Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Licensing Manager seeking approval of a revised table of fares for hackney carriages.

Executive Councillor: S Ferguson.

The Cabinet has

(a)  considered the proposed table of Hackney Carriage fares that have been compiled following the consultation that finished on 27 June 2022 and approved the table of fares as submitted at Appendix A of the report now submitted; and

(b)  delegated the approval of any future Hackney Carriage fare tables to the Licensing Manager and Head of Service, in conjunction with the Executive Portfolio Holder.

Consideration was given to a report by the Licensing Manager (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) seeking approval of a Table of Fares for Huntingdonshire’s Hackney Carriages.

In introducing the report, the Executive Councillor for Customer Services reported that the last review had been undertaken in August 2019 and that a consultation with operators and drivers had been undertaken between 31st May 2022 and 27th June 2022, generating 12 responses. Following an explanation of the differences between the proposed Table of Fares at Appendix A and Appendix B and having received an example of costs for a typical 2 mile journey, the Cabinet were informed that the fees had not been reviewed in 3 years and that the cost of fuel and inflation had risen during this time. The Executive Councillor for Customer Services then went on to express his preference for Appendix A in light of the fact that this option was supported by most of the respondents to the consultation.

Having been informed that the pricing structure encompassed both time, date and day differentials and that the fees proposed were the maximum level of charges that Hackney Carriage drivers and operators could impose upon customers, the Cabinet were then informed of the rationale behind recommendation b) which sought delegated approval of any future Hackney Carriage fare tables to relevant Officers and the Executive Portfolio Holder. Whereupon, the Cabinet

RESOLVED

(a)  to consider the proposed table of Hackney Carriage fares that have been compiled following the consultation that finished on 27 June 2022 and approved the table of fares as outlined in Appendix A of the report now submitted; and

(b)  to delegate the approval of any future Hackney Carriage fare tables to the Licensing Manager and Head of Service, in conjunction with the Executive Portfolio Holder.