The recommendation is essentially how it works in Scotland - you can do work to and from an other area, but you can't hang around in another area waiting for work or base cars in another area.

CCTV fitters don't exist in many areas so it is a bit of a lottery as to what system you could get

Most PH firms these days send a text with the reg number and name of their driver I think this is covering that and I don't see the problem if they can't receive texts then tell them over the phone

but as hackney drivers some of us spend time sitting on a rank how do you account for that or even a PH driver sat in the office having a coffee and trying to influence the op to feed them so a driver could do a 12 hour shift but only drive for 6 hours or less

Recommendation 14
The Department for Transport and Transport for London should work together to enable
the issue of Fixed Penalty Notices for both minor taxi and PHV compliance failings. The
Department for Transport should introduce legislation to provide all licensing authorities
with the same powers.




so hand the councils a license to print money through over zealous use of penalty fines !!

The information on phv licenses is out of date 87,000 in 2017,latest figure for 2018 is 109,000,like every other report grossly misleading information,recommendations have proved that it is phv operator biased,the rank and file people delivering the service (Taxi proprietor/driver or phv proprietor/driver) have had no input and have been totally ignored in compiling this report.

If there was the demand, CCTV fitters would be as common as meter fitters, more than likely the same people.

Looks like a report thats been paid for..... never heard of most of them...

they are not exactly in plentiful supply most won't fit your own equipment they will only fit their rental equipment and why should i pay £250 a year to rent a CCTV camera

I understand those concerns, but if drivers aren't out all hours, then when they are they will be busier.

Nothing will change the amount of drivers working, nor customers wanting our services, so if we all work less hours then we will all be busier during those hours we are allowed to work.

It could save your life and/or livelihood.

"Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing"

Who are they, are they an official government body or just another group trying to tell the Government how how it should be?

but as hackney drivers some of us spend time sitting on a rank how do you account for that or even a PH driver sat in the office having a coffee and trying to influence the op to feed them so a driver could do a 12 hour shift but only drive for 6 hours or less

It's quite simple really, it's not all about driving when considered working. If you're in a shop and nobody comes for an hour to buy anything, you're still at work. Drivers should take the correct breaks from driving/working. 4.5 hrs driving or 6 hours of work, whichever comes first . With maximum working hours per week and the ability to be flexible, in case a job runs later or longer than anticipated, there are isn't a problem. The working week is worked out over a period of several weeks. I'm guessing that they would apply the driving hours regulations alongside the working hours regulations, which is what they do with lorry and bus drivers.