Apply Congestion/Pollution Charges to Blackcab-users

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

London Mayor Mr.Sadik Khan is making private hire or Minicab drivers pay Congestion Charge & ULEZ charge . But black cabs are exampt . Black cabs emit more CO2 then private Hire vehicle .

Stat on Blackcabs making up 40% of cars in cczone is in Travel In London Report 9 Table 6.6 Pg 187 http://content.tfl.gov.uk/travel-in-london-report-9.pdf
(Taxis make up 20% of total traffic, Private hire vehicles 12% and private cars 18%
Stat on blackcabs emitting up to 30 times more lethal NOx than equivalent car
& 60% of all car NOx in London is from the Independent:
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/black-cabs-taxis-air-pollution-london-research-true-icct-a8688141.html

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the issue you raise is not the responsibility of the Government or Parliament. This is the responsibility of the Mayor of London, who is accountable to the London Assembly.

The London Assembly has its own petitions process. You can find out more about how to petition the London Assembly here:

https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/london-assembly/petitions

Timeline

7 Feb 2019	Petition opened for signatures
8 Feb 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Feb 2019

Follow this petition