Material Change in Circumstances - Private Hire Operators Licence - PH336

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PERTH AND KINROSS COUNCIL 
Licensing Committee – 30 January 2023 
MATERIAL CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES – PRIVATE HIRE OPERATOR LICENCE –
PH336 
Report by Head of Legal Services 
Name and Address:  Mr Matthew Jones 
6 Mathieson Drive
Perth
PH1 2XA 
Age: 65 years   
9 Month Decision Date:  21 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 22 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 13 March 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
11 January 2023. 
Contact Officer: D Gilkison