The Mayor of London says Transport for London (TfL) cannot investigate alleged breaches of employment law by driver and courier app companies, while calling on the Government to strengthen platform accountability for work-related road safety. In a response to London Assembly Green member Caroline Russell, the Mayor said drivers’ pay, employment rights and alleged breaches of employment law were matters for specialist tribunals, not areas regulated by TfL. Russell’s question c

Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association (LTDA) general secretary Steve McNamara has criticised the Government’s response to the Transport Select Committee’s taxi and private hire licensing report, saying ministers appear reluctant to tackle cross-border hiring. In a column published in Taxi Newspaper, McNamara said some recommendations in the Government’s response were welcome, particularly those relating to national minimum standards. But he said the response to proposals on cros

A laptop and telephone can make a private hire business look location-free, however licensing and planning law still care where the bookings are accepted. The operator’s licence regulates the private hire operation, but it does not automatically grant planning permission or require a home insurer to accept business use. In England, planning permission is not normally required where home working remains incidental to the property’s main use as a dwelling. The dividing line is