Taxi Manufacturer Fights to Maintain Standards
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LTI Vehicles, manufacturers of the London Taxi together with taxi operators, Swift Yellow Cars of Leicester, have just won their appeal in the law courts against the introduction of alternative taxis to the city.
The appeal was launched after Leicester City Council decided to license taxis produced from converted vehicles instead of maintaining the use of purpose built London style taxis. LTI Vehicles and Swift Yellow Cars argued the Council’s move went against the Council’s own Leicester Conditions of Fitness regulations for taxis.
The judge agreed that Leicester Council must now have a proper consultation programme with all interested parties, including passengers, disabled groups, environmental groups and taxi manufacturers before there can be a change of licensing conditions. The Judge ruled that until that has taken place Leicester’s existing Conditions of Fitness regulations must be adhered to.
Matthew Cheyne, Sales and Marketing Director for LTI Vehicles of Coventry said today "We believe in high standards in vehicles and service and we will defend any attempt that threatens to weaken those standards. We feel it is right and proper that any proposed changes should go through a comprehensive process of consultation and evaluation. That obviously did not happen in this instance."
He added, "We are not against competition, in fact we welcome it, but that competition should meet the agreed standards."
"Unless the current regulations are adhered to the industry is exposed to lower standards being introduced by stealth. Not only is it a safety issue for passengers it will lead to confusion over what is and what isn’t a proper, easily recognisable taxi. It will also lead to a loss of work for licensed drivers because of an influx of taxi touts."
The licensed taxi industry is already worried about ‘alternative’ vehicles plying for trade. In London for instance, freelance operators are using Pedi-Cabs and Tuk-Tuks as unofficial public transport.
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The appeal was launched after Leicester City Council decided to license taxis produced from converted vehicles instead of maintaining the use of purpose built London style taxis. LTI Vehicles and Swift Yellow Cars argued the Council’s move went against the Council’s own Leicester Conditions of Fitness regulations for taxis.
The judge agreed that Leicester Council must now have a proper consultation programme with all interested parties, including passengers, disabled groups, environmental groups and taxi manufacturers before there can be a change of licensing conditions. The Judge ruled that until that has taken place Leicester’s existing Conditions of Fitness regulations must be adhered to.
Matthew Cheyne, Sales and Marketing Director for LTI Vehicles of Coventry said today "We believe in high standards in vehicles and service and we will defend any attempt that threatens to weaken those standards. We feel it is right and proper that any proposed changes should go through a comprehensive process of consultation and evaluation. That obviously did not happen in this instance."
He added, "We are not against competition, in fact we welcome it, but that competition should meet the agreed standards."
"Unless the current regulations are adhered to the industry is exposed to lower standards being introduced by stealth. Not only is it a safety issue for passengers it will lead to confusion over what is and what isn’t a proper, easily recognisable taxi. It will also lead to a loss of work for licensed drivers because of an influx of taxi touts."
The licensed taxi industry is already worried about ‘alternative’ vehicles plying for trade. In London for instance, freelance operators are using Pedi-Cabs and Tuk-Tuks as unofficial public transport.
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