Call A Cab, S A Private Hire, Action being taken against Aylesbury taxi company Rutland County Council Private Hire Plates

Action is being taken against an Aylesbury taxi and private hire company after vehicles believed to be licensed by another council were found displaying the same name.

Aylesbury Vale District Council (AVDC) says action is ongoing against Call a Cab after the authority was made aware of private hire vehicles licensed by Rutland County Council being used in the Aylesbury Vale district.

The law does not permit AVDC to take action against vehicles and drivers licensed by another authority, and as a result any irregularities relating to these vehicles have been reported to Rutland County Council.
But AVDC licensing manager Peter Seal said: “These vehicles, however are displaying the name Call A Cab, a company licensed by AVDC.

“As a consequence we are taking action against Call A Cab, which is ongoing.
“AVDC and the taxi trade have worked long and hard in raising standards in Aylesbury and the use of vehicles licensed elsewhere undermines the good work achieved.”

Call a Cab in Aylesbury declined to comment.

A statement from Rutland County Council said: “Rutland County Council is satisfied that the conditions of its licensing requirements have been complied with by S A Private Hire, who run the ‘Call-a-Cab’ business from a site in Rutland.”

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