Bury drivers say a new taxi inspection manual aimed to clear up confusion over controversial tests will “not change anything” because the council sets its own standards too high.
The new manual, which aims to avoid ambiguity over why vehicles fail their inspections resulting in costly retests, is set to come into effect on April 1.
This comes after Bury Council changed its policy on tinted windows and the size of taxi licence number plates in a bid to address drivers’ concerns over safety.
Out of 507 possible faults in the inspection manual, 382 are the same as those on a standard MOT. But around a quarter of the faults in the hackney carriage and private hire vehicle test inspection manual, a total of 125, are additional compliance
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