🟪 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐟𝐋:

 Latest figures from TfL show that last week, the Licensed London Taxi trade lost another 20 drivers. Only 1 new driver was added to the fleet. 

While on the other hand, Private hire driver licences went on rising, 101,008 in total, which is an increase of 464 on the previous week. There were 460 new PH driver licences issued. 

𝐓𝐀𝐗𝐈 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐒 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀 𝐁𝐈𝐓: 

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89624 PHV licences…

A Prius is 15ft long plus 3ft from the vehicle in front.

18ft

89624 vehicles x 18ft

1613232 ft

There are 5280ft in 1 mile

1613232ft

Divided by

5280ft = 305 miles of roadspace

Circumference of the M25 is 117miles

All the PHVs bumper to bumper would stretch around the M25 2.6 times

“And Sadiq Khan doesn’t want a car lead recovery”.