Offences involving Private Hire Vehicles and Hackney Carriages
(Offences under Part II of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, the Town Police Clauses Acts, Hackney Carriage Byelaws or Section 167 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 - touting)
The principal purpose of the licensing regime set out in the above legislation is to ensure the protection of the public.
Breaches of any of this legislation is considered to be a serious matter and convictions for offences under these Acts (including illegally plying for hire and/or touting) are likely to lead to an application being refused or, where a licence is held, to it being suspended or revoked or not renewed.
An applicant will normally be refused a licence if there has been conviction for an offence under any of the Acts at any time during the 2 years preceding the application or where there is more than one conviction, within the 5 years preceding the date of the application.