Tighter Control Of Taxi Licences

Press, Volume C, Issue 29638, 7 October 1961, Page 10

Tighter Control Of Taxi Licences

<Nen> Zealand Press Association)

AUCKLAND, October 6. New rules for tighter control of taxi licences were announced today by the / uekland Metropolitan Licensing Authority. Under them an applicant will have to:— <1) Provide sufficient unborrowed cash for the transfer of the licence, so that by the jnd of two years he will have paid off any borrowed money at a rate not exceeding £l2 10s a week. <2) Substantiate his financial position by producing to the secretary, at least seven days before the sitting of the authority, bank books, bank statements and other papers. »3) Have had at least three months’ recent full-time driving experience as an employee of a taxi operator licensed by the authority. *♦) Have had nc serious court convictions. Have a reasonably late mode! car The authority also rules that, except in special circumstances. no further transfer of the licence will be approved until one year from

the date of transfer provided there is no breach of the licence at the time of the application for transfer. In a report signed by Ute chairman (Mr R. W. Cox) the committee says it has granted applications which it would have preferred to refuse. But because the applicants were not forewarned of the possibility of such action, it was considered unjust not to grant the transfers.