....about Edinburgh's corporate taxi licences?
"The procedure appears to effectively permit taxi licence holders to sell their licences to persons who do not wish to remain on the waiting list.
"There appears to be recognition in Edinburgh that “absentee” plate holders are not to be encouraged as they are not in control of the vehicle. The Guidance Note states that the Council would “expect “ that persons with corporate plates would be actively involved in the trade.
"In the opinion of the Corporate Director, the corporate licence procedure in Edinburgh appears to be a genuine attempt to encourage (a) plate holders to disclose their noninvolvement in the taxis operating in their name and (b) the drivers to come forward and apply for licences in their own name.
"This can only be achieved by bypassing the waiting list system.
"....Edinburgh’s corporate licence, glossed over the niceties of the legislation, the Council not concerning itself with the details of the relationship between the plate holder and the driver."
