Taxis and BBQs
Last night was another meeting of the Council’s Licensing and Safety Panel, which considers private hire and hackney carriage licensing and safety issues for the Borough. Of particular enjoyment was the almost biblical miracle of making a tiny agenda last nearly three hours.
There was the usual crop of applications for license, and hearings for those license holders who have committed offences and risk losing their license. Of most interest though was a report on the future of taxi MOT testing in the Borough. At present there is only one facility for drivers to use, but the Drivers’ Association has asked that consideration is given to extending this provision and opening up the market. So we have asked for some work to be undertaken to find out the possible effects of this. It’s clearly an issue for many drivers, dozens of whom turned up to hear the discussion.
This weekend we’ll be out leafleting in St Mary’s, so look out for that. And on Sunday it’s the annual Bury Liberal Democrats Summer BBQ, where we grill beef in the name of Nick Clegg.
All members and supporters are welcome - please email me for details. It’s going to be a fun occasion where you will have the opportunity to meet fellow Lib Dems (and those dragged along by their Liberal Democrat friends / relations), including Councillors who can live up to the high standards to which they’ve been elected by gorging themselves on four or five pounds of ground meat.
I hope to see some of you there - it’s always lovely to see new faces. And, if nothing else, it’s a free feed.
Rick
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