Current licensing consultations - taxi byelaws
Taxi byelaw consultation
Consultation opening date: 00.00am on 7 April 2025
Consultation closing date: 00.00am on 30 June 2025
Consultation documents
About this consultation
Cheltenham Borough Council is consulting on adopting the Department for Transport (DfT) model taxi byelaws.
The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 does not permit a local authority to attach conditions to a hackney carriage driver licence. Instead, the only means of conditioning a hackney carriage driver’s licence is by way of bylaws made under Section 68 of the Town Police Clauses Act of 1847 and Section 171 of the Public Health Act 1975.
Cheltenham Borough Council’s current byelaws date back to March 2012 and, therefore, require updating. We are proposing to adopt the DfT model taxi byelaws to replace these.
How to take part in this consultation
This consultation lasts for 12 weeks and closes at 00.00am on 30 June (12 weeks). There are several ways to respond to this consultation:
Alternatively you can download a consultation form to complete and return to [email protected], or by post to Cheltenham Borough Council, Licensing Section, Municipal Offices, Promenade, Cheltenham, GL50 9SA.
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If you have questions about this consultation, please contact the licensing team by email at [email protected] or call 01242 264135.