Taxi Trade
Debate between Mohammad Yasin and Phil Wilson(7 years, 5 months ago)
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Mohammad Yasin (Bedford) (Lab)
I have read the report, which is very good. As a former taxi driver, I know how taxi drivers operate and the issues that they face along with passengers. Cross-border hiring is a massive issue. The report says that there has been a 30% reduction of income for drivers in London, but in other areas it is even bigger. A lot of drivers are leaving the trade because other drivers are coming in from other authority areas where following regulations and getting licenses is easy. There should be a cap not only on private hire vehicles—
Phil Wilson (in the Chair)
Order. I remind the hon. Gentleman to keep his intervention short and to ask a question, not make a speech.
Mohammad Yasin
I am going to do so. I have another meeting to go to, so I have to make the point now. Does my hon. Friend agree that there should be a cap not only on vehicles but on private hire drivers’ licences?