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CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982
APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OR RENEWAL OF A TAXI DRIVER’S LICENCE
Each question must be answered:
1.
YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS
TITLE: (please tick)
Mr
Mrs
Miss
Ms
Other (please state)
SURNAME: (including maiden name(s) if
appropriate)
FORENAMES:
CURRENT HOME ADDRESS:
PREVIOUS ADDRESS
(if less than five years, please give
previous address)
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
EMAIL:
DATE OF BIRTH:
AGE:
PLACE OF BIRTH:
NATIONAL INSURANCE NUMBER:
PASSPORT NUMBER
2.
APPLICATION DETAILS
ARE YOU APPLYING FOR A GRANT
OR RENEWAL?: (please tick – only one answer applies)
HAVE YOU HELD THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD OF TWELVE
MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THIS
APPLICATION A FULL DRIVER’S LICENCE ISSUED UNDER
THE ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1972?: (please tick – only one answer
applies)
GRANT
RENEWAL
YES
NO
YES
NO
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DRIVING MOTOR VEHICLES?:
DO YOU INTEND TO WORK AS A DRIVER AS A FULL-TIME
OCCUPATION?: (please tick – only one answer applies)
If “NO” please give further particulars:
NAME & ADDRESS OF OPERATOR WHOSE VEHICLE YOU
WILL DRIVE:
ARE YOU SUBJECT TO ANY DISABILITY LIKELY TO AFFECT
YOUR FITNESS AS A DRIVER?: (please tick – only one answer
applies)
YES
NO
YES
NO
If “YES” please state nature:
PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY CRIME OR
OFFENCE, INCLUDING OFFENCES UNDER ROAD TRAFFIC
LEGISLATION?: (please tick – only one answer applies)
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The attached Schedule of Details of Convictions forms part of your application
It MUST be completed and signed
If you have no convictions you MUST write “NONE”on the Schedule and sign
DECLARATON
I declare that the particulars given by me on this form are true and I hereby make application to South Ayrshire
Council for the grant or renewal of the licence applied for.
Any person who in connection with the making of this application makes any statement which he/she knows to
be false or recklessly makes any statement which is false in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence
and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £2,500.
Date:
Signature of Applicant
N.B. - Any person who in or in connection with the making of this application makes any statement
which he/she knows to be false or recklessly makes any statement which is false in a material
particular shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding
£2,500.
THE APPLICATION FEE IS NOT RETURNABLE ONCE THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED
This Authority is under a duty to protect the public funds it administers, and to this end may use the
information you have provided on this form for the prevention and detection of fraud. It may also share this
information with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds for these purposes. For
further information, see http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/council-and-government/fraud-initiative.aspx or
contact Data Protection Officer, South Ayrshire Council, County Buildings, Wellington Square, Ayr, KA7 1DR.
Email: [email protected]
SCHEDULE OF CONVICTIONS (This forms part of your application form and MUST be completed)
Name:
Address:
Date of Birth:
Give details of all convictions. These include: Fixed Penalties and Fiscal Fines (Conditional Offers) and all other
cases whether or not there was a Court appearance. If you are not sure whether or not to include something,
include it.
Note:
As of 29 March 2003 the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions)(Scotland) Order
2003 requires that applicants for Taxi and Private Hire Car and Drivers Licences must declare all previous
convictions both spent and unspent.
If you have no convictions you MUST write “NONE”on the table below
DATE OF
OFFENCE
DATE OF
CONVICTION
NAME & PLACE
OF COURT
NATURE OF
OFFENCE
PENALTY/SENTENCE
IMPOSED
“I certify that the information I have supplied is completed and accurate, and I understand that I may
be prosecuted if it is not and that the Licence Application may be refused”.
Signature of person named:
Date Signed:
GUIDANCE NOTES ON LICENCE APPLICATION
1.
If your application is successful you will receive a licence and with it you will also receive a badge which
must be worn by you at all times when you are working. When lodging your application you must also
provide two up-to-date identical colour passport photographs.
2.
You must also submit your Driving Licence with your application..
3.
You must produce evidence of your right to work in the UK. (A list of acceptable documents is attached)
4.
The fee must be paid when the application is lodged. This fee is not returnable if you decide to withdraw
the application or if the licence is refused. When a licence is granted this will normally last for three years
but the Panel may decide to grant a licence for a trial period of one year. This will not be done unless you
have been called to a hearing which is explained below.
5.
The application form, photographs, driving licence, proof of right to work in the UK and fee should be
lodged by the applicant in person at one of the Customer Service Centres listed below;
Wallace Tower, High Street, Ayr, KA7 1LH;
Municipal Buildings, South Beach, Troon, KA10 6EJ;
2 – 6 The Cross, Prestwick, KA9 1AN;
64 High Street, Maybole, KA19 7BZ;
17 – 19 Knockcushan Street, Girvan, KA26 9AQ
Opening Hours: Monday-Thursday 08:45-16:45 (cash payments taken until 16:00) and
Friday 08:45-16:00 (cash payments taken until 15:30)
If you have any enquiries relating to your application please call the Licensing team on
01292 617682
Please remember to complete all sections of the application form and in particular, the Schedule of
Previous Convictions if this applies to you. This covers all convictions, including Road Traffic and other
offences which were not dealt with through the Court. If you hold no criminal convictions please write
“NONE” and sign the Schedule.
You are warned that it is a criminal offence if you do not disclose this information on your
application.
6.
The application will be processed which means it will be sent out to other people, including the Police, for
their comments. If there are no adverse comments and you have no more that 3 penalty points on your
licence then the licence can be granted under delegate powers. It takes a minimum of 28 days to
process an application on this basis.
7.
If adverse reports have been received then the application must go to the Regulatory Panel of South
Ayrshire Council. You will be given a note of the matters which the Panel will be taking into account when
considering your application. At the Panel you will be given the chance to present your own views on
these reports. As the application has to go through this process it takes considerably longer than 28
days.
8.
The holder of a taxi driver licence shall undertake and pass an approved training course within a
period of six months from the date of issue of this licence.
For this purpose the training course is being delivered by Ayr College who are contactable on 0800
199798
Failure to pass the course may lead to your licence being suspended.
CHECKLIST
Application must be accompanied by:(A) Two passport photographs
(B) Driving Licence
(C) Fee
(D) Proof of right to work in the UK
THE APPLICATION FEE IS NOT RETURNABLE ONCE THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED
Lists of acceptable documents for right to a licence checks
The lists of documents are based on those prescribed to show evidence of a right to work.
List A: No restrictions on right to work in the UK.
1.
A passport showing the holder, or a person named in the passport as the child of the
holder, is a British citizen or a citizen of the UK and Colonies having the right of abode
in the UK.
2.
A passport or national identity card showing the holder, or a person named in the
passport as the child of the holder, is a national of a European Economic Area country
or Switzerland.
3.
A Registration Certificate or Document Certifying Permanent Residence issued by the
Home Office to a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.
4.
A Permanent Residence Card issued by the Home Office to the family member of a
national a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.
5.
A current Biometric Immigration Document (Biometric Residence Permit) issued by
the Home Office to the holder indicating that the person named is allowed to stay
indefinitely in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.
6.
A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is exempt from immigration
control, is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK, has the right of abode in the UK, or has
no time limit on their stay in the UK.
7.
A current Immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office to the holder with
an endorsement indicating that the named person is allowed to stay indefinitely in the
UK or has no time limit on their stay in the UK, together with an official document
giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a
Government agency or a previous employer. An example of an Immigration Status
Document may be found here.
A full birth or adoption certificate issued in the UK which includes the name(s) of at
least one of the holder’s parents or adoptive parents (including an official extract of an
entry in the register of births in Scotland in long form), together with an official
document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name
issued
a Government
agency
or ainprevious
employer.
A birth by
or adoption
certificate
issued
the Channel
Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland,
8.
9.
together with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance
number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.
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A certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British citizen, together with an official
document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name
issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.
List B: Restrictions on right to work in the UK. A licence may be issued (subject to statutory
limitations) up to the expiry date of the permission to work in the UK.
1.
A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is allowed to stay in the UK and is
currently allowed to do the type of work in question.
2.
A current Biometric Immigration Document (Biometric Residence Permit) issued by the
Home Office to the holder which indicates that the named person can currently stay in
the UK and is allowed to do the work in question.
3.
A current Residence Card (including an Accession Residence Card or a Derivative
Residence Card) issued by the Home Office to a non-European Economic Area national who
is a family member of a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland or who
has a derivative right of residence.
4.
A current Immigration Status Document containing a photograph issued by the Home
Office to the holder with a valid endorsement indicating that the named person may stay in the
UK, and is allowed to do the type of work in question, together with an official
document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name
issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.
5.
A Certificate of Application issued by the Home Office under regulation 17(3) or 18A (2) of the
Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006, to a family member of a
national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland stating that the holder is
permitted to take employment which is less than 6 months old together with
Verification from the Home Office Evidence and Enquiry Unit.
6.
A Verification issued by the Home Office Evidence and Enquiry Unit to South Ayrshire
Council, which indicates that the named person may stay in the UK and work because
they have an in time application, appeal or administrative review and which is
outstanding. The licence may be issued for six months from the date of the licence
decision.