We are awaiting the outcome of the Wrexham case for clarification.

does anyone know if it still the case that a hackney carriage licensed by one authority can go and work in another authority on a private hire circuit,and does the driver need an additional badge for the other borough as well

Wasn't the Wrexham case dropped due to lack of funds?

CC

does anyone know if it still the case that a hackney carriage licensed by one authority can go and work in another authority on a private hire circuit,and does the driver need an additional badge for the other borough as well

We could have a pretty good ruck about this.....despite what the judge in the Berwick case said.....the DFT still believe the Com Cab vs. DPP judgement is the correct interpretation.......i.e. the HC can accept a booking from anywhere......provided it is within its prescribed distance.

CC

I contacted Powys CC Licensing & they said I could have a HC without a Knowledge test-no problem £100/3 year badge £100/1 yr plate + crb etc. I then told the officer my address; [Flintshire] and could I still get licensed with them? Answer …NO!
Their answer was that because of the Berwick case, they have to consider were the applicant was residing. I said that the law has not changed & why are they altering their policy because I live outside there area. The officer then explained that because of the judge’s comments, they had changed the licensing policy at Powys to reflect the law.
I then told him again The Law remains unchanged! ....yes you can probably see the merry-go-round syndrome entering into our conversation about now.
He did however say that it was prudent not to license applicants so far away from the licensing area because the vehicles would be difficult to manage effectively.

If they were to interpret the Berwick case like that in Brum, I would loose by licenses tomorrow, because I now live outside Brum.

It seems total nonesense to me; how about all the London cabbies that live nowhere near London.

I think your council are interpreting this incorrectly.

But you have a Birmingham HC plate with the intention of working Birmingham.....and by the sounds of it....Flintshire aint his council.

CC

Does he intend to work Flintshire?

My mistake....he asked for a Powys license and they wouldnt grant it because his address was flintshire.........now presumably he wanted to license his cab there because it was cheaper.....and he had no intention of working Powys.

Thats my guess anyway.

CC

I would guess the other way round; that he does intend to work the area where the license is issued i.e. Powys.

I got the areas a*se about t*t too.

But you have a Birmingham HC plate with the intention of working Birmingham.....and by the sounds of it....Flintshire aint his council.

CC