Agenda and minutes

Venue: Parkside, Station Approach, Burton Street, Melton Mowbray, Leics, LE13 1GH

Contact: The Licensing Team 

Items
No. Item

L11

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

There were apologies from Councillor A. Freer-Jones and Councillor L. Higgins.

L12

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 51 KB

Members to declare any interest as appropriate in respect of items to be considered at this meeting.

Minutes:

Councillor P. Faulkner declared a personal pecuniary interest in Item 4.

L13

Minutes pdf icon PDF 84 KB

To confirm  the minutes of the previous meeting.

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 6th November were confirmed and authorised to be signed by the chair.

 

Councillor P. Faulkner left the room.

L14

Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy 2018 pdf icon PDF 137 KB

The Head of Strategic Planning and Regulatory Services to submit a report to consider proposed revisions to the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy in relation to Trike vehicles.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Members discussed the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy in relation to Trike vehicles and asked a series of questions to the Business Advisor: Licensing (Licensing and Compliance Officer). Members showed enthusiasm and support for the about the business venture and the possibility of increased tourism.

 

Councillor E Holmes proposed to defer the decision. Councillor T Greenow seconded. The vote was unanimous. It was resolved that the decision be deferred to another date (to be determined) and a draft policy has been made, taking into account the points raised in the discussion, as shown in the table below:

 

 

Points raised

Discussion

1.

Business Case

Members mentioned that the Business Case referred to on page 9 was missing and would like to see this.

2.

Clarity over minimum height of a passenger

Page 8 states “the advice from the manufacturer is that anyone below the height of 165cm would not be allowed to travel on this vehicle” Page 82: Current policy states minimum height of passenger is 1.35m. Members would like this to be looked into and clarified.

3.

Possible age restriction

Members discussed the possibility of an age restriction of no under 16s and a discussion ensued. The Licensing & Compliance Officer mentioned that the passenger would need to touch the foot plate and therefore would exclude a lot of younger people.

4.

Speed

Licensing & Compliance Officer stated that the vehicle can reach a speed of 93 miles per hour the same as a car with the experience of driving outside. Members discussed the possibility of a limiter and whether this was needed with the speed limits on the road.

5.

Protective clothing/helmets

Members were concerned that in the information provided it was not necessary for passengers to wear crash helmets. The Licensing & Compliance Officer said that it was not needed however it was recommended to wear crash helmets with protective clothing. The crash helmets would have a radio installed to have communication with the driver. Members were concerned about whether a range of appropriate sizing of protective clothing would be available to passengers and how the clothing would be cleaned for personal hygiene reasons.

6.

Weddings

Exempt from Private Hire Licensing.

7.

Members to see vehicle

Licensing & Compliance Officer mentioned that it could be arranged for the Members to see the vehicle. Members thought this would be a useful thing to do.

8.

Equality

Members discussed equality and accessibility issues in relation to the trike and how this would relate to the policy. The Licensing & Compliance Officer explained that the Trikes would not be for general Private Hire use but for tours and that there would be a talk and criteria to follow for passengers whom wished to travel in the vehicle.

9.

Height of the vehicle and adverse weather conditions

Members were concerned about the height of the vehicle and whether this would be visible to other vehicles on the road and how the vehicle would be in the rain. Members suggested the possibility of attaching a  ...  view the full minutes text for item L14

L15

Urgent Business

To consider any other items that the Chair considers urgent

 

Minutes:

There was no urgent business to discuss.

 

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