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The DfT definition

The DfT means the Department for Transport, including previous names under which that Department has been known.
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The DfT. Guidance’ means the Department for Transport Best Practice Guidance on Taxi and Private Hire vehicle Licensing issued in March 2010
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The DfT means the Department for Transport, including previous names
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Examples of The DfT in a sentence

  • The DfT guidance is clear on the necessity of enforcement to maintain high standards of public safety.

  • The DfT considers that annual licence renewal is not necessary or appropriate for Private Hire Operators, whose involvement with the public is less direct than that of a driver.

  • The DfT sees it as good practice to review the fare scales at regular intervals, including any graduation of the fare scale by time of day or day of the week.

  • The DfT guidance is directed at local authorities in England and Wales with responsibility for hackney carriage and private hire licensing who will “decide for themselves the extent to which they wish to make use of it or adapt it to suit their own purposes”.

  • The DfT recognises that most licensing authorities require prospective hackney carriage drivers to pass a test of local topographical knowledge as a condition of gaining a licence.

  • The DfT recognises that it is good practice for medical checks to be made on each driver as a condition for the initial grant of a licence and for each renewal.

  • The DfT guidance recognises that an annual MOT test for licensed vehicles of whatever age is appropriate.

  • The DfT Guidance makes no recommendation as to the duration of Hackney Carriage or Private Hire vehicle licences and legislation limits the maximum period of such licences to twelve months.

  • The DfT Plan to Decarbonise Transport, whilst a welcome initiative in principle, does not yet set out a set of measures that are realistically capable of achieving the changes in the required timeframe.

  • The DfT guidance states that it is possible for an older vehicle to be in good condition and that the setting of an age limit beyond which the licensing authorities will not license vehicles may be arbitrary and disproportionate.


More Definitions of The DfT

The DfT. Means the Department for Transport, including previous names under which that Department hasbeen known.“The DfT Guidance”Means The Department for Transport – Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing: Best Practice Guidance, published in March 2010.“The Committee”.Means the Regulatory Committee or Regulatory Sub-Committee of the Council.“Driver”Means a person with a licence issued by Milton Keynes Council to drive either a Private Hire Vehicle or a Hackney Carriage vehicle licensed by Milton Keynes Council.“Taxi”Is often used generically by members of the public and the trade to describe both hackney carriages and private hire vehicles. Legislation issued later than the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 only refers to Hackney Carriages as “Taxi’s”. For the avoidance of doubt the term is not used in this Policy other than to referto both types of Licensed Vehicle.“DVLA driving licence”Means a full original UK driving licence issued by the DVLA.“DVLA”Means the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and any previous or subsequent names by which it may be known.“Seatbelt”Means a three point belt which restrains the upper and lower parts of the torso including lap belt. The belt is anchored at not less than three points, and is designed for use by an adult.“Policy”Means this Policy and its appendices.“Assistance Dog”Means, (a)a dog which has been trained to guide a blind person; (b)a dog which has been trained to assist a deaf person; (c)a dog which has been trained by a prescribed charity to assist a disabled person who has a disability that consists of epilepsy or otherwise affects the person's mobility, manual dexterity, physical co-ordination or ability to lift, carry or otherwise move everyday objects; (d)a dog of a prescribed category which has been trained to assist a disabled person who has a disability (other than one falling within paragraph (c)) of a prescribed kind;“Conditions”Means the conditions of licence applied by theCouncil to either a driver licence, operators licence or vehicle licence.“WAV”Means a wheelchair accessible vehicle.“The primary licensing legislation”Means the Town and Police Clauses Act 1847 and the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976“The 1976 Act”Means the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.
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The DfT. Guidance’ means the Department for Transport Best Practice
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