Drivers with criminal records could be made to wait twice as long before when applying to become taxi drivers under new rules set to go under consultation in Sefton.
If approved, the new licensing standards would mean people convicted of violent offences, hate crimes and acts of dishonesty waiting much longer than previously before being eligible to apply to drive a private hire or hackney cab.
People convicted of any type of sexual or indecency offence would not be able to apply for a licence at all.
