Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 35803
Taxis: Uber
Tabled: 5 March 2025
Answered: 13 March 2025
Question
Max Wilkinson
Liberal Democrat — Cheltenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has a policy on Uber taxi drivers operating outside the local authority area in which those drivers have a licence.
Answer
Simon LightwoodLegislation allows taxis and private hire vehicles to operate outside of the area in which they are licensed. Taxis can only ply for hire (pick up passengers at taxi ranks or be hailed in the street) in the area in which they are licensed. Pre-booked work...
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