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The
Committee AGREED that in the exceptional circumstances,
where no Council-appointed garage exists to issue certificates of
compliance to hackney carriages and private hire vehicles, the
Licensing Committee extend the temporary deviation from the
Council’s Policy until its next meeting by allowing the
submission of a standard M.O.T. certificate issued by a
DVSA-approved garage in place of a certificate of compliance in the
following circumstances:
·        
With an application to license a new or replacement
vehicle that is older than one year, provided that the M.O.T.
certificate was issued in the month prior to the application for
the licence being submitted to the Council, and then subsequently
no later than the expiry date of the M.O.T. certificate;
·        
Prior to the first anniversary of the date of first
registration of any licensed vehicle that is less than one year
old, and then subsequently no later than the expiry date of the
M.O.T. certificate;
·        
No later than the expiry date of any M.O.T.
certificate issued in respect of a licensed vehicle; and
·        
Prior to a licence being reinstated after it has
been suspended due to concerns about its fitness or the vehicle
becoming temporarily unlicensed due to involvement in an accident,
where the M.O.T. certificate must have been issued after the date
of the suspension or accident, as applicable.
 
The
Committee also AGREED to consider long-term options for the
testing of licensed vehicles at its next meeting.