Petition · past parliament

Private Hire Operators should get Govt Grants under Covid-19 Support Schemes

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Private Hire Operators have been amongst the most affected businesses due to COVID19 restrictions. However, there are no grants for operators working from shared offices or homes. The huge fixed costs of vehicles & lack of business due to restrictions have crippled them. Please provide grants.
Private Hire Operators are gasping for life. Each operator has not just lost 100s of 1000s of Pounds worth of business but also suffered losses on quick depreciating assets like Cars, Vans and Coaches. Their business is directly related to travel, leisure, pubs and hospitality business. While other have been treated a part of leisure, Private Hire Operators haven’t been considered affected business. They need your support in the form of grants as given to Pubs & Restaurants.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

4 Mar 2021 Petition opened for signatures
10 Mar 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Mar 2021

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