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News - April 2018

Important Message from Southampton City Council Licensing Office

Please be aware we have received the following message from the Southampton City Council Licensing Office:

County Lines is the term used by various agencies to describe criminal drug activity where young and vulnerable people are being exploited by being used to transport and sell illegal drugs. The poster below provides information to drivers on what to look out for and how to report their suspicions anonymously.

If you would like a copy of the poster in order to pass on to other drivers or to print out to display somewhere drivers are likely to see them, you can find it here:

County Lines Posters for Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Staff

Posted in News by Admin on 20/04/2018

Law Commissions' Report on the Taxi and Private Hire Trade

It would appear that the amount of time and money spent on the 2014 Law Commissions' Report on the taxi and private hire trade and their recommendations to the government have been a complete waste of time.

We will now wait to hear from the Task and Finish Group which was set up by the then Minister for State, Mr John Hayes, in September 2017, to find out what the government plan to do.

We have all unfortunately seen the effect that Uber has had in the UK when it comes to cross-border hiring. Although this has been in operation for a long time, Uber have monopolised this thorny subject, whereby you could be licensed by one authority yet work in another licensing area.

Our hopes are that national standards for driving licences will be introduced and more power will be given to local licensing authorities.

Posted in News by Admin on 20/04/2018

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