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• Reference: 2019/19727
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 17 October 2019

Uber has been refused Operator Licenses in several districts and has allegedly ignored regulations by allowing drivers using their App to accept hirings outside of the 'Controlled District' in which they (as Operator) are licensed to operate. If these allegations are correct, is Uber committing offences contrary to s.46 (1) (d) and 2 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976?

• Reference: 2019/19728
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 17 October 2019

How often are TfL compliance operations carried out in Basildon? If and when compliance operations are carried out in Basildon, do TfL check the records of bookings to see if private hire drivers are predominantly working in London or Basildon and where they live as suggested by Government, under the fit and proper criteria of their licences?

• Reference: 2019/19729
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 17 October 2019

In your answer to question MQ 2019/12072 which asked “Has TfL ever communicated to the Met Police’s cab enforcement unit that the Police should not talk or communicate with certain individuals or certain trade union representatives within the taxi or private hire industry?” you stated that “this is not, and never has been, a decision for TfL”, but you avoided saying whether or not TfL has ever communicated with the police about such a decision. Could you give a direct answer to the question, stating whether or not TfL has ever communicated to the Met Police’s Cab Enforcement Unit on...

• Reference: 2019/19730
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 17 October 2019

Heathrow Airport has suggested that it plans to charge taxis to enter the Airport grounds from 2026. Do you understand that this will unfairly impact taxi drivers, as they are legally required to take a fare to any destination within the Greater London area, unlike private hire vehicles, who are not legally required to take a fare requested via their operators and can also pass such a charge onto their customers, as they do not have a set fare structure?

• Reference: 2019/17346
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 September 2019

The number of London registered black cabs has fallen dramatically since May 2016. How will you ensure that the size of London’s taxi fleet is not further reduced?

• Reference: 2019/17362
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 September 2019

What was the size of London’s black cab taxi fleet on 1st May 2000, 1st May 2004, 1st May 2008, 1st May 2012, 1st May 2016, 1st May 2017, 1st May 2018, and 1st May 2019?

• Reference: 2019/17363
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 September 2019

What was the number of private hire vehicles registered with TfL on 1st May 2000, 1st May 2004, 1st May 2008, 1st May 2012, 1st May 2016, 1st May 2017, 1st May 2018, and 1st May 2019?

• Reference: 2019/17364
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 September 2019

To ask the Mayor what is the average wage of a driver of a tube train on the London Underground?

• Reference: 2019/17376
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 September 2019

To ask the Mayor dd TfL’s general manager for taxis and private hire carry out an investigation in 2013 about Hailo’s minimum fare policy, and if so, what was the outcome of that investigation? 1 1 https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/not-fare-taxi-app-in-10-minim…

• Reference: 2019/17377
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 September 2019

It has been alleged that there is a discrepancy between FreeNow’s driver Terms and Conditions which states that the driver charges the passenger the metered fare for the taxi trip, however, and their passenger Terms and Conditions which says the driver assigns the taxi trip fare payment to FreeNow to charge the passenger. Would these billing arrangements adhere to existing TfL regulations?