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Uber: Taxis

Asked by Lorraine BeaversLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 20 May 2025UIN 52775

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Uber accounts are not used by unlicensed taxi drivers.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Enforcement of the private hire vehicle licensing regime is a matter for licensing authorities and the police. Any licensed private hire vehicle operators found to be enabling the use of unlicensed drivers or vehicles to carry passengers may be prosecuted and risk revocation of their licence.

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