This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Reconsider the de-regulation act 2015 terms in relation to cross border hire.
In 2015 Government revised licensing regulations & within the act one of the aspects was allowing Private Hire &Taxi drivers from other jurisdictions to provide cover. This has been manipulated to an extent where there is no way of governing non local vehicles also damaging local drivers incomes
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Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976
Private Hire Vehicle (London) Act 1998
Deregulation Act 2015
Dittah & Choudry v Birmingham City Council 1993 Case Law
Adur District Council v Fry 1995 Case Law
Windsor & Maidenhead v Khan 1993 Case Law
Blue Line Taxis v Newcastle City Council 2012 Case Law
Preexisting discussions with the Taxi & Private Hire Directorate of Transport For London agree there is a case for structuring legislation in to how cross border hire is enforced & imagined
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