What the buyer wrote
In line with Department of Transport Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing: Best Practice Guidance 2010, Wigan Council is looking to conduct a survey to assess whether there is any significant demand for the services of hackney carriages (within the area) which is unmet. Section 16 of the Transport Act 1985 sets out the legal position on quantity restrictions for taxis outside of London. This provides that the grant of a taxi licence may be refused, for the purpose of limiting the number of licensed taxis ?if, but only if, the local licensing authority is satisfied that there is no significant demand for the services of hackney carriages (within the area to which the licence would app…
Details
- What the buyer calls it
- Hackney Carriage Demand Survey
- How they are buying
- The buyer did not say
- Type
- services
- Work starts
- 14 Mar 2016
- Work ends
- 31 May 2016
Who the buyer named
Mark Holden was the named contact on this notice.