FreeNow recently renewed private hire operators' licence conditions
Request ID: FOI-1196-2021
Date published: 27 October 2020
You asked
Section 3(4) of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998 provides for a London Private Hire Vehicle operator licence to be granted subject to “such other conditions as the licensing authority may think fit”. In the interests of transparency, please send me the full list of conditions that apply to Freenow/Kapten (TRANSOPCO UK LTD) in relation to its recently renewed Private Hire Vehicle operators’ licence.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-1196-2021 / 1197-2021 / 1200-2021
Thank you for your three requests received by Transport for London (TfL) on 29th September 2020 asking for the licence conditions for the private hire operators Gett, FreeNow and Ola.
Your requests have been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
I can confirm that we hold the information you require - provided in the three attachments with this email. Note that these are in addition to the conditions that are attached to every London private hire operator’s licence which can be found on page 9 of the private hire operator licensing guidance notes, found on our website here:
www.tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing/private-hire-operator-licence
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David Wells
FOI Case Officer
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General Counsel
Transport for London
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