Issue details

Consultation with licensed trade on proposed uniform colour and implementation date

In total 163 responses were received, 162 from licensed Hackney Carriage drivers and 1 from a Private Hire driver.  The 162 responses represent 57% of the licensed Hackney Carriage trade of which there is currently a total of 282 licensed Hackney Carriage drivers.

There was an overwhelming 95% (154) of respondents who were in support of silver with 1% (2) preferring white and only 1 respondent opting for black.  The remaining number of respondents did not indicate any preference.

In terms of the proposed implementation date, only 4 respondents disagreed with the proposed three months lead time for the uniform colour policy implementation.