The LPHCA has been invited to comment on proposals to further increase operator fees in the capital, with the government looking to possibly set fees nationally. This is terrible for London operators and very worrying for operators outside the capital, should the London model be replicated elsewhere.
Early dialogue with TfL’s appointed agents has been shocking, as many of those being consulted don’t represent operator’s interests; the LPHCA will be making a formal complaint to TfL.
Details of the proposed figures will be set out at an Open Zoom Webinar covering Fees and another separate nightmare on Zero Emissions requirements. The Webinar is on Friday 13th November at 11am (the waiting room will open at 10:30am), and is open to both members and non-members.
The new proposals are to move from a flat licence fee to a ‘flat fee plus a per-booking accepted’ fee model. There is minor tinkering proposed on the fee tiers with money payable for every booking accepted, which will inevitably ramp up what operators have to pay and bring a pile of extra administration for operators and TfL too.
All the figures and scenarios will be presented on the webinar, and our strategy on how we fight this will be discussed.