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1.         That the
Committee recommends to the Executive:

(a)        a new
applicant(s) be permitted to apply for a hackney carriage/private
hire driver licence as long as they have held a current DVLA
licence for at least 12 months and have no more than 11 DVLA
points.  The applicant must successfully
complete, amongst other things, an approved practical driving
course and the Council’s driver assessment testing before
they can be granted a licence; 

(b)       should an existing
licence holder receive a fixed penalty notice during the life of
their licence and have accrued between 9-11 DVLA points then they
must, once again, complete an approved Council practical driving
course at their own expense.  Should an
existing licence holder go to 12 or more DVLA points then their
HC/PH driver licence will be revoked, and they cannot reapply until
they have fewer than 12 DVLA points; and  

(c)        should an
existing licence holder accrue further DVLA points (but remain 11
or fewer), after completing two approved practical driving courses,
then their hackney carriage / private hire driver licence will be
reviewed with a view to: 

•         
completing the Council’s enhanced driver assessment test at
their own expense;

•         
taking an alternative bespoke training/rehabilitation course(s)
identified by council officers at their own expense; and /
or

•         
being suspended for up to 21 days.

2.         That,
subject to recommendation 1.1 being approved, the Hackney Carriage
and Private Hire Licensing Procedures and Conditions document (Part
2) be updated to reflect the proposal.