Portsmouth councillors agree on push to tighten rules on out-of-area private hire drivers

Portsmouth councillors agree on push to tighten rules on out-of-area private hire drivers

Portsmouth City Council is considering new rules to ensure all taxis and private hire vehicles operating in the city meet its own safety standards, regardless of where they are licensed.The move follows an alleged incident in which a woman from Baffins was harassed by a driver in a Wolverhampton-licensed private hire vehicle. Unlike Portsmouth-licensed vehicles, the car did not have in-car CCTV, which is mandatory under local rules. The case has…