Agenda item

(This item contains personal information regarding applicants and licence holders which is exempt from publication by virtue of Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972)

(i)               AWB – Existing Driver

Resolved: Given the time taken to reach a decision at minute item 4 on the agenda, the Sub-Committee agreed to defer consideration of the case until the next meeting on 12 February.

(ii)             KBJ – Existing Driver

Resolved: Given the time taken to reach a decision at minute item 4 on the agenda, the Sub-Committee agreed to defer consideration of the case until the next meeting on 12 February.

(iii)            SLB – Private Hire Driver applicant

The Sub-Committee agreed to hear the case owing to the fact that the applicant was in attendance and reported that he had served a period of disqualification from driving and had his Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence revoked with immediate effect under the use of delegated powers following a decision taken by Mr Petrak, Trading Standards and Licensing Manager and after consultation with Cllr Hutton.

SLB expressed regret for the motoring offences which had caused him to become disqualified under the totting-up procedure but added that a single offence which had resulted in six penalty points being issued was not entirely his fault and was as a result of an administrative error with a new vehicle owner and corresponding paperwork. Following a period of disqualification, the Magistrates Court had allowed SLB to have his driver’s licence reinstated and without any active points.

The Sub-Committee considered the representations made by the applicant and accepted that whilst he had been responsible for all the motoring offences committed and as a licensed driver should be especially careful to avoid accruing penalty points, Members accepted that the explanations given seemed honest and reasonable and saw no reason not to allow the licence to be granted.

Resolved:

To grant the Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence.

(iv)            RDC – New Applicant

Resolved: Given the time taken to reach a decision at minute item 4 on the agenda, the Sub-Committee agreed to defer consideration of the case until the next meeting on 12 February.

(v)             CRN – New Applicant

Resolved: Given the time taken to reach a decision at minute item 4 on the agenda, the Sub-Committee agreed to defer consideration of the case until the next meeting on 12 February.

(vi)            DSJ – New Applicant

Resolved: Given the time taken to reach a decision at minute item 4 on the agenda, the Sub-Committee agreed to defer consideration of the case until the next meeting on 12 February.

Background papers: exempt