Agenda item

Members are asked to determine the renewal of a Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence where there is a dispute between parties as to whose name should be entered on the Licence.

Members were asked to determine the renewal of a Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence where there was a dispute between two parties as to whose name should be entered on the Licence.

The Council’s Head of Licensing Services and a Legal Officer were in attendance. The two parties involved and their legal representatives were also in attendance.

Representations were heard from both parties by the Committee.

In coming to their decision the Committee took into consideration all of the evidence and submissions that were presented to them and determined their relevance to the renewal of the Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence. The following issues relating to this were taken into account:

• The particular nature of the case in relation to other requests for renewal of Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licences.
• The history and background of the vehicle and its licensing arrangements.
• That the question of vehicle ownership was not contested before the Committee.

RESOLVED:             That the licence be granted to the current owner of the vehicle, as the rightful proprietor for vehicle licence plate number 3, and that its issue should be delegated to officers once all appeal opportunities have been exhausted.

REASON:                  To comply with the Council’s legal obligation to determine the applications for hackney carriage vehicle licence renewal.