Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport

Government to use London black taxis to ferry NHS workers to and from work.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The government should use black taxi drivers they have a partition between driver and passenger , wheelchair ramp , fully insured , DBS checked and a full knowledge of London making for a quick and efficient service . Please let’s get this done ! The Government could pay a set weekly fee
The Government should be helping ferry the NHS workers to and from work in the safest way possible for the staff and the drivers to stop cross contamination.

Why it was rejected

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

The Government is not responsible for arranging transport to work for NHS staff.

We have published a petition calling on the Government to fund fund free Travel, Parking, Hotel & Childcare during COVID-19 for NHS staff, which you might like to sign: Fund free Travel, Parking, Hotel & Childcare during COVID-19 for NHS staff

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Timeline

24 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
14 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Department Department for Transport
Rejected 14 May 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.