Material Change in Circumstances - Taxi Operator Licence - TO1

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PERTH AND KINROSS COUNCIL 
Licensing Committee – 30 January 2023 
MATERIAL CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES – TAXI OPERATOR LICENCE – TO1 
Report by Head of Legal Services 
Name and Address:  Mr Peter J Pendlebury
23 Muirton Place
Perth
PH1 5DJ 
Age: 67 years   
9 Month Decision Date:  18 September 2023 
Reason for Report:  The applicant has submitted a request to vary the terms
and conditions of his operator licence, with regard to the
age limit for replacing vehicles (see attached copy
application and letter received 19 December 2022). 
Background Information:    Current policy is that a taxi or private hire car shall be
no more than 10 years old from the date of first
registration before being replaced, however all vehicles
for a taxi or private hire operator licence if wheelchair
accessible (WAV) must be no more than 12 years old
from date of first registration before being replaced. 
The Applicant’s vehicle will be 10 years old from the
date of first registration on the 17 May 2023. To comply
with current operator conditions, the applicant would
have been required to replace or remove his vehicle
from service on or before this date.  The applicants’
annual vehicle fitness test is due to expire on 21
January 2023. 
Contact Officer: D Gilkison,