GLASGOW'S LEADING TRADE BODY FOR PRIVATE HIRE DRIVERS
Support and defence at licensing hearings and enforcement checks.
Working to improve conditions and campaigning for positive licensing reforms.
Representing the trade at council, government and stakeholder meetings.
Promoting high industry standards and fostering professionalism in our trade.
Be Supported
General assistance on casework issues
SPHA members recieve help and support when dealing with licensing departments to get quick and effective resolution to their licensing issues.
SPHA caseworkers provide an excellent support service to our members in all their dealings with council licensing departments and others.
Our teams have good working relationships with licensing staff and get past council 'goalkeepers' to get issues sorted fast.
Be Covered
Protection for your private hire licence
SPHA members benefit from the peace of mind of having licensing protection included as part of their membership
If your licence is under threat then we step in to represent and defend.
Representation at licensing hearings with an excellent rate of success.
Our team have a high level of knowledge in civic licensing.
The SPHA Mission
The Scottish Private Hire Association (SPHA) is the leading trade body for licensed private hire drivers in Glasgow. We form a powerful collective voice to represent the concerns of our members while working to improve the private hire trade and to defend the livelihoods of drivers.
The SPHA is at the forefront of a growing movement of private hire drivers coming together to achieve positive changes for the trade. By advocating for the industry at government and council levels, our team has successfully lobbied for the positive reform of many licensing policies.
Our mission is to drive positive reforms in the private hire trade and to seek improvements to the licensing regime. In doing so, the SPHA consults and engages with other trade stakeholders, with the council and licensing department, with the Scottish Government, and with Police Scotland.
We also act to protect the private hire licences of our members by providing representation at licensing hearings and enforcement checks.
Join us in our mission to improve the private hire trade.
Recognised & Respected
The SPHA are officially recognised as trade stakeholders
The SPHA are recognised as trade stakeholders by Glasgow City Council, the Scottish Government and many other organisations.
We are also trade consultants to the Scottish Government where we help guide and shape the future of licensing legislation.
Join the SPHA
Be a part of Glasgow's leading trade body for private hire drivers
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