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Merseyside taxi firm withdraws licence application

A MERSEYSIDE taxi firm has withdrawn its application for a Warrington operator’s licence.

Warrington Borough Council received an application and formal request from Bootle-based Delta Merseyside Limited in November.

Officers were satisfied, based on legal advice, that subject to a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check and the applicant attending a child sexual exploitation awareness course that it could be granted.

But a report to the licensing committee said the proposed operating model would require the council to depart from its hackney carriage and private hire policy in relation to imposed conditions.

The committee voted to defer a decision during its Town Hall meeting in March to get external legal advice and to consider any further conditions that could be imposed – and to delegate the matter to a sub-committee for a decision to be made as soon as possible.

However, on Friday the council confirmed Delta withdrew its application on June 4.

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As I said back in March, the council just seemed to be trying to stop Delta trying to establish themselves in Warrington rather than there being any real legal basis to refuse a licence. Protectionism, or whatever.

So surprised that Delta has withdrawn without a fight.

Suspect it has more to do with Covid than the legalities of the application.

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