Andy Burnham Says Taxi Drivers Working Out-of-Area Should Be BANNED as Major Licensing Shake-up Planned - Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham says taxi drivers working out-of-area should be BANNED as major licensing shake-up planned - Manchester Evening News

Big changes to how Greater Manchester licences its taxis are set to be revealed in the autumn

Mayor calls for ‘decisive action’ on taxi licensing

The Mayoral Council meeting will today hear mayor Andy Burnham call for an end to the ‘out of area’ licensing of taxis.

Andy Burnham to meet Transport Minister calling for out-of-area taxi ban in Greater Manchester

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham will today urge government ministers to back a ban on taxi and private hire drivers working outside the area where they are licensed.The long-running issue has seen nearly half of private hire vehicles operating in Greater Manchester registered elsewhere, with Wolverhampton a key source of licences. Burnham has described the system as “broken taxi system” and unfair to local drivers, while also raising pu…

Devo bill could be used to ban out of area taxi licensing

Ministers want to ban a loophole that means private hire vehicles can be licensed by one council but operate in another area