Request:
Please can you supply me with the following information?
1. Registration number:
2. Make:
3. Model:
of all vehicles registered as a Taxi, Hackney Carriage or for Private Hire between 6th September 2022 and 26th January 2023 within your council.
Response:
1. Vehicle Registration Numbers are not being supplied after applying section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (personal data) following the ICO decision on the 8 March 2019.
Vehicle Registration Numbers are exempt from disclosure under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act (personal data) following the ICO decision Reference, FS50793373, link below: https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/decision-notices/2019/2614512/fs50793373.pdf
2. and 3.
This information is not held in an easily extractable format. To provide the make and model of vehicles registered as a Taxi, Hackney Carriage or Private Hire between 6th September 2022 – 26th January 2023 each individual file will need to be examined. Therefore, this part of the request is refused under section 12 (1) Freedom of Information Act 2000, since the cost of complying would exceed the appropriate limit set out in the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004.
In assessing the cost of complying, the costs attributable to officer time involved in complying have been considered. Such costs are limited to £450.00 under the Regulations, which equates to eighteen hours of officer time.
Under Section 16 Freedom of Information Act 2000, to provide advice and assistance, we have provided the make and model of all vehicles as of 6th February 2023. Please see attached document.