PRIVATE HIRE operators in Country areas may be able to
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get their drivers', vehicle and psv licences for nothing in the future.
This move, to help transport-starved rural communities, was taken last week by the Government.
He put forward — and the House accepted — an amendment allowing district councils to remit the fees for these licences in whole or in part.
In remote areas becoming increasingly denuded of public transport people might be dependent upon the activities of part-time private hire vehicle drivers.
The amendment did not attempt to set out circumstances in which the lower fees should be applicable, explained Lord Harris, partly because the circumstances might vary greatly between districts, and partly from a desire to avoid arbitrary limits.
These matters were properly for the discretion of the district council, he said.