FACTORING IN FEES WELL DONE TO KIRKLEES COUNCIL
Kirklees Council has announced that there will now not be an increase in licensing fees. Following on from their published proposals to increase hackney carriage and private hire licence fees in July, Kirklees Council has now issued a letter to the trade stating that a decision has been made to maintain the current fees and the proposed increases will not now go ahead. The U-turn has been taken following powerful represent- ations from and on behalf of the trade in Kirklees which presented strong evidence that the proposals had not been calculated in a proper and lawful manner. Atif Choudary, of the Huddersfield Hackney Carriage Association, said: “I’m delighted that Kirklees Council has been prevented from increasing the current fees, which we believe, despite what the council said in the letter issued to the trade, were not calculated in a lawful manner to recover actual costs of service delivery but were calculated on a profit-based method. “We will continue to oppose any future proposed increases until the council gives clear and transparent responses to the issues of objection that we raised in the summer, particularly in regard to unaccounted for surplus profits in preceding years. “The trade also thanks Catherine Walter of HCPH Consultants, for her assistance in challenging the proposed fee increases. As a former Licensing Manager at Kirklees Council her assistance has been invaluable in resisting the proposed fee increases.” Catherine Walter said: “It has been
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my pleasure to assist the trade in this matter and I am very pleased that the representations made by the trade and myself have been given the serious consideration that they deserve and the council is now reconsidering its position regarding this matter.” NPHTA comment: How refreshing
to see a common-sense decision made by the council, one which is clearly very supportive of the local trade, recognising the increase in all other costs related to the industry as a whole, including the rise in the cost of vehicles. We applaud the representation, and the council on this result.
DECEMBER 2023 PHTM
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