Private hire vehicle drivers could be liable to personal criminal prosecution if they break traffic regulations, including by driving in bus lanes.
Following a ruling from the High Court today (Thursday 26 April) Addison Lee is prevented from instructing or encouraging its drivers to drive in bus lanes and must remove the statement on its website instructing drivers to do so.
Allowing tens of thousands of Private Hire Vehicles to drive in bus lanes would impact on the reliability of our bus services, and risks inconveniencing our customers.
Leon Daniels, TfL's Managing Director of Surface Transport
Following a ruling from the High Court today (Thursday 26 April) Addison Lee is prevented from instructing or encouraging its drivers to drive in bus lanes and must remove the statement on its website instructing drivers to do so.
The Court also declared that the 'indemnity' Addison Lee issued to its drivers on 14 April offering to pay for fines and other costs when they drove in bus lanes was "void and unenforceable", and cannot be repeated.
TFL
