Author: Great Britain: Law Commission
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780118405270
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
This consultation paper presents the Law Commission's provisional proposals for reform of the legal framework relating to taxis and private hire vehicles. Taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) are an important part of local transport. They operate in highly regulated markets where safety and quality control are paramount. Licensing covers key areas such as the quality of services, the fitness of drivers, fare regulation and restrictions on the number of licenses issued. The current law on taxis and PHVs has been criticised for being complex and outdated. These proposals retain the important distinction between taxis - which can "ply for hire" on the street or a cab rank - and private hire vehicles which can only be pre-booked. But all vehicles would be subject to national minimum safety standards and, for private hire vehicles, these would replace more than 340 sets of local regulations. This will reduce the burden on business because, once appropriately licensed, a private hire firm could work freely across the country, without geographical restrictions. This would contribute to widening consumer choice and to making services cheaper and more competitive. The Commission also makes suggestions covering a wide range of issues, including improving provision for persons with disabilities, quantity restrictions and enforcement. [Law Commission website]
Reforming the law of taxi and private hire services
Author: Great Britain: Law Commission
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780118405270
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
This consultation paper presents the Law Commission's provisional proposals for reform of the legal framework relating to taxis and private hire vehicles. Taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) are an important part of local transport. They operate in highly regulated markets where safety and quality control are paramount. Licensing covers key areas such as the quality of services, the fitness of drivers, fare regulation and restrictions on the number of licenses issued. The current law on taxis and PHVs has been criticised for being complex and outdated. These proposals retain the important distinction between taxis - which can "ply for hire" on the street or a cab rank - and private hire vehicles which can only be pre-booked. But all vehicles would be subject to national minimum safety standards and, for private hire vehicles, these would replace more than 340 sets of local regulations. This will reduce the burden on business because, once appropriately licensed, a private hire firm could work freely across the country, without geographical restrictions. This would contribute to widening consumer choice and to making services cheaper and more competitive. The Commission also makes suggestions covering a wide range of issues, including improving provision for persons with disabilities, quantity restrictions and enforcement. [Law Commission website]
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780118405270
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
This consultation paper presents the Law Commission's provisional proposals for reform of the legal framework relating to taxis and private hire vehicles. Taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) are an important part of local transport. They operate in highly regulated markets where safety and quality control are paramount. Licensing covers key areas such as the quality of services, the fitness of drivers, fare regulation and restrictions on the number of licenses issued. The current law on taxis and PHVs has been criticised for being complex and outdated. These proposals retain the important distinction between taxis - which can "ply for hire" on the street or a cab rank - and private hire vehicles which can only be pre-booked. But all vehicles would be subject to national minimum safety standards and, for private hire vehicles, these would replace more than 340 sets of local regulations. This will reduce the burden on business because, once appropriately licensed, a private hire firm could work freely across the country, without geographical restrictions. This would contribute to widening consumer choice and to making services cheaper and more competitive. The Commission also makes suggestions covering a wide range of issues, including improving provision for persons with disabilities, quantity restrictions and enforcement. [Law Commission website]
Taxis and private hire vehicles
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215560681
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Rules governing taxis and private hire vehicles need urgent and wholesale reform. The problems posed by taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) operating outside of the district in which they are licensed - the phenomenon called 'cross-border hire' - cannot be solved without new legislation. In this report the Transport Committee puts forward its recommendations for such new legislation: listen to the views of users; keep it simple; keep it local: licensing should remain a local function; permit tighter restrictions on cross border hire; increase the potential for local authorities to work together to create larger licensing districts; and develop
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215560681
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Rules governing taxis and private hire vehicles need urgent and wholesale reform. The problems posed by taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) operating outside of the district in which they are licensed - the phenomenon called 'cross-border hire' - cannot be solved without new legislation. In this report the Transport Committee puts forward its recommendations for such new legislation: listen to the views of users; keep it simple; keep it local: licensing should remain a local function; permit tighter restrictions on cross border hire; increase the potential for local authorities to work together to create larger licensing districts; and develop
Transport
Author: Great Britain. Department of Transport
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Regulation of Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781905127115
Category : Taxicabs
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781905127115
Category : Taxicabs
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Improving Access to Taxis
Author: European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9282101045
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
This joint ECMT/IRU study examines factors relating to the design and manufacture of taxi vehicles and considers practical measures to increase the production and use of accessible taxis.
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9282101045
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
This joint ECMT/IRU study examines factors relating to the design and manufacture of taxi vehicles and considers practical measures to increase the production and use of accessible taxis.
Taxi and Private Hire Services
Author: Great Britain. Law Commission
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781474104531
Category : Automobile leasing and renting
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781474104531
Category : Automobile leasing and renting
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
ECMT Round Tables (De)Regulation of the Taxi Industry
Author: European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9282101150
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This Round Table examines the basic case for liberalisation of the taxi industry, and reviews experiences with taxi (de-)regulation in OECD and ECMT member countries.
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9282101150
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This Round Table examines the basic case for liberalisation of the taxi industry, and reviews experiences with taxi (de-)regulation in OECD and ECMT member countries.
An Economic Analysis of Taxicab Regulation
Author: Mark W. Frankena
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Button on Taxis: Licensing Law and Practice
Author: James T H Button
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1784511307
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1645
Book Description
The fourth edition of Button on Taxis completely updates the text to take account of changes to legislation, case law and Guidance since the publication of the third edition. These include important Senior Court decisions relating to adoption of legislation, local authority decision-making processes, licence fees, Hackney carriage ranks, suitability of drivers and action against licensed vehicles. The legislative changes include extensions to the duration of certain licences and the ability for private hire operators to subcontract across local authority boundaries. In addition, the impact of booking systems such as Uber is considered together with the Law Commission's proposals for reform of Hackney carriage and private hire legislation. This new edition will provide a timely update to what is acknowledged as an essential handbook for the taxi licensing practitioner.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1784511307
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1645
Book Description
The fourth edition of Button on Taxis completely updates the text to take account of changes to legislation, case law and Guidance since the publication of the third edition. These include important Senior Court decisions relating to adoption of legislation, local authority decision-making processes, licence fees, Hackney carriage ranks, suitability of drivers and action against licensed vehicles. The legislative changes include extensions to the duration of certain licences and the ability for private hire operators to subcontract across local authority boundaries. In addition, the impact of booking systems such as Uber is considered together with the Law Commission's proposals for reform of Hackney carriage and private hire legislation. This new edition will provide a timely update to what is acknowledged as an essential handbook for the taxi licensing practitioner.
Eleventh programme of law reform
Author: Great Britain: Law Commission
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780102974621
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Eleventh programme of law reform includes: charity law, conservation covenants, contempt, data sharing between public bodies, electoral law, electronic communications code, European contract law, family financial orders, misconduct in public office, offences against the person, rights to light, taxis and private hire vehicles - regulation, trade mark and design litigation - unjustified threats, wildlife
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780102974621
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Eleventh programme of law reform includes: charity law, conservation covenants, contempt, data sharing between public bodies, electoral law, electronic communications code, European contract law, family financial orders, misconduct in public office, offences against the person, rights to light, taxis and private hire vehicles - regulation, trade mark and design litigation - unjustified threats, wildlife