Miscellaneous conditions
5.1
The outside of the vehicle shall remain clean and free from damage.
5.2
Vehicles failing a mechanical examination for serious body or mechanical defects shall be subject to prohibition by written notice from use as a Private Hire Vehicle until such time as the defect is rectified to the satisfaction of the Council.
5.3
An efficient 1kg dry powder fire extinguisher confirming to BSEN3:1996 shall be firmly fixed in the driver's compartment or boot of the vehicle and shall be readily accessible. Any other safety equipment carried shall be maintained in good order and shall conform to relevant British Standard requirements.
5.4
Where carried, any spare tyre must comply with the Motor Vehicle (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986. Where it is necessary to utilise any ‘run-flat’ tyre or to re-inflate any damaged tyre with a temporary fix using foam or gel etc, or to apply any other temporary fix, this shall only be to ensure the completion of the journey at the time and the tyre must be replaced before further work is accepted and undertaken.
5.5
If the Private Hire Vehicle if fitted with a taximeter, then:
5.5.1
the taximeter shall be so constructed that it is not possible for any person to manually alter the tariff rate without breaking the seals affixed thereto;
5.5.2
The taximeter shall be fitted with a key, flag or other device, the operation of which will bring the machinery of the taximeter into action and that no fare is recorded on the face of the taximeter;
5.5.3
such key, flag or other device shall be capable of being locked in such a position that the machinery of the taximeter is not in action and that no fare is recorded on the face of the taximeter;
5.5.4
when the machinery of the taximeter is in action, there shall be recorded on the face of the taximeter, in figures clearly legible and free from ambiguity, the fare which the proprietor or driver is entitled to demand and take for the hire of the vehicle by distance in pursuance of the fares fixed by the Council;
5.5.5
the word ‘FARE’ shall be printed on the face of the taximeter in plain letters so as to apply to the fare recorded thereon;
5.5.6
the taximeter shall be so placed that all letters and figures on the face thereof shall be at all times plainly visible to any person travelling in the vehicle and for that purpose the letters and figures shall be suitably illuminated during any period of hiring and the switch for operating the light, providing the said illumination shall be incorporated in and operated in conjunction with the key, flag or other device which brings the machinery of the taximeter into action and no other method of operating the said light shall be employed;
5.5.7
the taximeter and all the fittings thereof shall be so affixed to the vehicle with seals or other appliances that it shall not be practicable for any person to tamper with them except by breaking, damaging or permanently displacing the seals or other appliances.
5.6
The licensee of a Private Hire Vehicle fitted with a taximeter being used for hire for which fares have been fixed by the Council, shall cause the fare table provided by the Council to be fixed upon such vehicle in such a position and manner that the letters and figures shall be plainly visible to any person being conveyed and not wilfully cause such table to be altered or concealed at any time.
5.7
The licensee who permits or employs any licensed person to act as the driver of the Private Hire Vehicle shall retain in his/her possession the licence of such driver while he/she remains in his/her employment. When the driver leaves his/her employment, the licensee shall forthwith return to the driver the licence belonging to him/her.
5.8
A licensee who changes the place at which he/she lives shall notify the Council of such change within seven days.
5.9
Convictions, Cautions or other formal cautions or Fixed Penalty Notices recorded since completion of the application form shall be reported to the Council within seven days.
5.10
The licensee shall, throughout the period of the licence, comply with the Licence Conditions and shall, within seven days of a written request by the Council, provide such documents and other information as may be required to show compliance with the Licence Conditions.
5.11
Vehicle emissions shall comply with MOT standards at all times.
5.12
The Licence may be revoked upon the breach by a licensee of any of the terms and conditions of the Licence.