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<cms:item xmlns:cms="http://www.arsdigita.com/cms/1.0" xmlns="http://www.esd.org.uk/standards/esdbody" oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.ESDService:{id=635}]"><cms:name>licensing-635</cms:name><cms:language>en</cms:language><cms:title>Licence - hackney carriage driver's licences</cms:title><cms:dublinCore oid="[com.arsdigita.london.cms.dublin.DublinCoreItem:{id=635}]"><cms:name>licensing-635-dublin-metadata</cms:name><cms:dcAudience>General public</cms:dcAudience><cms:dcCoverage>content="99XX" scheme="ONS SNAC"</cms:dcCoverage><cms:dcCoveragePostcode/><cms:dcCoverageSpatialRef/><cms:dcCoverageUnit/><cms:dcDateValid/><cms:dcDisposalReview/><cms:dcLanguage>en</cms:dcLanguage><cms:dcTemporalBegin/><cms:dcTemporalEnd/><cms:dcCreatorOwner>LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk</cms:dcCreatorOwner><cms:dcCreatorContact>LAWS Project - Starter Kit - http://www.laws-project.org.uk</cms:dcCreatorContact><cms:dcPublisher>Tameside MBC - LAWS project - http://laws.tameside.gov.uk</cms:dcPublisher><cms:dcRights/><cms:dcKeywords>licence, hackney, carriage, driver, licences</cms:dcKeywords></cms:dublinCore><cms:textAsset oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.TextAsset:{id=635}]"><cms:content><![CDATA[<h2>Environmental Services</h2><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><p><i>A licence is required before any person can drive a hackney carriage (taxi). </i></p><hr/><p>Before a licence is granted the applicant must satisfy the Council that:</p><ul>
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<li title="*">He/she is a fit and proper person to hold a licence;</li>
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<li title="*">He/she is medically fit;</li>
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<li title="*">He/she has attained the age of 21 years; </li>
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<li title="*">He/she has held a full driver's licence (not a provisional licence) granted to the applicant under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1972 authorising him/her to drive a motor car for at least twelve months prior to the date of the application; </li>
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<li title="*">He/she must pass a police criminality check carried out by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) to ensure safety to the public</li>
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</ul><p>Once the
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<span class="gen">link to online form</span> has been completed, you need to make an appointment to visit our Offices, bringing with you the following documentation:</p><ul>
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<li title="*">the completed application form</li>
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<li title="*">your DVLA Driving Licence (original - not a photocopy) showing your current
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address</li>
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<li title="*">your passport or birth certificate</li>
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<li title="*">2 colour passport type photographs taken within
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the last month.</li>
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<li title="*">fee - currently <span class="gen">enter amount</span>
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</li>
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</ul><p>Applications will not be accepted without production of the above.</p><p>The medical form needn't be completed at this stage. You may wait until the necessary
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checks have been returned to us and you have passed your topographical test. It
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is worth noting that, should you decide to withdraw your application for whatever
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reason, the fee paid by you to your GP is non-refundable. Therefore, it
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is entirely up to you to decide at which point during the application process that
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you have the medical.</p><p>Upon production of the forms at the licensing office, you will be asked to complete
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a form to enable us to check with the Criminal Records Bureau for any records held
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against you. Please be aware that we normally allow approximately up to 8 weeks
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from receipt of your application for return of these checks as this is the average
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time that they take.</p><p>Once your application has been accepted and the fee has been paid, an appointment
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will be made for you to sit the topographical test.</p><p>We look forward to receiving your application and if you have any difficulty with
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any of the forms or have any questions, please contact us on the above contact details.</p><span class="gen">email address here</span><span class="gen">phone number here</span><span class="gen">sms phone number here</span><span class="gen">fax number here</span><span class="gen">minicom number here</span><span class="gen">postal address here</span><h3>
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<a href="/ccm/services/pid.jsp?pid=635"> Applications for services
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(635)
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</a></h3>]]></cms:content></cms:textAsset><cms:links oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.contentassets.RelatedLink:{id=635}]"><cms:targetType>internalLink</cms:targetType><cms:linkOrder>1</cms:linkOrder><cms:linkTitle>PDF Form</cms:linkTitle><cms:targetItem oid="[com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.FileStorageItem:{id=635}]"/></cms:links></cms:item>
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