Hackney carriage and private hire policy

Chichester District Council has adopted a local hackney carriage and private hire policy for the Chichester district. The policy sets out clearly to both new applicants and existing licence holders the expectations of the council with respect to driver, vehicle and operator licensing. The overriding objective of the policy is to promote safety and safeguard the public.

The policy incorporates various important requirements which stem from the Statutory taxi and private hire vehicle standards (opens new window), published in July 2020 by the Department for Transport, with which the council must have regard to when exercising their functions.

Hackney carriage and private hire policy (Word doc, 105 KB)

Appendices

Appendix A - Hackney and Private Hire Vehicles - National Inspection Standards - Best Practice Guide - August 2012 (PDF, 397 KB)

Appendix B - Conditions relating to the construction and licensing of Hackney Carriages in the District of Chichester (Word doc, 74 KB)

Appendix C - Hackney Carriage Byelaws (Word doc, 18 KB)

Appendix D - Fees (Word doc, 53 KB)

Appendix E - Convictions Policy (Word doc, 132 KB)

Appendix F - Knowledge Test (Word doc, 79 KB)

Appendix G - Guidelines for Private Hire Vehicle Safety Partition Screens (Word doc, 126 KB)

Appendix H - Seating Configurations (Word doc, 310 KB)

Appendix I - Private Hire Driver Licence Conditions (Word doc, 138 KB)

Appendix J - Private Hire Vehicle Licence Conditions (Word doc, 136 KB)

Appendix K - Private Hire Operators Licence Conditions (Word doc, 145 KB)