Take our survey Why?
Why?
Take our survey Hackney Carriage and private hire vehicles are a vital and integral part of the transport network in the UK with:
Hackney Carriage and private hire vehicles are a vital and integral part of the transport network in the UK with:
source – Department for Transport The licensing of hackney carriages in particular dates back to 1847, and that for private hire vehicles to 1976. Seventeen principal Acts of Parliament, eight statutory instruments, and over 150 court decisions regulate these activities. The Institute of Licensing is conducting a substantial nationwide consultation to find out how the existing law is working for different users including drivers, operators, customers and regulators. The overall aim is to establish if there is a need for reform of this legislation outside London, to make it fit for purpose for the 21st century. There are many reasons for embarking on this exercise, principally: eliminating inconsistencies between licensing authorities in the application of outdated legislation removing outdated practices and controls which stifle economic development and competition enhancing public protection and safety by virtue of a simplified system of regulation promoting the environmental impact of sustainable transport recognising and embedding licensed vehicles as part of the national public transport infrastructure reducing the administrative burden on licence holders and licensing authorities providing a better structured and more understandable frameworkWe need and appreciate your views to do thisOur aim is to collate views and to identify areas of general consensus on how the law could benefit from modernisation. Please complete our survey
source – Department for Transport
The licensing of hackney carriages in particular dates back to 1847, and that for private hire vehicles to 1976. Seventeen principal Acts of Parliament, eight statutory instruments, and over 150 court decisions regulate these activities.
The Institute of Licensing is conducting a substantial nationwide consultation to find out how the existing law is working for different users including drivers, operators, customers and regulators.
The overall aim is to establish if there is a need for reform of this legislation outside London, to make it fit for purpose for the 21st century. There are many reasons for embarking on this exercise, principally:
We need and appreciate your views to do thisOur aim is to collate views and to identify areas of general consensus on how the law could benefit from modernisation. Please complete our survey
Should taxi fees be set?Should the licensing authority be able to limit the number of licensed taxis?