• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Addison Lee to roll out partition screens across all vehicles

"It is vital to ensure that the public transport network is not overwhelmed" as people get back to work, the company said.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2020-05-13 09:48
in News
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

Addison Lee has announced that it will become the first private hire operator to install partition screens between drivers and passengers across its fleet of 4000 vehicles, starting next week.

The installation of screens builds on Addison Lee’s suite of existing safety measures, introduced ahead of Government and Transport for London guidance, which already sees drivers provided with protective equipment such as masks, gloves, hand sanitiser and disinfectant.

The company also employs an electrostatic antimicrobial cleanse of vehicles and facilitates social distancing using the rear seats of its seven-seater vehicles.

Commenting on the decision, Addison Lee CEO Liam Griffin said: “If London is to gradually get moving again as the government adjusts its advice, it is vital to ensure that the public transport network is not overwhelmed, and that people have a clean and safe way to travel as they go back to work.

“This represents an enormous challenge for policy makers, businesses and commuters in the capital. 

“Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) passenger services with strong safety and environmental standards are vital to ensuring individual car users do not swamp London’s roads, as has been seen in other countries where lockdowns have lifted.

“The safety of our drivers and our passengers is our biggest priority”

“The safety of our drivers and our passengers is our biggest priority.

RelatedPosts

Stanley Johnson who now says Brexit was ‘probably a good idea’ is French citizen – reactions

School food portions could shrink as best academy trusts would not go north

Peter Hitchens writes ‘why England should leave the UK’ leaving people bemused

Tory MP accuses female journalist of being ‘hysterical’ and this response is amazing

“We know there is significant demand from drivers, passengers, businesses and the general public for more to be done to make transport cleaner and safer as we go back to work – including calls for the introduction of partition screens into private hire vehicles.

“That’s why we have taken the decision to begin rolling out the installation of safety screens between drivers and passenger seats.”

Addison Lee has worked closely with a designer and manufacturer of the screens to ensure that they provide enhanced safety to drivers and passengers.

The safety screens are flame retardant, securely fitted, shatterproof and clear so as not to impede the driver’s visibility and enable clear communication between the passenger and driver.

Details of the product, along with its adherence to International Safety Standards, and images of how it is fitted have already been shared with TfL.

Duty of care

Liam Griffin continued: “We have a duty of care to our drivers, and we know that across the industry drivers have started to install a variety of home-made partitions.

“By implementing a single, tested model in each of our vehicles, we can ensure that the solution we are providing is safe and effective for both passengers and drivers.

“Our dedicated fleet management and driver liaison teams are unique for such a large operator as ourselves.

“We know who is driving for us and we have regular communication with them so we can work with drivers to support them with the safe and speedy installation of these screens.”

Related: Footage emerges of a packed rush hour in London

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.

The shop can be found here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

Alzheimer’s disease reversed in mice with drug that targets the brain’s immune cells

Mumford & Sons banjo player under fire for ‘endorsing fascism’ in support for Andy Ngo

Second “noxious substance” attack in south London in just two days

Nocturnal Animals: LFF Film Review

Can Louis van Gaal lead Manchester United to a 21st league title?

Police officer sacked for failing to investigate theft of wheelchair from disabled woman

Watch: The 47 Second Flight That Has Carried 1 Million Passengers

Theresa May went on a Radio 5 phone in…it didn’t go well

Businessman defrauded investors then splurged cash on posh meals,hotels & designer clothes

Right-Wing Extremists Inflict More Fatalities Than Islamist Terrorists

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.