• Reference: 2025/1435
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

Does TfL believe that taxi drivers with protected characteristics who cannot afford the high cost of operating TfL’s only currently approved taxi should leave the profession?

• Reference: 2025/1434
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

If you and TfL are unwilling to license more affordable vehicles, what action will you take to support part-time taxi drivers who are struggling to meet the high costs of the only taxi currently licensable from new?

• Reference: 2025/1433
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

Given Manchester’s Licensing Authority has relaxed the requirement for all taxis to have a tight turning circle and has consequently licensed the Ford MaxiCab for use as a taxi, many London taxi drivers have been calling on TfL to follow suit. They argue that licensing this more affordable vehicle would help part-time drivers – particularly those with caring responsibilities or disabilities – remain in the profession. What consideration have you and TfL given to licensing more affordable vehicles to be taxis in London?

• Reference: 2025/1432
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

Please will you list the locations of all the signage on the cost of tolls which drivers should see before entering Silvertown Tunnel?

• Reference: 2025/1431
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

Should a bus driver who refuses to drive a bus, which does not have a functioning speedometer, be punished or docked wages for that decision?

• Reference: 2025/1430
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

Do you believe that it is safe for a bus driver to drive a bus without a functioning speedometer?

• Reference: 2025/1429
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

I have recently written to you, making the case for an alternative route for the SL12, which has been drafted by HealthWatch Havering. Will you or your Deputy Mayor for Transport meet with me and the Executive Director of HealthWatch Havering so that we can make the case to you in person?

• Reference: 2025/1428
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

Broken down by day, how many cyclists have used the free cycle buses since the opening of the Silvertown Tunnel on 7th April?

• Reference: 2025/1427
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

Please will you list the number of free cycle buses that were in operation every day since the opening of the Silvertown Tunnel on 7th April?

• Reference: 2025/1426
• Question by: Keith Prince
• Meeting date: 22 May 2025

Are there any plans to allow pedestrians to use the free Silvertown Cycle buses?