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Taxis: Licensing

Department for Transport written question – answered at on 16 March 2026.

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Photo of Will Forster Will Forster Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Immigration and Asylum)

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.

Photo of Lilian Greenwood Lilian Greenwood Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport), Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

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 robust licensing standards.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 16 March 2026, cW)

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