Taxi Liaison Group - 20/06/2007

At a MEETING of the TAXI LIAISON GROUP held at Dundee on 20th June, 2007.

Present:-

DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

Bailie Roderick A J WALLACE

COUNCILLORS

Helen DICK

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Andrew DAWSON

TAXI TRADE REPRESENTATIVES

George HARRIS, Tay Taxis

Graeme STEPHEN, Dundee Taxi Association

Steve CASHLEY, 505050 Taxis

John CURRAN, Tele Taxis

Chris ELDER, TGWU

David YOUNG, DTCC

Ewan REID, Limousines

TAYSIDE POLICE REPRESENTATIVES

Alec SELFRIDGE, Tayside Police (Constable)

Cammy FORBES, Tayside Police (Constable)

OFFICERS

Stuart GALLOWAY, Principal General Services Officer

Brian WOODCOCK, Senior Solicitor, Licensing

Alan LEWIS, Planning and Transportation

Mark DEVINE, Planning and Transportation

Lord Provost John R LETFORD, Convener, in the Chair.

Apologies were submitted on behalf of Councillor Mohammed Asif and Doug Inglis.

I MINUTE OF PREVIOUS MEETING

The minute of meeting held on 8th March, 2007 was submitted and approved.

II REVISION OF TAXI FARES

There was circulated a reviewed report, outlining a number of proposals designed to raise taxi fares in Dundee closer to the national average in a phased manner.

There followed consideration and discussion of the proposals.

It was agreed that it be remitted to the appropriate officers to consider the proposals and their implications in detail. Thereafter, a report would be submitted to a meeting of the Liaison Group to be held in the near future, with a view to submitting a recommendation to the Licensing Committee on 16th August, 2007, and thereafter, implementing any changes as quickly as possible.

III NIGHTCLUB MINIBUSES

Concern was expressed by trade members regarding the practice of nightclubs using minibuses to bring members of the public to their premises, in particular, the fact that these were not licensed or regulated in any way. It was remitted to the officers to give further consideration to this matter.

Lord Provost John R LETFORD, Convener.

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