Issue - meetings
Private Hire Roof Signs
Meeting: 20/09/2018 - Council (Item 37)
37 Referral from Licensing Committee - Use of Roof Signs on Private Hire Vehicles 
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Licensing Committee recommended to Full Council that:
A Private Hire Vehicle Licensing Conditions be amended to require private hire vehicles to display roof signs; and
B The specification for roof signs displayed by licensed private hire vehicles, be delegated to the Environment and Licensing Manager in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Licensing Committee.
Additional documents:
- Appendix A part 1, item 37
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- Appendix A part 2, item 37
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- Appendix B, item 37
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- Appendix C, item 37
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Minutes:
Proposed by Councillor Edna Stevens (seconded by Councillor Lanie Shears) it was
RESOLVED that:
A Private Hire Vehicle Licensing Conditions be amended to require private hire vehicles to display roof signs; and
B The specification for roof signs displayed by licensed private hire vehicles, be delegated to the Environment and Licensing Manager in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Licensing Committee
Meeting: 11/09/2018 - Licensing Committee (Item 15)
15 Use of Roof Signs on Private Hire Vehicles PDF 334 KB
Additional documents:
- Appendix A part 1, item 15
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- Appendix A part 2, item 15
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- Appendix B, item 15
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- Appendix C, item 15
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Minutes:
Further to Minute 43 (15/3/18), the Committee received a report on the result of the consultation on whether roof signs should be permitted on private hire vehicles.
The Committee felt that appropriate roof signs would be a safety feature for customers; and did not believe that there would be confusion with the hire trade, particularly as in Harlow, Hackney Carriages were required to be purpose built London cabs, which were easily identifiable.
RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL that
(a) Private Hire Vehicle licensing conditions be amended to require private hire vehicles to display roof signs;
(b) the specification for roof signs displayed by licensed private hire vehicles, be delegated to the Environment and Licensing Manager in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Licensing Committee.