Private hire licensing councils to have permanent enforcement in each area

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Have any local council that issues a private hire license to either limit its license to operating borders, or have enforcement in each operating area where that license is in use.

Public Saftey.
There is a spread in the areas in which out of district private hire vehicles are being used, this is leading to operators/drivers of such licensed vehicles working areas a long way from where they were licensed.
In some cases the owner/drivers of the vehicles are breaching the legislated rules at the moment by not using the correct signage and pretending to be hackney vehicles and are operating without insurance.
We need local enforcement covering ALL areas the license covers.

Why it was rejected

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

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about enforcement action in respect of taxi and private hire vehicle licences are a matter for individual local authorities, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Require taxis and private hire vehicles be licensed in the areas they operate: Require taxis and private hire vehicles be licensed in the areas they operate

Timeline

11 Apr 2023	Petition opened for signatures
13 Apr 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 13 Apr 2023

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