Agenda and minutes

To elect a Member to act as Chair of the meeting.

Decision

That Councillor Tim Grogan be elected as Chair for the duration of the meeting.

(Councillor Grogan in the Chair)

There were no apologies for absence.

All Members are invited to declare at this point any interests they have in items appearing on this agenda, including the nature of those interests.

There were no declarations of interest.

To confirm the procedure to be followed at the meeting.

Decision

The Sub Committee agreed the procedure for the meeting as outlined by the Chair.

The Corporate Director – Environment asked the Sub-Committee to consider whether to grant an application for a hackney carriage vehicle licence that did not comply with the standard criteria as stated in the Council’s Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Policy.

The Sub-Committee considered the following:

·         The meeting papers, including a report from the Licensing Enforcement Officer

·         Oral evidence from the Licensing Enforcement Officer

·         Oral evidence from the Applicant

·         A physical inspection of vehicle 055D by the Sub-Committee.

In reaching their decision the Sub-Committee gave the following factors significant weight.

·         The vehicle had just passed a compliance test

·         The vehicle was well presented both inside and outside, confirmed following a physical inspection of the vehicle

·         The impressive detail and chronology of the vehicle’s mechanical inspections;

·         That the recent MOT history showed that the vehicle had not had any advisories recorded

·         When questioned the Applicant confirmed the mileage of the vehicle as 207,600 miles and that he serviced and maintained the vehicle himself as he used to work as a mechanic

Decision

The decision of the sub-committee was to GRANT the application to licence hackney carriage vehicle number 055D for a period of twelve months, with one additional condition that the vehicle be subject to a mechanical inspection three times per year.