TAXI drivers in Rossendale blockaded council offices in response to controversial proposed changes. Rossendale cabbies were unhappy with new rules being implemented and united to block the road leading to the offices of Rossendale Council at Futures Park from 7.30am yesterday. Members of the Rossendale Taxi Association have said they are outraged at new rules …
Category Archive: Cross Border Hiring
Jul 20
New 30 mile radius for hackney cabs slammed by taxi boss
The chair of the Rossendale Taxi Association says the group will formally object to the addition to the intended use policy A Taxi boss has slammed the council for introducing a 30 mile catchment to stop Rossendale licenses being given to people who live more than 30 miles away. Rossendale Borough Council say that since …
Jul 13
17 Rotherham taxi licences approved by Lancashire council
A LANCASHIRE council which licenses taxi drivers from outside its borders has confirmed it has approved applications from 17 Rotherham drivers. Rotherham commissioner Mary Ney has conceded that drivers are able to apply for licences in other boroughs to avoid Rotherham’s new strict regulations, including compulsory CCTV cameras in cabs. Rossendale Council said it had …
Jun 18
Private hire operator loses licence for running taxi business outside district
A district council has revoked the licence of a private hire operator, as well as hackney carriage licences for five of his vehicles, after he was found to be running his taxi business outside of the district. Ismail Emin, a Chelmsford resident, had been granted the licences by Uttlesford District Council for his business, West …
May 21
Nationwide drive for new taxi laws
A SURVIVORS’ group which helped tighten taxi rules in Rotherham after the child sex scandal wants stricter laws across the UK. The Rotherham CSE Steering Group is writing to all councils in the country, urging them to take a similar stance with licensing. New rules imposed by commissioner Mary Ney mean the majority of the …
May 14
London Luton confirms Addison Lee as its Personal Ground Transportation Provider
Addison Lee, one of the country’s leading passenger car companies is to begin operating from London Luton Airport. The company currently operates in 350 cities around the world, carrying 10 million passengers in London alone. It will start operations from the airport’s taxi area from June 26th. LLA’s passengers will benefit from fixed price fares, …
Apr 29
House of Commons - Cross Border Hiring
28th April 2016 Andrew Gwynne Shadow Minister (Health) Back in 1847 when Lord John Russell was Prime Minister, our taxi licensing laws were developed. We now have a problem in the north-west of England, where one local authority is handing out hackney carriage taxi licences like sweeties. The problem is that with a hackney licence …
