Question follow-through · 119756

Taxis: Licensing

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.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
16 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    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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