Richard Gawith said he felt 'wronged' by the council's decision not to allow him to retain expired taxi licences - but a High Court judge did not agree
The boss of a Liverpool black cab company has taken his fight with the city council to the High Court.
Richard said: "The pandemic was certainly a low point. Lots of drivers left and the trade has struggled to recover. We estimate that there are now between 800 and 900 drivers , but there are 1,426 black cabs." By 2023, relations between the council and Richard had hardened and the local authority decided to take 21 of the cab licences off his firm. He calculated this as a loss of £210,000 to the company, with each licence valued at around £10,000.
At the High Court in Manchester earlier this week, Richard and his company argued that the decision to take the expired licences from them made no sense as it meant there would be fewer cabs on the road. He also felt the council was discriminating by letting some other cab drivers keep their expired licences.
"The Local Authority has plainly considered the points consistently put forward by the Claimant throughout the entire sequence of events. But it has also consistently explained why driver shortage and affordability do not provide a basis for expired licences to “sit unrenewed” on an ongoing basis, that it was necessary and appropriate to regularise the position, and that fair time had been allowed.
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