Item 8 Appendix 3 - Email from CB TOA re Minute AGM
West Dunbartonshire Council · 4 June 2025
Back to Licensing Committee — 4 June 2025 and its agenda
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Email from Kenny McSheaffrey, Secretary, Clydebank Taxi Operators Group Clydebank Taxi Operators Group called a members meeting on 07.05.2025. We met at Clydebank Community Sports Hub at 7.00pm. Our meeting was publicised 7 days in advance of the meeting date, in accordance with our constitution. Non-members were welcome on the night. Our meeting focused on a possible fare tariff change. We discussed all aspects of our current fare chart in depth and heard the views of all of our members present. Members debated fully what the implications of any increase could have on our trade. Members had highlighted that our trade was still in decline as a direct result of the pandemic. They had sighted rising licensing fee, higher fuel costs, higher insurance premiums and increasing costs for parts and labour as on-going concerns affecting our trade. The majority of members voted by show of hands for the need for a increase in tariff. Tariff 1 Increase 50 pence in the flag fall from £3.80 up to £4.30. No increase in the running mile. Change of time from 6.00am / 8.00pm. Tariff 2 Increase 50 pence in the flag fall from £4.30 up to £4.80. No increase in the running mile. Change of time from 8.00pm / 6.00am. Tariff 3 Increase 50 pence in the flag fall from £5.50 up to £6.00. 30 pence increase in the running mile from £2.50 up to £2.80. Change of time from 6.00am on 24 December to 6.00am on 27 December. Change of time from 6.00am on 31 December to 6.00am on 3 January. Between 9.00pm and 6.00am a 50 pence extra charge applies. No change to the current waiting time, extra passengers charge or soiling fee from current chart.
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We heard various proposals for increase and each new tariff was proposed and seconded on the night. Once we had 2 proposals left on the table for each tariff the members voted by a show of hands and the majority carried as the wishes of our members. All proposals put forward to your office reflect the motions passed by our members on the night and we ask that these proposals come before the licensing committee at the earliest opportunity. Regards Kenny McSheaffrey Secretary Clydebank Taxi Operators Group