• Reference: 2017/4397
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 16 November 2017

Suburban Taxi Drivers are finding it extremely difficult to earn the London living wage after expenses and working excessive hours. This is due to TfL over saturating the market with both taxi and PH licences without carrying out a supply and demand surveys. From the 1st Jan 2018, how do you expect them to afford the new electric cab?

• Reference: 2017/4396
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 16 November 2017

Have TfL (LTPH) held meetings (if so, how many?) or had correspondence and phone calls with Lyft representatives over the past six months?

• Reference: 2017/4395
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 16 November 2017

Do Lyft hold or have applied for a PH Operators Licence?

• Reference: 2017/4394
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 16 November 2017

Is the Mayor concerned about PHV use of sat-navs, given the research being undertaken by Professor Nilli Lavie from University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. She has used experiments to show that it is not just physical objects that run the risk of distracting drivers, but the act of thinking and processing information too. This means that the very act of following a sat-nav's instructions could be enough to cause 'road blindness' and potentially cause accidents. 'Our research would suggest that focusing on remembering the directions we've just seen on the screen means that we're more likely to fail...

• Reference: 2017/4393
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 16 November 2017

To ask the Mayor, how many vehicular crashes/traffic accidents have involved Uber drivers in London over the last three years.

• Reference: 2017/4392
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 16 November 2017

Do you believe that if Uber are relicensed, TfL should ensure their booking process is changed and they can only be pre-booked in advance, with the destination known beforehand and their vehicle stationary on acceptance?

• Reference: 2017/4391
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 16 November 2017

Do you accept that Uber drivers being reliant on interacting with their app to accept bookings whilst their vehicle is in motion, causes distraction and is a danger to their passengers and the public?

• Reference: 2017/4390
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 16 November 2017

Do you recognise that the huge spike in road traffic accidents involving PH drivers is a result of drivers licensed by TfL working for Uber, who are accepting a booking without knowing the destination beforehand and following a sat nav because they are unable to plan their journey beforehand?

• Reference: 2017/4389
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 16 November 2017

Do you agree there should be a Police investigation into Uber to see if they used Greyball in London, and if they deceived law enforcement and government authorities and competitors. Will you call for criminal prosecutions of any individuals found to be involved?

• Reference: 2017/4388
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 16 November 2017

It is alleged by LCDC that Uber were licensed by TfL in breach of the PH regulations back in 2012. Will you investigate this matter?