Key features of the Fifth Edition include: - Clarification of the meaning of plying for hire from the High Court and Court of Appeal in Reading Borough Council v Ali [2019] EWHC 200 (Admin), [2019] 1 WLR 2635 Admin Crt, and R (on the application of United Trade Action Group Ltd) v Transport for London [2022] EWCA Civ 1026, [2023] 1 WLR 367 CA - The Court of Appeal position on hackney carriage and private hire licence fees in R (on the application of Rehman) v Wakefield City Council and The Local Government Association [2019] EWCA Civ 2166, [2020] RTR 11 CA - Alterations to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and associated regulations and guidance - The Supreme Court decision on costs in licensing appeals in Competition and Markets Authority v Flynn Pharma Ltd and Pfizer [2022] UKSC 14 - The effect of updated guidance from the Department for Transport - New duties for licensees under the Equality Act 2010 and clarification of what is meant by 'mobility assistance' in relation to the Equality Act in McNutt v TfL 2019 [2019] LLR 332 Admin Crt.

This new edition provides a timely update to what is acknowledged as an essential handbook for the taxi licensing practitioner.

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