Rejected petition Central London congestion charges removal for private hire drivers

Rejected on 10 May 2021

I want government to remove the discrimination between black cab drivers and private hire drivers, why do private hire drivers have to pay central London congestion charges and black taxi drivers don’t . Thank you

I want government to remove central London congestion charges for private hire drivers because we think it’s not fair we work under private hire companies and end up earring a national minimum wage and everyday we have to work minimum of 90 minutes to cover this charge which is about 20% our working day

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can't accept your petition because the issue you raise is not the responsibility of the Government or Parliament. Transport is the responsibility of the London Assembly and the London Mayor.

The London Assembly has its own petitions process. You can find out more about how to petition the London Assembly here:

https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/london-assembly/petitions

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.