Rehman (on Behalf of The Wakefield District Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Association), Regina (on The Application of) v The Local Government Association: CA 10 Dec 2019

Whether the appellant council acted unlawfully when it resolved to fix the fees for vehicle licences for hackney carriages and private hire vehicles, often called minicabs, at an amount which included recovery of all or part of the cost of supervising the conduct of drivers licensed to drive such vehicles and, if not, whether such costs may be taken into account in setting the fee for drivers’ licences.

Citations:

[2019] EWCA Civ 2166

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Local Government, Licensing

Updated: 27 September 2022; Ref: scu.645548