Agenda item

This report asks Members to determine the rightful proprietorship of a licensed hackney carriage vehicle.

Members were asked to determine a claim by the driver of a Hackney Carriage Vehicle that he being the proprietor of the licensed vehicle, is entitled to have his name entered on the vehicle licence. The matter had been previously considered by the Committee in February 2015. Following that meeting, both parties were given further time to provide satisfactory proof of ownership.

The Licensing Manager updated the Committee to advise that she had been asked by both parties to bring the matter back to the Committee but since the report had been published, it had been confirmed that the matter was now being dealt with by the Courts.

Representations were heard from both parties Solicitors who confirmed that it was the intention of both parties to pursue a declaration of ownership of the vehicle by the County Court.

Resolved:           That following the statements made by both parties Solicitors, the committee agreed to defer the matter until the decision of the court and delegate authority to Officers to determine the renewal of the licence following the decision of the court.

Reason:              To satisfactorily prove ownership of the vehicle to the taxi licensing authority to enable the licence to be renewed.