A trishaw was properly a form of hackney carriage, not a ‘stage coach,’ and the Local Authority was able to impose conditions upon the licensing of a service, including limiting the number of passengers and so as to ensure safety. A trishaw was a ‘cross between a rickshaw and a bicycle and a tricycle. Like … Continue reading Regina v Cambridge City Council, Ex Parte Lane: CA 3 Sep 1998
The court considered the powers of a local authority to impose conditions on the grant of a hackney carriage licence under section 37 of the 1847 Act, and the relationship between that statutory provision and section 47 of 1976 Act. Judges: Foskett J Citations: [2012] EWHC 1539 (Admin), [2013] PTSR 154 Links: Bailii Statutes: Town … Continue reading Shanks and Others (T/A Blue Line Taxis), Regina (on The Application of) v The Council of The County of Northumberland: Admn 1 Jun 2012
Citations: [2011] EWCA Civ 160 Links: Bailii Statutes: Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 47 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Licensing, Local Government Updated: 02 September 2022; Ref: scu.429725
Citations: [1998] EWHC Admin 596 Links: Bailii Statutes: Town and Police Clauses Act 1847 38, Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 47 Citing: Appealed to – Regina v Cambridge City Council, Ex Parte Lane CA 3-Sep-1998 A trishaw was properly a form of hackney carriage, not a ‘stage coach,’ and the Local Authority was able … Continue reading Regina v Cambridge City Council ex parte Simon Lane: Admn 2 Jun 1998
The offence of driving a licensed private hire vehicle in a controlled district depended upon proof that the defendant was aware of the fact that he was driving in such an area. Citations: Times 04-Dec-1998, Gazette 17-Mar-1999 Statutes: Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 47 Licensing Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.85910
The council appealed against a decision that the crown court had jurisdiction to extend the time for appeal against refusal of a private hire vehicle licence. Held: The court did not have the jurisdiction it used: ‘The terms of the section 300 of the Public Health Act 1936 are, in my view clear. A fixed … Continue reading Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council v Latif: Admn 13 Feb 2009
The defendant taxi operator was telephoned, and cabs were booked, and those bookings were fulfilled by providing licensed hackney carriages with licensed hackney carriage drivers. He was accused of knowingly operating the vehicles as private hire vehicles in a controlled district without a current operator’s licence under section 55 of the 1976 Act contrary to … Continue reading Brentwood Borough Council v Gladen: Admn 28 Oct 2004
Judges: Judge Keyser QC sitting as a High Court judge Citations: [2017] EWHC 1764 (Admin), [2017] WLR(D) 473 Links: Bailii, WLRD Statutes: Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Licensing, Road Traffic Updated: 27 March 2022; Ref: scu.590303
The applicant council complained that the respondent council was issuing a disproportionately high number of taxi licences, believing that it should only refuse a licence where the driver appeared to be unfit. Held: The purpose of the licensing system was to ensure safety. Where taxi fleets operated substantially outside their licensing authority, the supervision necessary … Continue reading Newcastle City Council, Regina (on the Application of) v Berwick-Upon-Tweed Borough Council and others: Admn 5 Nov 2008
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