LICENSING COMMITTEE AGENDA - Hartlepool Borough Council

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Licensing Committee – 6 th N ovember 2012 DRAFT DRAFT 4.4 APPENDIX 1 CONSULTATION The follow ing individuals/agencies and organisations w ere consulted about this Statement of Licensing Principles betw een July and September 2012: - The Mayor of Hartlepool Hartlepool Borough Council councillors Parish Councils Chief of Cleveland Police Cleveland Fire Service Hartlepool Borough Council Planning Department Hartlepool Borough Council Trading Standards Service Hartlepool Borough Council Environmental Health HMRC Hartlepool Borough Council Safeguarding Board Gamblers Anonymous GamCare British Beer and Pub Association Association of British Bookmakers Bingo Association Remote Gambling Association Business in Sport & Leisure Casino Operators Association BACTA British Holiday & Home Parks Association British Race Courses Association Ltd British Casino Association 4.4 Licensi ng 12. 11.06 Gambling act st atement of licensing principles App 1 HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL 24
Licensing Committee – 6 th November 2012 4.5 LICENSING COMMITTEE 6 th November 2012 Report of: Assistant Director (Regeneration & Planning) Subject: HACKNEY CARRIAGE & PRIVATE HIRE AGE LIMITS 1. PURPOSE OF REPORT 1.1 To consider whether the current licensing policy for hackney carriage and private hire vehicles should be amended so as to allow older cars to be licensed. 2. BACKGROUND 2.1 The current hackney carriage and private hire licensing policy was adopted in January 2011 and retained a long standing requirement that vehicles (except purpose built wheelchair accessible vehicles) must be less than 3 years old when first licensed. 2.2 Paragraph 2.6 (d) of the current licensing policy states that a vehicle submitted for initial licensing must: - ‘Be below the age of 3 years from the date of first registration and the vehicle will normally be required to be replaced when it reaches six years of age unless the proprietor can demonstrate that it has been, during the course of its lifetime, exceptionally well-maintained. (see exception for stretched limousines)’ 2.3 Representations have been received from some vehicle owners asking for the current policy to be amended so as to permit older vehicles to be licensed for the first time. 2.4 The request specifically relates to the difficulties created by the enforcement of a strict 3 year age limit as this has the effect of excluding a significant source of used cars – namely fleet hire vehicles that are routinely sold off as soon as they are 3 years old. 2.5 It is generally accepted that fleet hire cars are well maintained and can represent good value for money but as they may be just weeks older than 3 4.5 Licensing 12.11.06 Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Age Limits HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL 1
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