{"id":9155,"date":"2024-08-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instituteoflicensing.org\/news_archive\/2024\/08\/05\/wolverhampton-implements-new-rules-to-combat-fake-taxis\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T00:00:00","slug":"wolverhampton-implements-new-rules-to-combat-fake-taxis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instituteoflicensing.org\/news_archive\/wolverhampton-implements-new-rules-to-combat-fake-taxis\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolverhampton implements new rules “to combat fake taxis”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Private hire drivers in Wolverhampton are now required to keep livery signage off doors, under new rules to combat fake taxis.<\/p>\n

City of Wolverhampton Council aims to prevent the impersonation of private hire vehicles by people printing imitation signs and operating as an illegal taxi.<\/p>\n

The change is designed to ensure passengers focus on the private hire vehicle licence plate to verify their booking.<\/p>\n

The council said a consultation with the trade found 93% were in favour of the changes and people responding felt they would make journeys safer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Private hire vehicles must be pre-booked and the authority provides a sign for licensed drivers to attach to each passenger window.<\/p>\n

People needing a vehicle immediately should look for hackney carriages – black cabs – with an illuminated taxi light, the council said.<\/p>\n

They should also check there is a valid hackney carriage licence plate on the back of the vehicle and that the driver is wearing the correct badge.<\/p>\n

The council started implementing the government\u2019s best practice guidance on Thursday, after it was approved by the authority’s regulatory committee.<\/p>\n

Customers can check the driver and vehicle sent to collect them by direct contact with the operator via phone, text message or app.<\/p>\n

The driver would also know their name and destination through booking details the passenger provided, the council said.<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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