The General Purposes Licensing Committee recommends Council to:

1.         approve the proposed amendments to Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle “Conditions of Fitness” as detailed within this report at Appendix 5;

2.         revise the Vehicle Age Limits criteria due to come into force on 1 January 2016 as detailed in this report in paragraph 44;

3.         approve the proposal to offer a discounted licence fee to be applicable to vehicles that fall with Vehicle Excise Bands A, B and C (deemed to be low emission vehicles).