Post by The Dark Knight on Feb 10, 2023 10:11:34 GMT
North Yorkshire taxi rank zone changes decision postponed
A council seeking to merge seven taxi zones into one has postponed making a decision on creating the system after taxi drivers and disabled people claimed the move would be a retrograde step.
Opponents of North Yorkshire County Council’s proposed taxi policy had told a meeting of the authority’s executive it would lead to the clogging up of taxis in town centres while leaving sparse cover in rural areas, particularly for wheelchair users.
A meeting of the authority’s executive heard that while a working group of elected members with significant experience of licensing had made a series of recommendations which the council’s officers had “tossed aside like a pair of old slippers” and come up with a series of different proposals.
www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/23308250.north-yorkshire-taxi-rank-zone-changes-decision-postponed/
A council seeking to merge seven taxi zones into one has postponed making a decision on creating the system after taxi drivers and disabled people claimed the move would be a retrograde step.
Opponents of North Yorkshire County Council’s proposed taxi policy had told a meeting of the authority’s executive it would lead to the clogging up of taxis in town centres while leaving sparse cover in rural areas, particularly for wheelchair users.
A meeting of the authority’s executive heard that while a working group of elected members with significant experience of licensing had made a series of recommendations which the council’s officers had “tossed aside like a pair of old slippers” and come up with a series of different proposals.
www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/23308250.north-yorkshire-taxi-rank-zone-changes-decision-postponed/