The Reading Chronicle reported that Reading Borough Council's Licensing Applications Committee approved a six-week consultation on changes to the hackney carriage and private hire licensing policy. The decision was taken on Thursday 5 November 2026.
What the report asked
The report to the committee asked for that consultation, for every private hire vehicle already licensed to remain on the fleet until any revised policy is adopted, for a vehicle new to the private hire fleet to be at least Euro 5b, and for the outcome and any revised policy to come back to the committee in 2027.