The current position with regards to fit and proper and then how this will change in the near future once the statutory guidance is adopted.

Edinburgh City Council’s revised policy on new taxi age and emission policies have caused confusion in the taxi trade.

Glasgow City Council’s refusal of my client’s (Rosy and Pink Cars Ltd) application for a new booking office licence has been widely reported in the Scottish media.

Glasgow City Council has become the first Scottish licensing authority to place a cap on the number of private hire licences that it will permit in the town.

An in-depth look at McNutt v Transport for London [2019] EWHC 365 (Admin) and what the case’s ruling means for designated taxis and private hire vehicles carrying wheelchairs.

Dress code policies are not uncommon in lots of taxi and private hire licensing policies around the country. Whilst dress code policies are a common occurrence, their enforcement is less common in formal terms.

In order to be granted a taxi or private hire driver’s licence in Scotland, you must be a fit and proper person. There is no statutory definition of “fit and proper” however, licensing authorities in Scotland use a series of assessments to determine is a taxi or private hire driver in Scotland is fit and proper.

Taxi Defence Scotland, the Scottish office of Taxi Defence Barristers, have secured a licence for a client whose application was opposed by Police Scotland.