Petition · past parliament
cross border hiring to start or finish in own licenced area
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
we have cars from all over the country working in towns that they arent licensed from and the local councils dont have any power like they do over there own licensed vehicles this makes it hard for individual councils to enforce
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
You could start a new petition asking for the law to be changed to require taxis and/ or private hire vehicles to start or finish their journeys in their local licensing authority area, if that's what you want to happen.
You could start a new petition asking for the law to be changed to require taxis and/ or private hire vehicles to start or finish their journeys in their local licensing authority area, if that's what you want to happen.
Timeline
| 14 Sep 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Sep 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Sep 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.