• Reference: 2017/4119
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

Is the Mayor aware that PH Drivers are now 80% of the Industry?

• Reference: 2017/4118
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

How does the Mayor manage the balance between Taxi and the PH Industry?

• Reference: 2017/4117
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

Is the Mayor aware that TfL TPH did not carry out any Consultations, whatsoever, on the impact on the Taxi Trade of allowing PHVs to use a Taxi dispatching system where the Driver accepts the booking?

• Reference: 2017/4116
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

Is the Mayor aware that an FOI has shown that TfL do not have an 'e-hailing' policy and did not carry out any work on the modus operandi used by smartphone app technology by Taxi or PH Drivers?

• Reference: 2017/4115
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

Can the Mayor show when TfL carried out a Consultation on the change allowing PHVs to virtually ply for hire via an App on a smartphone?

• Reference: 2017/4114
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

How does the Mayor expect London's Cabbies to be able to afford the new Electric Taxi that is priced at £63-65,000 if he fails to protect the Taxi Market from the Private Hire one in a two-tier strategy?

• Reference: 2017/4113
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

Why did the Mayor state that he believes that a new Taxi/PH Plan was necessary to help the London Taxi Trade and why haven't there been an Impact Assessments Consultations held during any of the previous Private Hire Regulations Reviews despite a submission from the London Cab Drivers Club asking that question and subsequent emails to TPH asking the same question?

• Reference: 2017/4112
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

A good example of a change to operating conditions would be allowing PHVs to virtually ply for hire via an App (UBER). Why did TfL not carry out an Economic Impact Assessment before allowing Uber to operate using a modus operandi where the Driver accepts the hiring and the Operator only records the transaction?

• Reference: 2017/4111
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

How do you think the London 'Black Cab' Taxi service can survive if the Mayor does not consider the impact of changes to the operating conditions of the PHV Industry will have on the taxi market?

• Reference: 2017/4110
• Question by: David Kurten
• Meeting date: 12 October 2017

I note that bus drivers held a demonstration outside City Hall on the morning of 14 September 2017. I would like to ask the Mayor why these workers were protesting over their working conditions and ask what TfL are doing to address their grievances.