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What legal powers does Leeds City Council have to prevent out of city private hire vehicles coming into the city to provide services? Exactly the same as in Brighton, I guess - ie none.

The real issue is:- Which is the least reliable transport operator in Brighton - SASTA or Uber? At least SASTA occasionally turn up eventually.

Since the requirement is for Uber drivers to hold a licence issued by Brighton & Hove City Council, I'm assuming that it will be the Council's responsibility to check that drivers have a valid DBS check.

Have Uber even tried to sign any Brighton & Hove licensed drivers? Have they even tried to recruit drivers in Brighton or Hove and then get them and their vehicles through the City Council's Blue Book qualifications?

That's the way City Cabs play it. Who is to say whether Uber will do the same? The rules laid down by Lewes District Council say this:- "Since a hackney carriage is permitted to be used for private hire purposes a passenger may be collected from another area on a pre-booked basis, although...

The irony is, though, that the continuing deregulation of the private hire vehicle trade is getting us into a situation in which it will be legal for PVHs licensed in one licensing area to operate as PVHs inside another area. How Brighton & City Council imagine that they can control this...

Don't charges shoot through the roof when demand exceeds supply?

I'm relying for my information on a story in the Brighton and Hove News. But you may be possibly be right. In 2015, the Council certainly awarded Uber a licence for one year. The start date isn't confirmed in the minutes of the Licensing Committee panel.

... even though they were telling the local press, only three days ago, that "Currently, we do not have a timescale for our Brighton operations" ?

Presumably they can only provide the service if they can find drivers who are registered with the City Council. If they are launching at 4.00pm today, this gives them fourteen minutes.

Uber's licence to operate in Brighton expires next Friday. They say that they have applied to the Council to renew it, but a date to deal with the application has not yet been set. Their intention when first granted the licence a year ago was to operate in compliance with the Council's private...