TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE:


IS OUR INDUSTRY “AN INTEGRAL PART OF O OR ARE WE JUST.....


MARITIME INDUSTRY – TOTAL UK (2018)


NPHTA and PHTM have been shouting out to every- one right from the start of the lockdown about the way our industry is being neglected, ignored, air- brushed out of existence and kicked into the tall grass by Government bodies and departments. Crucially, we’ve been banging on about the insuffi- cient financial support being offered and the complete absence of any form of clear guidance afforded to our industry.


By Dave Lawrie, Director, NPHTA YOU WANT PROOF? WELL, READ ON…


But first, to give you some perspective as to the size of our industry as if you didn’t know,we’ll drawa comparison between the number of people involvedwith the taxi and private hire industry and thosewith- in the other major passenger transport sectors in the UK. (All figures quoted are from the ONS and from 2019 unless otherwise stated)


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• Total jobs supported by maritime in the UK (running and movement of ships and vessels):


AIRLINES – TOTAL UK • Employees of UK based airlines • Pilots – UK airlines


TOTAL: 220,100


84,302 13,121


97,423


TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE – ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES • Licensed HC and PH drivers


• PH operators – England • PH operators – Wales


• PH booking offices – Scotland*


• Ancillary staff: controllers, telephonists, admin and accounting staff, site mechanics**


TOTAL:


412,317 15,500 15,662 c.1,100


c.86,310 515,889


*Actual figure not available from Scottish Government. Estimate based on 32 Scottish authorities overseeing licensed booking offices for four or more PHCs. **Estimate is based on an average of five staff per operator base. We believe this to be a conservative estimate, balancing one-man operations against PH operator bases with over 30 employees.


GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES DURING COVID: WHO GETS WHAT


• England’s buses with funding boost totalling £397m: Friday 3 April 2020


• Funding of up to £167m with the new Covid-19 Bus Services Support Grant


• Billions into services across rail, buses, trams and ferries outside London


• £30m for light rail services in Sheffield, Manchester, West Midlands, Tyne and Wear, and Nottingham


• Almost £400m to protect bus routes • £5b for buses and bikes announced in February (2020)


• £4.2b for local transport settlements for eight Mayoral Combined Authorities


• £1.7bTransport Infrastructure Investment Fund BUS AND COACH – TOTAL UK


• Bus and coach drivers; administrative and maintenance staff:


TRAIN INDUSTRY – TOTAL UK


• 20,000 drivers: passenger and freight trains, London Underground; plus administrative and maintenance staff:


6 240,000 114,730


• Govt. to take over the Northern network to protect services, drive up performance and rebuild passenger confidence


• £1.6b funding for Transport for London • The reintroduction of fares on buses • Reinstatement, in fact, increase in the congestion charge • Traffic management • Government’s record £2b investment in cycling and walking


• New segregated cycles lines, pavement extension and road closures to traffic


JULY 2020


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