Issue - meetings

Members heard from the Senior Licensing and Community Safety Officer. It was explained that the purpose of the report was to recommend that the existing knowledge test, required to be passed by taxi drivers as part of their licence application, be removed and not replaced. It was believed that the knowledge test was no longer required as the existing “out of area” policy on its own allowed the Council to effectively manage and enforce against any risks of drivers predominantly operating out of area.

Members were advised of the history of the test having been introduced, as well as the measures in place alongside the application process. The Committee expressed their support and felt the test was an unnecessary burden in the application process.

The recommendation was duly proposed, seconded, and voted upon, and it was

RESOLVED that the requirement for a knowledge test to be carried out by any driver applying for a hackney carriage vehicle license within West Lindsey be removed.