Meeting
Licensed Transport Forum - Eastleigh
Scheduled Time
Thursday, 2nd February 2023
10:00 AM
Thursday, 2nd February 2023
2:00 PM
Actual Time
Thursday, 2nd February 2023
10:03 AM
Thursday, 2nd February 2023
2:55 PM
Confirmed
02 Feb 2023
Room 11/12/13 Eastleigh House, Upper Market Street, Eastleigh SO50 9YN
Councillor Tim Groves
Present, as expected
Phil Bates
Licensing Manager
Present, as expected
Paul Naylor
Direct Services Manager
Expected
Andy Jeffery
Licensing Enforcement Officer
Apologies
Nicki Moorhouse
Present, as expected
Teresa Swann
Expected
Leigh Dodds
Hackney Carriage Representative
Apologies
Steve Lucas
Hackney Carriage Driver Representative
Present, as expected
Kevin May
Vehicle Hire Owner Representative
Present, as expected
Jason Kauder
Private Hire Trade Rep
Apologies
Roger Vivian
Private Hire Driver Representative
Present, as expected
Arron Andrews
Hackney Carriage Driver Representative
Present, as expected
- Document Minutes , 10/11/2022 Licensed Transport Forum 24 Jan 2023
That the minutes of the meeting held on 10 November 2022 be confirmed and signed by the Chair as a correct record.
- Document Action List_Licensed Transport Forum February 2023 24 Jan 2023
Steve Lucas expressed the trade’s disappointment that there had been no enforcement checks carried out for six months and stated they welcomed it returning.
The trade representatives stated they would prefer enforcement checks to be done by licensing officers known to the trade.
Kevin May queried why there had been no enforcement checks.
The Licensing Manager confirmed that they had not been done due to a multitude of reasons, including time constraints from other workloads and budgeting pressures, but that plans were currently being put into place to rectify these issues.
The Licensing Manager and Senior Chartered Legal Executive (FCILEx) agreed to look into the DBS process to see if it was a possibility.
The Licensing Manager updated the Licensed Transport Forum that it seemed to be progressing well and that Blue Lamp were training two more people to enable them to release further dates as they were currently fully booked until March
He also mentioned that if any drivers struggled with access to IT that Kevin May was willing to allow drivers to use their systems to complete the training.
The Licensing Manager explained how the scheme had been administrated.
The trade representatives raised concerns that they did not feel that the Southampton City Council side of the licensing team in the licensing partnership supported them enough as Eastleigh Borough Council drivers, and that they felt they were sometimes disadvantaged, e.g. not being allowed to use bus lanes in Southampton.
There was further discussion around how and when the trade thought they had been treated unfairly under the partnership system.
The Licensing Manager agreed to look into whether they were available and follow up with the driver if they were.
It was agreed the next meeting would take place on the 8 June 2023 in rooms 11/12/13 of Eastleigh House.
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