North East Lincolnshire Council has carried out a review of taxi licence fees and for cost recovery reasons, changes have been proposed.
According to GrimsbyLive, the council's licensing and community protection committee signed off the changes on Wednesday, March 13.
Changes in the fees for hackney carriage and private hire licences have to be advertised 28 days in advance.
All fee changes proposed are based on the cost recovery of the licence services provided by the council.
By law, a local authority must set fees at a fair and reasonable level, proportionate to administration costs, and where further costs to ensure compliance are needed.
Proposed renewal fee changes for older taxi vehicles, more than five years old, are "designed to encourage the use of newer vehicles", a council document states.
A rise in material costs has also been passed on with the proposed taxi licence fees.
Even so, the steepest rise compared to current rates is only by £25, for private hire new licences and renewals.
Source: https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/licence-fees-go-up-sex-9159623
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