The policy will ensure minimum operating standards of taxi and private hire vehicles and drivers in the interests of public safety and quality of service.
Proposed changes to the policy include:
- Requirements of age and colour of taxi and private hire vehicles
- Requirements relating to CCTV and dashcam equipment
- Medical fitness standards for taxi and private hire vehicle drivers
- Certification requirements for taxi drivers
- Requirement of foreign conviction checks for taxi and private hire vehicle drivers.
The Council’s Planning and Regulation Panel approved the consultation to update the policy on 20 May.
'Public safety and high standards of customer service'
Cllr Neil Benny, Chair of the Council’s Planning and Regulation Panel, said: “We will engage constructively with Stirling’s taxi trade to help us shape this new policy in addition to the wider public.
“Public safety and high standards of customer service are at the heart of this policy and it’s very important that we hear from taxi drivers as well as residents who travel within the council area via a taxi or private hire vehicle.”
The consultation is open until 24 September and can be completed via Stirling Council’s Engage Stirling platform.
Paper copies of the consultation can be obtained by contacting the Licensing team at civiclicensing@stirling.gov.uk or by popping into your local library or Customer First.