FOI Request - Public Hire Motor Vehicles

Request 101002535473

I would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information act for the following information:

Motor Vehicles registered for public hire ie Taxi/Private Hire/Hackney Carriage that were either issued a new or renewal licence in the period 1st January 2015 to 31st May 2020.

Specifically, I would like to know: (If any of these elements are not available, please supply the ones that are.)

Vehicle registration number       
Manufacturer (Make)             
Model                                
Licence issue date                         
Licence expiry date                       

Would you also please advise of any additional information that may be available that pertains to this request assuming it does not breach the Data Protection Act.

Response 23-07-2020

The Council has a public access licensing system that details licences issued and licence applications in process. You can search by many criteria including licence type, address, reference, ward area and date. Applications are also visible on a map. The register includes, amongst other things, details of the licence holder, trading address and important dates including expiry dates. The system is available 24/7 (subject to limited down times) and can be accessed here:

https://publicaccess.moray.gov.uk/eplanning/search.do?action=simple&searchType=LicencingApplication

Section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (the Act) exempts information from disclosure where the requester can reasonably obtain the information without making a request for it. It is the Council's view that the information can be reasonably obtained from this system without a request.