Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 108500
Taxis: Greater London
Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026
Question
Mr Will Forster
Liberal Democrat — Woking
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for its policies of the average time taken by Transport for London to process and issue private hire vehicle driver licences.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodThe Department for Transport is responsible for setting the regulatory structure within which local licensing authorities in England license the taxi and private hire vehicle trades but ultimately the licensing process is left at the discretion of local a...
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