Khan's Uber Ban UNDER THREAT ? : Can Drivers Register With Deregulated Councils ?

Under private hire regulations, drivers can get a licence in one city but pick up trade in a completely different one.

The loophole has been highlighted in Wolverhampton, where Uber began operating last year, leading to a surge in the number of minicab licenses.

And it is claimed that minicab drivers are coming from all over the UK to get registered, before operating in other parts of the country, including London.

This week, councillors in Coventry said they were furious about Wolverhampton Uber drivers flooding into their own city.

But the issue affects the whole of the country and could potentially hit London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s bid to ban Uber from his city.

Fareed Baloch, Chief Operating Officer of Zoom.Taxi said drivers were concerned that badges were being handed out “too easily and without stringent tests which used to be a hallmark for the industry.”

London transport chiefs are currently lobbying the Government to close the loophole allowing so-called “cross border hiring”.

Sadiq Khan SLAMS Uber for 'refusing to play by the rules'

A spokesman for Transport for London said: “A national change is required to address issues of cross border hiring which will otherwise further contribute to enforcement, congestion, pollution and parking issues in London.

“We do not have powers to restrict this type of cross border operation and we continue to raise our concerns with government to ensure we have appropriate controls.”

Source : Express 

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     STILL, ITS NOT ALL BAD NEWS OUT THERE !

TAXI LEAKS EXTRA BITS :

TfL Licences issued

Information about the number and type of licence issued will be updated regularly. The following figures cover the week ending Sunday 15 October 2017:

Private hire driver licences - 116,067: a decrease of 94 on previous week, 159 licences are new.

Private hire vehicle licences - 88,493: a decrease of 100 on previous week, 466 licences are new.

Private hire operator licences - 2,409: a decrease of 7 on previous week.

Taxi driver licences - 24,117: an increase of 6 on the previous week, 14 licences are new. Of those taxi drivers, 21,015 hold All London licences, and 3,102 hold Suburban licences.

Taxi vehicle licences - 21,177: an increase of 15 on previous week, 33 are new.

With thanks to Patrick Lynch 

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