HC Deb 03 April 1985 vol 76 c625W
Mr. Gregory

asked the Secretary of State for Transport which district councils have adopted the hackney carriage conditions of fitness.

Mr. David Mitchell

In England (outside London) and Wales hackney carriages are licensed by district councils, and it is for these authorities to determine the conditions to be attached to such licences. No central record is kept but I understand that the following 30 district councils have adopted the metropolitan conditions of fitness for hackney carriages.

Metropolitan District Councils

  • Birmingham
  • Bolton
  • Coventry
  • Knowsley
  • Liverpool
  • Manchester
  • Salford
  • Sheffield
  • Solihull
  • Stockport
  • Trafford
  • Walsall
  • Wolverhampton
  • Wirral

Non-Metropolitan District Councils

  • Alyn and Deeside
  • Chester
  • Corby
  • Dartford
  • Ellesmere Port
  • Halton
  • Harlow
  • Northampton
  • Norwich
  • Plymouth
  • Preston
  • Shrewsbury
  • Swansea
  • Three Rivers
  • West Lancashire
  • Wrekin