Taxis: Licensing
Commons · Question 28191 · Tabled 3 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to require local authorities to use the same licensing regulations for (a) private hire vehicles and (b) taxis.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 10 Feb 2025
The Government is responsible for setting the regulatory structure within which licensing authorities in England administer the taxi and private hire vehicle licensing regime. Under this system licensing authorities have the flexibility to set standards t...