• Reference: 2019/12075
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

Who were the consultants that got it so wrong on the cost and impact of the effect of £65,000 electric cabs on taxi drivers. Has TfL questioned them over it, and if not, why not?

• Reference: 2019/12074
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

Who carried out the Economic Integrated Impact Assessment, which included economic and business impacts and why they did not consider the impact on taxi drivers’ health and the stress and hardship that would result in cabbies and their families being unable to afford to buy a new Electric Taxi at £65,000 (before the £7,500 grant) or find a suitable second-hand replacement?

• Reference: 2019/12073
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

Does the Mayor agree that six months is an unacceptable length of time to wait for a Met Police response to an allegation of a crime?

• Reference: 2019/12072
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

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?

• Reference: 2019/12071
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

Does the Met Police’s cab enforcement unit make independent decisions that are not influenced by TfL?

• Reference: 2019/12070
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

Does TfL fund the Met Police cab enforcement unit, if so, what was the funding total over the last three financial years?

• Reference: 2019/12069
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

Does the Mayor agree that if a taxi driver is “plying for hire” on an app, then the app is facilitating an unlawful activity when the taxi driver accepts a job outside of their licensed area, moreover, does the Mayor agree that if the app company is obtaining a brokerage fee for facilitating this unlawful activity, then the app company is benefitting from the proceeds of crime?

• Reference: 2019/12068
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

TfL state that a taxi driver cannot accept a job on an app when they are located outside of the TfL licensed area. why is this?

• Reference: 2019/12067
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

Between two-thirds and three-quarters of workers surveyed for ‘the Gig Economy’ Report by the UCL said they had not been provided with safety training on managing risks on the road and had not been given any safety equipment such as a high visibility vest - 70% resort to providing their own; that the companies did not care about their safety whilst working; and thought responsibility for safety training and equipment should at least be shared. What steps will you take to address these issues?

• Reference: 2019/12066
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 20 June 2019

Does TfL have a whistleblowing policy for taxi & private hire drivers, if so, what is it?