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This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Introduce an "Advanced driving test" for all taxi and Private hire drivers. More details
Submitted by Steve Henderson of Gill Taxis – Deadline to sign up by: 21 January 2009 – Signatures: 87
More details from petition creator
I strongly believe as an existing taxi driver that the driving standards throughout the trade is below average. The only requirement to enter the trade is a UK full license. In the sole Interest of public safety I propose an Advanced test is a compulsory requirement for all drivers. ( Private hire and Hackney carriage ). This would hopefully give the passenger in these vehicles a better service standard and make every journey safer due to the enhanced skills of there driver. Generally drivers at present have driven for a number of years and implanted poor driving habits into there daily driving routine making them a high risk factor and them-self becoming a hazard to road users, pedestrians and more so there passengers.
Current signatories
Steve Henderson, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Deborah Moore
- Ian Wilson
- L.S.McCausland
- Neil Munro
- Mick Pollard
- Paul Bunnage
- Alan Floyd
- Dick King
- S King
- Martin Simmonds
- allison smith
- Christopher Boxall
- Matt
- Graeme Maslin
- apurba kundu
- Philipa Kent
- Ian Eiloart
- Andrew Read
- Neil Tilley
- Colin Dewhurst. Taxi Driver
- Louise Heron
- George Heron
- Rob Covill
- Shaun Brennan
- Andrew Levett
- Samantha Robins
- John Talbot
- F J CLARK
- Hev
- James
- Graeme Pirie
- Mr Hilton Robinson
- Pete Fionda
- Stevey
- Maura Craven
- john webb
- sarah dow
- Charlie Drummond
- Margaret King
- Andrew Stewart
- kim byng
- Ina Strauss
- A.M.Byng
- Sheila Byng
- Dianne Gordon
- roslyn colclough
- Mr Anthony Modd
- Daras Rich
- Hedd owen
- Timothy James Robinson
- David Vickers
- Linda Holland
- Toby Field
- paul luke
- a j thomas
- pete evans
- William Ingram, SteerUK Driver Training
- Nigel Allerton (Allerton Road Safety Education Ltd)
- Liam Hoskin
- john steven dodds
- GEORGE PATERSON
- malcolm spencer
- matthew perry
- William Sandalls
- Jacqueline Sorfleet
- Felix Sorfleet
- Paul Harman
- Adam G. Jones
- Stuart Kennedy
- D Bucknall
- Nicholas Boylen
- stuart graham
- Phillip Hancock
- Robert Newby-Batty
- C. Daniels
- Make Britain GREAT again
- Ian Laycock
- David Turner
- Ian Curnow
- Michael Regan
- Ryan thompson (please sign /Distransport/)
- Eddie Gadsden
- Iain Phillips
- Richard Green
- Daniel Mark Currer
- A ROBINSON
