Didn’t we warn readers there was something brewing? Well, after a protracted period of “hurry up and wait”, here we go – towards what? Page One sets the scene: we have two dis- tinct bodies – one a group of MPs, the other an independent legal body established by Par- liament in 1965 to keep the law of England and Wales under review and to recommend reform when it is needed – sud- denly sparring for the attentions of the licensed trade, local authorities and the public at large on the subject of hack- ney carriage and private hire legislation. Well, raise the flag and ring out the trumpets! Further, the above men- tioned group of MPs is saying that the Govern- ment should do this reviewing business, not the legal body... then the legal body comes out with its own agenda. Now it IS getting interest- ing. So as you can imagine, with all this flur- ry of activity having come about from both
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inclined to devote a goodly portion of this issue to the matter. So Opinion, naturally enough, goes into a bit further detail about the background... and of course we bring you in this month’s edition the documents from the two groups, the House of Commons Transport Committee and the Law Commission, for your delectation.
But don’t hold your breath; you can see from the timescales that we’re talking about a couple or three years down the line before we would see the results of all this pro- posed activity – and we don’t really know what activity is going to be proposed. You can rest assured that the minute any of this info is made available, and formal consultation periods are announced, PHTM read- ers will be informed instantaneously.
Meanwhile back in the real world, we bring you departmental updates since last month: Dereg,
Unsung Heroes, Swoop, Just Desserts, Green... they’re all there. Our company profile this month hails from Leeds: Ace Cars shows how it’s done in their neck o’the woods. And Chief Anorak announces that, after many multitudinous fare increases round the country, the national two- mile average fare on Tariff One is now £5.27. By the way, so far this year a grand total of 123 local authorities have had a change in their taxi tariff. Where do you stack up these days? We like to finish this col- umn with a smile at least, if not a giggle... don’t know what you make of this, but a recent survey commissioned by www.
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you could always move to sunny Upper Halliford in Surrey, where Spelthorne Borough Council has prevented the local WI from tending the gardens at a war memorial in the centre of a roundabout, as it would be too risky for them to cross the road. As one of the ladies pointed out, she and her colleagues of a similar age managed to survive WWII and the Blitz; surely they were capable of getting across the road. The council’s risk assessment said not. Enough of this! Get read- ing, and enjoy.
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