GOM
living vicariously
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.
Legally none, but practically private hire has to be pre-booked. If they are from out of town they will have to be booked with the car's office out of town, then travel to leeds. Not many people in Leeds book a car from e.g.Huddersfield for a local journey, and not many cars from Huddersfield would want to !