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www.phtm.co.uk january 2013 The official newspaper of the National Private Hire Association HAPPY HOGMANAY??
What sort of headline is that?!!!!
It was
prompted by the new consultation about licensing in Scotland. Maybe they got the idea from reading about the proposed changes in legislation in England and Wales. But if that was the case, would there not be some parallels between the two sets of proposals – or “Monkey see, monkey do”? Not so – check out the Scottish gov- ernment website ad- dress below for the full contents. Here’s a snippet: “There have been long-standing calls to create a single tier licensing
regime
which would effective- ly merge private hire and taxis. However, the logistical reality of creating a single tier would be the doubling of the number of vehi- cles able to rank and hail across Scot-
land...This could have a significant impact on
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the road infrastruc- ture,
potentially
causing increased congestion and pollu- tion as well as creating issue for the profile of the fleet...” Then have a dip into the first three propos- als:- 1. Allow local authori- ties the option to restrict numbers of private hire cars.
2. Allow local authori- ties
training of private hire drivers,
example in knowl- edge of the area.
3. Convene [a] work- ing group to provide updated, improved guidance on over- provision studies to support
local
authorities in con- ducting
cost-effective over- provision studies.
In his Ministerial For- timely,
to require for
ward, Kenny MacAskill MSP, Cabinet Secre- tary for Justice, said: “The proposals we make in this consulta- tion offer a range of changes to the current regime which aim to tighten up the licens- ing process for taxi and private hire car drivers, vehicles and booking offices... I am content that the under- lying legislation, the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, works well in allowing local authorities suffi- cient flexibility to adapt their local licensing regimes to their local circumstances. ..Our views are not fixed and we are committed to an open and produc- tive discussion on these proposals. “...Ultimately we want to bring all drivers and firms up to the correct
standards to benefit people and business- es who make use of and rely on these serv- ices.” There are 12 proposals altogether, which may be found on
www.scot-
land.gov.uk/consultati on - and you have until the 15th March 2013 to respond. Whatever else may be said, this is a pretty comprehensive con- sultation exercise… and the Scottish trade has waited a long time for it to come to pass. We remember being told back in 1992 that the Scottish legislation was going under the spotlight, so after 20 years it is indeed now being looked at with a fresh bulb in the lamp. Do have a good look, and we’ll discuss it fur- ther in Opinion on pages 8 and 9.
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