Issue - decisions
Unmet Demand Survey for Hackney Carriage & Private Hire
05/02/2020 - Unmet Demand Survey for Hackney Carriage & Private Hire
The Cabinet considered a report of the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and Environment) outlining the conclusions of the Hackney Carriage Unmet Demand Study 2019 undertaken by LVSA (Licenced Vehicles Surveys and Assessments) on behalf of this Authority.
Recommended:-
That the current entry control policy and a limit of 276 hackney carriage licenced vehicles is maintained and approved.
Reasons for Decision
That the Unmet Demand Survey 2019 has identified that there is NO evidence of significant unmet demand for hackney carriages in Southend.
Other Options
The Unmet Demand Survey 2019 report provides for this Authority to consider other options including agreeing to issue any number of additional plates as it sees fit, either in one allocation or a series of allocations OR to remove the numerical restriction currently in place.
Note: This is a Council
Function
Referred direct to Place Scrutiny Committee
Cabinet Member: Cllr Woodley
