Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 119756

Taxis: Licensing

Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Mr Will Forster

Liberal DemocratWoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to issue guidance to licensing authorities on consumer transparency requirements where private hire vehicle bookings are subcontracted between operators licensed in different areas.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Department keeps its guidance to licensing authorities under review. The Government is legislating to increase consistency in the sector so that regardless of where a passenger travels, they can be confident the services that they use are subject to r...

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