Tag: private hire vehicles

Licensing factsheet: Uber and Get Taxi

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Two phone apps were launched in Birmingham today (12 February 2015) which will enable people to book private hire vehicles or Hackney Carriages via their smart phones. This factsheet sets out answers to the most common questions on what this will mean for existing mini cab and taxi firms operating in the city. 1. What […]

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Unlicensed drivers caught in taxi safety operation

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Partygoers are being urged to pre-book their journeys home after officers stopped 44 vehicles during a licensing operation on Broad Street over the weekend (12/13 December). Birmingham City Council’s licensing officers, working with West Midlands Police colleagues, caught two drivers illegally plying for hire – including a member of the public posing as a licenced […]

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Avoid being taken for a ride with new car signs

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Plans to introduce door signs that will help customers to better identify licensed private hire taxis will be presented to the council's licensing committee on Wednesday, 15th September. The last taxi survey of 2007 showed that customers wanted more reassurance that the private hire vehicles that they were travelling in were safe. Initial discussions included […]

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