To address the demand for safety screens in
taxi and private hire vehicles by
a) Retaining the council’s current policy on approving safety
screens for permanent use, and permitting people who have had
safety screens fitted of an approved design and installation to
claim 50% up to £250 of the costs;
b) As a temporary measure resulting from the current pandemic,
permitting owners/operators of taxi and private hire vehicles to
fit safety screens which have not yet been approved by the council,
in order to raise confidence that taxi and private hire vehicles
can reduce the likelihood of transmission of Covid-19. The council
will accept no liability for loss, damage or injury resulting
directly or indirectly from the installation and/or useof any such
safety screen, and will require the screen to be removed when the
Covid-19 emergency ends