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 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 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 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 also suggests that in reviewing fares, Authorities should pay particular regard to the needs of the travelling public, with reference both to what it is reasonable to expect people to pay but also to the need to give taxi drivers sufficient incentive to provide a service when it is needed.
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 recognises that an annual MOT test for licensed vehicles of whatever age is appropriate.
The DfT guidance stresses that licensing requirements which are unduly stringent are likely to unreasonably restrict the supply of hackney carriage and private hire services by increasing the cost of operation or by otherwise restricting entry to the trade.
The DfT considers that such checks should be at the level of enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service as these disclosures include details of spent convictions and police cautions.