South Kesteven District Council has adopted a new private hire licensing policy.

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The public are set to be asked for their views on the street knowledge test, which has been labelled a barrier for bringing more taxi and Uber drivers to the city.

Under current rules anyone seeking a licence as a taxi or private hire driver has to sit the test.