IN THE NEWS
GLASGOW PRIVATE HIRE DRIVERS CAN NOW INSTALL SAFETY SCREENS
Glasgow City Council’s Licensing and Regulatory Committee has voted in favour of granting PH car operators the option to install safety screen partitions in their vehicles. Previously, safety screens were permitted, however this was as a temporary measure for protection from Covid. The decision will allow vehicle operators to indefinitely install screens in their cars for general safety purposes as long as they follow guidance which has been approved by the city’s licensing chiefs. That guidance outlines the exact construction materials that the screens should be made from and the installation methods to ensure that screens are being fitted safely. The Scottish Private Hire
Association (SPHA) has been campaigning for the policy to be adopted. John Paul Duffy, West of Scotland Branch Chair of the SPHA, said: “Today’s decision is a major success for our campaign and a major success for private hire car drivers across the city who are looking for ways to better protect themselves at work.” According to the SPHA, as outlined in their case to the council, the main hurdle seemed to be that a lack of guidance on how to install screens safely had prevented councils granting permission. The association claimed that this was no longer the case as during Covid, the Scottish Government had issued safety guidance. Mr Duffy continued: “The SPHA has
also been working with the Scottish Government so that this guidance, which is now permanently in place in Glasgow, be adopted nationally as a matter of best practice.” Eddie Grice, the General Secretary of the SPHA, said: “This decision will be applauded by our members. Other licensing authorities around the country should now be looking at Glasgow City Council for inspiration, and we are calling on all other council areas in Scotland to follow Glasgow’s lead and also grant PHV owners the ability to install safety screens in their vehicles for safety purposes. “It’s been refreshing to sit down with councillors and licensing officers and work together on trade issues. Long may it continue.”
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