Decision details

(a)               Adopts the Government’s Vehicle Inspectorate Certificate of Compliance testing regime for all Private Hire and Hackney Carriage vehicles,

(b)               Delegates authority to the Corporate Manager, Health and Environmental Services to approve the appointment of garages as required,

(c)               Agrees to the fee setting policy that allows sufficient garages to come forward to take part in the scheme whilst ensuring that it is not an undue burden on the trade,

(d)               That as a result of the fee policy above, the fee for the first year for the Certificate of Compliance element of the test be set at the maximum of £30.00 (Thirty pounds),

(e)               To adopt an implementation date for the scheme of no later than 1 April 2008 provided sufficient garages were approved, and

(f)                 To amend the South Cambridgeshire District Council Vehicle Licence Conditions as detailed in paragraph 17 of the report.