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Hattip to TaxiPoint for picking up on this

Not sure if this adds much to what was said in the Government's white paper on devolution, but this maybe firms things up a bit, and is quite specific in scope.


Rachael Maskell, Labour MP for York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 43941 on Taxis: Licensing, when she plans to complete her consideration of options to strengthen the regulation of the sector.

Simon Lightwood, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department for Transport will consult shortly on whether to make all Local Transport Authorities responsible for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing.

We believe administering the regime at this higher level would increase the consistency of standards and enable more effective use of enforcement powers. Greater economies of scale could also enable authorities to improve the efficiency of taxi and private hire vehicle licensing. Addressing these issues should reduce the factors that induce people to license out of their usual working area.

https://questions-statements.parliament ... 5-06/50151

Exactly how is that going to happen?

Many drivers and their vehicles will still go to the place where it is easier and cheaper to license. Making areas bigger will make no difference unless those areas are allowed to control cross-border working.

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