District Council Policy upheld
Craven District Council’s Taxi Licensing Committee successfully defended their new robust policy on three occasions this week. In Appeals listed in Harrogate and Skipton, three Appeals were disposed of in the Council’s favour. I...
Uber - Have they caught a taxi out of the woods?
On Tuesday 26th June a two day Appeal hearing concluded in the Westminster Magistrates’ Court permitting Uber, the ride-hailing app, to continue to trade in London for a further 15 month ‘probationary’ period. Although the case ...