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EAST STAFFS TAXI DRIVERS GET AN EXTENSION TO REPLACE OLDER CARS DUE TO TRADE BEING HIT


Taxi drivers in East Staffordshire need- ing to replace ageing vehicles will get an extension to their licence if it is due to expire during the lockdown, coun- cillors have agreed. The Derby Tele- graph reports that in response to the dra- matic drop in de- mand for taxi jour- neys, the Burton taxi trade has called on East Staffordshire Borough Council to extend the age lim- its of PHVs and HCs starting from Dec- ember 30, 2020, for 12 months. Currently PHVs must be replaced when


they are seven years old, while HCs may only be licensed for up to ten years. But the Government has urged licensing authorities to use discretion in dealing with the licensed taxi trade during the current pandemic. On Tuesday, May 19, the council’s licens- ing committee ag- reed to allow an extension to licenses for vehicles due to reach their age lim- its. But Cllr Patricia Ack- royd asked: “Are we confident


these


vehicles will remain fit for purpose dur- ing the extension


time?” Enforcement officer Margaret Woolley responded: “If there is an extension they will still have to go to testing stations for a certificate of compliance – we still have three testing centres open. “It’s been a couple of months since we went into lockdown and we received a letter straight away from the trade, who understood they were going to suffer financially. “Following the letter from the Burton taxi trade we also re- ceived correspond- ence from an indi-


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vidual driver re- questing an exten- sion for vehicles that have reached the seven and ten-year age limits during the current time, due to the financial impact of the pandemic. “They are reporting it is difficult to acquire new vehicles and have insufficient finance due to the lockdown.” Cllr George Allen said: “I am happy to propose that we extend the licences. It may take a few weeks to find a sat- isfactory vehicle you want to buy.” The extension start- ed in May for an


initial period of four months, and will be reviewed in June to take account of any changes that may have occurred to the length of the lock- down period, a report to the com- mittee said. The report added: “Over the period April 2020 to July 2020 we have the following numbers of vehicles that will be reaching the seven and ten-year age limit and there- fore proprietors will potentially be bring- ing on replacement vehicles: April – two PHVs; May – four PHVs; June – five


PHVs; July – seven PHVs and four HCs. “Vehicle licences cost £164 per annum. An exten- sion of the existing licence by four months for these vehicles that reach the seven/ten year age limit will result in a loss of income of £1,203. “Drivers are respon- sible for making sure their vehicle is always safe to drive, a vehicle can be unsafe even if it has a valid MoT certifi- cate or certificate of compliance. Drivers should be aware of their legal obliga- tions.”


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