Reform Hackney & Private Hire Regulations & Make It Universal

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

At present cross border is permitted, but cross council checks aren't. Opening up a difficult process when challenging illegal taxis. Liveries/plates are not universal, I believe there should be a universal approach such as having blue license plates for ALL taxis (example: Spain).

Having a universal approach to our taxi industry reduces the chance of illegal plying. By allowing all councils to have powers to check and penalise drivers from other councils would eliminate the time consuming process and close any loopholes that allow those drivers to continue working without any deterrent or consequence of their actions. Public welfare and safety is the forefront of our taxi industry and must be taken seriously. At present this is not the case and needs serious reform.

Why it was rejected

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

We currently have the following petition open on this issue, 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 Jul 2023	Petition opened for signatures
14 Jul 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 Jul 2023

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