Taxi Licensing

We offer a comprehensive legal service for the private hire and hackney trades for vehicle operators and drivers.

Help and Advice
We offer advice and assistance in relation to all aspects of taxi licensing from policy issues through to individual problems. We have set out how we can help with some common problems but if you encounter any licensing problem please contact us to discuss how we can assist you.

Representation at Committee Hearings
We provide representation before Licensing Sub Committees throughout the North West of England and North Wales where a new application has been referred to the committee or where a driver or operator has been called before the committee because of a complaint.

We always provide realistic advice about the prospects of success at such hearing and being properly prepared and represented at committee hearings can often increase the prospects of success.

Disciplinary Interviews and Hearings
Many taxi licensing officers invite drivers to attend to be interviewed under caution when they are investigating a complaint or an allegation that the conditions of a licence have been breached. These interviews are important because what you say in response to questions put to you in interview can be used as evidence against you to support a decision to revoke or suspend a licence or as evidence to support a prosecution in the magistrates’ court.

We can provide you with advice about whether you should attend the interview or not and represent you during the course of interview.

If your case progresses to a hearing before the licensing committee we can represent you

Licensing Offences
If you are prosecuted for an offence we provide representation before the magistrates’ and Crown Courts and we will advise you whether or not you are eligible to apply for legal aid.