As regards self-drive hire-cars, its principal effect is that these cannot be hired for any journey, even within the "inner radius," without a declaration showing a permitted purpose.
This is a highly respectable business which is increasing, especially in the provision of self-drive cars for tourists.
The case for dealing with self-drive hire cars in isolation is not strong.
A self-drive hire mini-bus is no more a public service vehicle than a self-drive hire-car is a taxi.
There is a wide range of hardware available to us at present—computerised traffic schemes, dial-a-bus, pedestrian aids, self-drive taxis, bus lanes and so on.
Business in hire cars for self-drive has been completely ruined.
The conditions on which petrol is allocated to owners of hire cars, whether chauffeur-driven or self-drive, are similar throughout the country.
Officers are issued with self-drive cars when this is the most cost-effective means of providing transport to enable them to fulfil their duties.
