Bradford's taxi drivers will have to wait to learn whether they can advertise on their vehicles.

At a meeting today councillors agreed with the principle of allowing advertising space to be sold - but disagreed with the high number of conditions.

They also wanted to make it a condition that the extra cash generated must first be used on security measures, such as protective screens and CCTV.

Pressure has been brought to reverse the ban by taxi firms and the Bradford Hackney Carriage Owners' Association. This was stepped up after the murder of Keighley taxi driver Mahmood Ahmed in April last year.

Councillors at the Regulatory and Appeals Committee said they were quite happy to see adverts on Council-regulated hackney carriages and private hire cars. But if drivers wanted to change the adverts regularly, this would necessitate a checks every time by the Council.

At the City Hall meeting, David Webster, the Council's head of business services, said CCTV could be installed for anywhere between £100 and £1,200.

Councillors deferred the decision to look into making spending the advertising revenue on security a condition and to make the conditions less prescriptive.

Today the Telegraph & Argus reported how some taxi firms believed the suggested restrictions were too harsh, and would not allow enough money to be generated to pay for the security cameras.

The next meeting of the committee takes place on August 1, so taxi drivers will have to wait until at least then.