A cabbie was not operating outside the district of the local authority in which he was licensed to operate, just by advertising outside that district. Citations: Times 07-May-1993 Statutes: Local Government Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1976 55 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Local Government, Licensing, Transport Updated: 10 April 2022; Ref: scu.90565
Judges: Mr Justice Sullivan Citations: [2006] EWHC 1198 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 54(2) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Licensing Updated: 12 November 2022; Ref: scu.242555
The local authority, operators of the market, increased the rents payable by the tenants. The tenants sought a review of the decision. Held: The act was that of a public authority and was subject to judicial review. The market stall-holders were entitled to be consulted before charges were increased. Judges: Hutchinson J Citations: [1994] 6 … Continue reading Regina v Birmingham City Council, ex parte Dredger: QBD 22 Jan 1993
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
The authority appealed against the magistrates’ decision to renew a private hire operator’s licence against its own wishes. The licensee no longer opertaed any cars under the licence itself but instead all business was conducted under care operated within the licence from a neighbouring authority. Citations: [1998] EWHC Admin 755 Links: Bailii Statutes: Local Government … Continue reading Bromsgrove District Council v Michael Richard Powers: Admn 16 Jul 1998
‘Looking at the other subsections of section 46, the first applies to a proprietor of a vehicle who uses or permits it to be used in a controlled district as a private hire vehicle without having a licence for it as such under section 48. The phrase ‘as a private hire vehicle’ appears, I accept, … Continue reading Benson v Boyce: Admn 20 Jan 1997
A hackney council vehicle licence holder had sufficient locus standi as a person aggrieved to appeal against a condition sought to be imposed by the local authority on the licensing of private hire vehicle licenses. Accordingly the Magistrates should hear his complaint and objection. The statute was not narrowly drafted so as to exclude the … Continue reading Regina v Swansea City and Council, Ex Parte Davies: QBD 7 Jul 2000
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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