Taxi Driver's Code of Conduct - Consultation
Documents & Declarations
Production of Documents
- If an Authorised Officer of the Council, an Authorised Officer of another Council with which the Council has a reciprocal arrangement or a police constable or PCSO asks you, you must produce:
- Your DVLA driving licence
- Your Taxi Driver Licence
- The vehicle registration document
- A valid certificate of insurance
within five days of the request being made at the location that they specify.
Medical condition
- You must notify the Council, in writing within 14 days of any change in your medical condition that may adversely affect your ability to drive private hire or Hackney Carriage vehicles.
- You must ensure that when you are working you are sober and not under the influence of any illegal drugs. If you are taking any prescription medication, you must ensure that it does not impair your driving ability.
- If at any time you feel unwell you must discontinue work until such time as you feel better and able to return to work.
Declaration of conviction / caution / penalty
- You must declare all convictions, cautions, fixed penalty notices, CBO’s (Criminal Behaviour Orders) CPNs (Community Protection Notices), requirements to attend a speed awareness course, injunctions, restraining orders to the Council on your initial application form.
- If you are convicted of any offence, or accept a formal caution for an offence, or receive a fixed penalty notice for any offence or receive and accept an endorsable fixed penalty notice, or are made the subject of an CBO or CPN, are required to attend a speed awareness course, are made the subject on any injunction or restraining order, or you are arrested for any matter, you must give the Council details, in writing and within 72 hours of the event.