STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE PLATE EXEMPTION APPLICATION FORM
Guildford Borough Council – Application for Plate Exemption JAN2020 Page 4 of 4
The information you provide on this form will be used by Guildford Borough Council for licensing purposes. We may
share your information and make any other necessary enquiries regarding your application with other departments
and statutory organisations in relation to the application. Your personal information will be processed in line with Data
Protection legislation and we will not disclose information about you to anyone outside the Council unless the law
permits or requires us to.
The Council is under a duty to protect the public funds it administers and to assist other agencies in the prevention
and detection of crime. We may use the information provided on this form for this purpose, and share this information
with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds.
Under Section 51(3) Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, the local authority is required to maintain
a register of private hire vehicle licences, including the following details which are available for inspection by members
of the public: The name of the person to whom it is granted; the date on which and the period for which it is granted; if
the licence has a serial number, that number. As Guildford Borough Council issues dual Hackney Carriage and
Private Hire Licences, the above applies to both.
We will retain your data for as long as it is required for our administrative use, after which it will be securely disposed
of.
If you believe the data we process on you is incorrect you may request to see this information and, if necessary have it
corrected or deleted. If you wish to raise a complaint you can contact our Data Protection Officer at the address
below. If you believe we are not processing your data lawfully you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s
Office (https://ico.org.uk/). Further details are available on our website - https://www.guildford.gov.uk/dataprotection
, or
from the Information Rights Officer, Guildford Borough Council, Millmead House, Millmead, Guildford, GU2 4BB
(email:
foi@guildford.gov.uk).
APPLICANTS CHECKLIST
Your application will not be accepted without all appropriate documentation:
Required Document
Check
3 months of booking records for the vehicle
Must show the vehicle registration, price and method of payment & customers name
New vehicles must provide three months of records after the plate exemption has been given
Must be on headed paper, recently dated and demonstrate that the vehicle is used for chauffer work