Review of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Age Restrictions and Signage Requirements / Adolygiad o Gyfyngiadau Oedran a Gofynion o ran Arwyddion Cerbydau Hacni a Cherbydau Llogi Preifat

November 27, 2025 General Licensing Committee (Committee) Approved View on council website

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Summary

...to replace the existing hackney carriage and private hire vehicle age restrictions with revised restrictions as detailed in Appendix 1 (with tracked changes accepted), maintain the current private hire operator signage requirements, and update the terminology regarding wheelchair users in the Council's policy.

Full council record
Content

The Committee agreed:

      
i.        
That the hackney carriage and private hire vehicle age restrictions
detailed in the Council’s Policy on the Administration and
Regulation of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licences are
replaced on 08 December 2025 with those set out in Appendix 1 but
with all tracked changes accepted.

    
ii.        
 That there are no changes to the
current requirements for private hire operator signage to be
displayed on private hire vehicles.

   
iii.        
That the term “wheelchair bound passengers” in
paragraph 3 of section 1 of the Council’s Policy on the
Administration and Regulation of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire
Licences is replaced with “wheelchair users”.

Supporting Documents

Report - Age Restrictions Signage Requirement.pdf
Appendix 1 - Proposed Age Restrictions.pdf
Appendix 2 - Age limit responses.pdf
Appendix 3 - Get Involved Torfaen responses.pdf
Appendix 4 - Signage responses.pdf
Appendix 5 - Other Licence Holder Comments.pdf
Appendix 6 - Visual Representation of Age Limit Responses.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date27 Nov 2025