Issue - meetings

Licensing Committee recommended to Full Council that:

     i)        A condition be attached to Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licences to require that Hackney Carriage Vehicles be equipped with electronic payment facilities as set out in Proposals in paragraphs 54 to 61 of the report.

    ii)        Subject to ii, authority to approve the details of the conditions is delegated to the Environment and Licensing Manager, in consultation with the Chair of the Licensing Committee.

Full Council received a referral from the Licencing Committee on the electronic payment of fares in Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles.

Proposed by Councillor Mark Ingall (seconded by Councillor Mike Danvers) it was:

RESOLVED that:

A     A condition be attached to Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licences to require that Hackney Carriage Vehicles be equipped with electronic payment facilities as set out in the proposals in paragraphs 54 to 61 of the report.

B    Subject to A, authority to approve the details of the conditions is delegated to the Environment and Licensing Manager, in consultation with the Chair of the Licensing Committee.

The Committee received a report on the outcome of consultation on electronic payment of fares in licensed vehicles.

RESOLVED that:

A     The Licensing Committee recommend to Full Council that a condition be attached to Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licences to require that Hackney Carriage Vehicles be equipped with electronic payment facilities as set out in Proposals at paragraphs 54 to 61.

B     Subject to A, authority to approve the details of the condition be delegated to the Environment and Licensing Manager, in consultation with the Chair of the Licensing Committee.