Issue details

To set the level of Hackney Carriage Tariff for licensed vehicles in the Borough.

Each year the views of the taxi trade are sought in respect of whether they wish the Council to consider an increase to the taxi tariff.

In August this year, a newsletter was sent to the taxi trade which sought their views on whether they wished to have an increase to the taxi tariff.  There were 19 responses received from individual drivers, 12 for no change and 7 requesting a range of changes.  The Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Association (HCPHA) also voted in favour of no tariff increase.

The responses received in response to the newsletter are detailed in a report presented at the meeting of the Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Committee held on the 19 September 2017.  A copy of this report is attached as Appendix 1.  The report was considered by the Committee and the recommendation to the Executive was in favour of no increase in the tariff for the 2018/19 financial year.