Request ID: FOI-0078-2425 Date published: 30 April 2024
You asked
FOI Request
Can you please tell me what information does Uber generally share with TfL about private hire drivers?
Specifically does Uber share (with TfL) driver hours logged on to the app?
Driving data such as speed and breaking?
Trip location data?
Regards,
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0078-2425
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 8th April 2024 asking for information about Uber private hire drivers. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act / Environmental Information Regulations and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“Can you please tell me what information does Uber generally share with TfL about private hire drivers?
Specifically does Uber share (with TfL) driver hours logged on to the app?
Driving data such as speed and breaking?”.
I can confirm that we hold the information you require.
The information you have requested is available in our Private Hire Operator’s Handbook which contains important information for all London licensed private hire operators.
In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
