Hackney Carriage vehicle licence conditions

Miscellaneous conditions

7.1

The outside of the vehicle shall remain clean and free from damage. The inside of the vehicle shall remain clean, well maintained and free from damage.

7.2

Vehicles failing a mechanical examination for serious body or mechanical defects shall be subject to prohibition by written notice from use as a Hackney Carriage until such time as the defect is rectified to the satisfaction of the Council.

7.3

An efficient 1kg dry powder fire extinguisher conforming to BSEN3: 1996 shall be firmly fixed in the driver's compartment or boot of the vehicle and shall be readily accessible. Any other safety equipment carried shall be maintained in good order and shall conform with to relevant British Standard requirements.

7.4

Where carried, any spare tyre must comply with the Motor Vehicle (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986. Where it is necessary to utilise any ‘run-flat’ tyre or to re-inflate any damaged tyre with a temporary fix using foam or gel etc, or to apply any other temporary fix, this shall only be to ensure the completion of the journey at the time and the tyre must be replaced before further work is accepted and undertaken.

7.5

The Licensee shall be a full time Hackney Carriage Driver, earning a living entirely or mainly in the taxi trade.

7.6

The Licensee shall be in direct control of the day to day running of the vehicle.

7.7

A Licensee who changes the place at which he/she lives shall notify the Council of such change within 7 days.

7.8

Convictions, Police Cautions or other formal cautions or Fixed Penalty Notices recorded since the completion of the application form shall be reported to the Council within 7 days.

7.9

The Licensee shall, throughout the period of the licence, comply with the Licence Conditions and shall, within 7 days of a written request by the Council, provide such documents and other information as may be required to show compliance with the Licence Conditions.

7.10

If, during the licence period, a Licensee is unable to provide a suitable vehicle for the continued use as a Hackney Carriage Vehicle, the Council may revoke the licence and may issue a new licence to a person who can so provide.

7.11

Where any Hackney Carriage Stand is designated for horse drawn carriages only, no motor powered vehicle shall wait on, or ply for hire, on the Stand.

7.12

The licence may be revoked upon the breach by a Licensee of any of the terms and conditions of the licence.

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