Council Chamber, Hove Town Hall
14.00pm Tuesday 19th July 2022
AGENDA
1. Apologies
2. Notes and Actions from the previous meeting
3. Hove Station Rank – Goldstone Villas North – Jonathan Martin Transport Projects Officer
4. Traffic Management
• Ranks
• Brighton Station
5. Sussex Police
6. Electric Charging Points
7. Items from BHCTA
a. Mailing List
b. CSE course
c. Fuel Costs
d. Knowledge Tests
e.WAV replacements / Vehicle Age Limits – Ref Recent Best Practice Guide
f. WAV Training
g. Taxi Rank -Regency Square/Kings Road Proposal
h. Rank Signs
i. Lewes Licensing – Not communicating
Response from Transport team (Cath Dignam) to items 7.g & 7.h
Re item 7g: Regency Square/Kings Road Proposal – We have previously advertised a proposal to implement parking at this location which was met with strong objection from the residents of Regency Square due to the proximity of the memorial.
We could take forward a proposal for a taxi rank, however, depending on the number and nature of comments received we may need to withdraw the proposal. We will advertise this on our next available citywide traffic regulation order in November.
Re item 7.h: Rank Signs response from the Transport Team – We will undertake a review of all taxi ranks to ensure all the signs and road markings are compliant with the regulations and are consistent across the city. Only prescribed signs and road markings associated with a traffic regulation order will be considered as a part of this works to ensure they are compliant with the regulations – additional non-prescribed signage, such as ‘TAXI RANK’ or ‘TAXIS ONLY’ will not be considered.
8. Items for next meeting
9. Date of next meeting – TBC
From the Draft Best Practice Guidelines
Vehicle age limits 8.28
The frequency of testing required (see ‘frequency of vehicle tests’ above) to ensure the ongoing safety of vehicles is a separate issue to the setting of maximum age limits at first licensing, or maximum age limits beyond which an authority will not licence a vehicle. The setting of an arbitrary age limit may be inappropriate and counterproductive and result in higher costs to the trade and ultimately passengers. For example, a maximum age for first licensing may have adverse unintended consequences; a five-year-old used electric vehicle will produce less emissions than a new Euro 6 diesel or petrol fuel car – enabling the trade to make use of previously owned vehicles will assist it to transition more rapidly to zero emission vehicles and improve air quality.
8.29 Licensing authorities should not impose age limits for the licensing of vehicles but should consider more targeted requirements to meet its policy objectives on emissions, safety rating and increasing wheelchair accessible provision where this is low.
Should any B&H licensed driver wish to put forward any ideas or concerns, relating to the above agenda and/or previous forum minutes, could they please contact the PH Ass via the contact details in the top section of the site, or via the usual suspects.
Brighton and Hove Private Hire Association 