Petition · past parliament
Stop private hire drivers from cross bordering.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Nationally in the UK thousands of drivers are exploiting the sub-contracting clause in the Deregulation Act 2015(section 55).This has allowed the situation whereby a person licensed in one authority can work as a PHV in any other authority in the country.
A good example of this exploitation would be; if a person took, and failed, a Knowledge test in one of the 316 Licensing authorities in the UK. This person could then choose to take a Knowledge Test in an authority with far fewer roads to learn, pass the test with ease, and then go back to work in the area they had originally failed in.
The rise in drivers working for "app based" companies has seen the situation where drivers licensed in London are working in different authorities nationwide.
The rise in drivers working for "app based" companies has seen the situation where drivers licensed in London are working in different authorities nationwide.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 16 Feb 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Feb 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 Feb 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.