Meeting
Licensed Transport Forum - Eastleigh
Scheduled Time
Thursday, 8th February 2024
10:00 AM
Thursday, 8th February 2024
2:00 PM
Actual Time
Thursday, 8th February 2024
10:04 AM
Thursday, 8th February 2024
3:03 PM
Confirmed
08 Feb 2024
Room 11/12/13 Eastleigh House, Upper Market Street, Eastleigh SO50 9YN
Paul Naylor
Service Director, Neighbourhoods & Green Spaces
Present, as expected
Teresa Swann
Expected
Phil Bates
Licensing Manager
Present, as expected
Andy Jeffery
Senior Licensing Officer
Present, as expected
Nicki Moorhouse
Senior Chartered Legal Executive (FCILEx)
Present, as expected
Arron Andrews
Hackney Carriage Trade Representative
Expected
Rick Athwal
Private Hire Trade Representative
Present, as expected
Leigh Dodds
Hackney Carriage Trade Representative
Present, as expected
Steve Lucas
Hackney Carriage Trade Representative
Apologies
Kevin May
Private Hire Trade Representative
Present, as expected
Roger Vivian
Private Hire Trade Representative
Present, as expected
The Head of Planning and Development for AGS Airports Ltd agreed to speak to the relevant departments at the airport to see if there was anything that could be done to address the trade’s concerns.
The Licensed Transport Forum suggested that the Eastleigh Disability Forum could be approached to also write to the airport regarding the charges.
- Document Minutes , 09/11/2023 Licensed Transport Forum 30 Jan 2024
That the minutes of the meeting held on 9 November 2023 be confirmed and signed by the Chair as a correct record.
- Document Action List_Licensed Transport Forum Feb 2024 30 Jan 2024
It was agreed that the Fees target/completion date moved from January 2024 to June 2024.
The Senior Licensing Officer confirmed that overall mystery shopping results were mostly good, with just a few fare charts and driver badges not on display. The team would be pulling in the vehicles in question over the next week.
The Senior Licensing Officer updated the forum that the number of applications submitted continued to grow, placing high demand on the team.
The Licensed Transport Forum confirmed that their position in relation to CCTV in vehicles remained the same, and they did not feel they were needed at present.
It was agreed that CCTV Systems in Vehicles would become an annual item, coming to the February Licensed Transport Forums in future.
Leigh Dodds asked that if drivers are the using DBS update service and the DVLA service that it be taken into account when fee increases are looked at.
The Senior Licensing Officer mentioned that guidance now stated that the age of a car being licensed should not be restricted (as long as it falls within the current guidelines of 12 years).
There was lengthy discussion around vehicle testing at nominated stations within the Borough, plate testing, and the restrictions on age of vehicles able to be plated and whether it should be raised.
Although there was consensus that the age restriction for new vehicles to be licensed for wheelchair accessible vehicles should be removed (currently they need to be under 7 years old), the Licensing Manager, Senior Licensing Officer and Senior Chartered Legal Executive (FCILEx) agreed to meet to look at whether to remove the 7 years restriction for any new vehicles to be licensed, If agreed then the change would need be taken before the Administration Committee before it could commence.
Kev May asked the Licensing Manager to feed back to Southampton City Council on how much confusion it was causing for EBC drivers, who also worked for Southampton City Council (SCC) taxi operators, who are also licensed as operators in Eastleigh Borough.
The Licensing Manager stated that he was not involved in the decision to only allow SCC licensed vehicles to use bus lanes.
It was agreed that the Licensed Transport Forum would write to Southampton City Council raising their concerns.
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