PE1960 : Formally recognise private hire cars and taxis as modes of public transport
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to formally recognise private hire cars and taxis as modes of public transport and to enshrine such recognition in law.
Petitioner: Edward Grice on behalf of the Scottish Private Hire Association (SPHA)
Status: Closed
Date published: 11 August 2022
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (125.8KB, pdf) (126KB, pdf) posted 10 October 2022
Committee Meetings
07 December 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, the Society of Chief Officers of Transportation Scotland, the Confederation of Passenger Transport, and Heads of Planning Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 07 December 2022
31 May 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 31 May 2023
20 March 2024: The Committee agreed to close the petition, under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 20 March 2024
Written Submissions
PE1960/A:Scottish Government submission of 23 September 2022 (139.1KB, pdf) (139KB, pdf) posted 30 September 2022
PE1960/B: Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) Scotland submission of 16 December 2022 (141.7KB, pdf) (142KB, pdf) posted 19 December 2022
PE1960/C: Scottish Government submission of 19 January 2023 (105.8KB, pdf) (106KB, pdf) posted 23 January 2023
PE1960/D: Petitioner submission of 2 March 2023 (44.7KB, pdf) (45KB, pdf) posted 24 March 2023
PE1960/E: Office of the Traffic Commissioner submission of 22 June 2023 (98KB, pdf) (98KB, pdf) posted 26 June 2023