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Ban firms from using 'self employed' cycle couriers and increase requirements

Submitted by David Edward Clay on Sunday 20th July 2025

Published on Friday 15th August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 15th February 2026

Signatures: 120

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Tagged with

Benefits ~ Companies ~ Compulsory ~ delivery ~ Driving ~ Drugs ~ Employ ~ employment rights ~ food delivery ~ insurance ~ junk food ~ Obese ~ Price ~ Safer ~ Safety ~ training ~ work ~ Young people

Petition Action

Ban firms from using 'self employed' cycle couriers and increase requirements

Petition Details

Require food delivery companies to employ their couriers and provide insurance, training and compulsory safety equipment eg lights, helmet and high visibility clothing. Plus employment rights for couriers. Dis-incentivise fast food companies from using people who are working illegally.

Additional Information

We think this could result in many benefits:

Safer working.
Fewer people working illegally in this sector.
Make the work a more attractive and safer proposition for young people.
Drive up the price of junk food and as a consequence help to reduce the incidence of obesity and associated health issues.
Provide better accountability within this sector and so reduce the number of couriers who could be using food delivery as a cover for drug dealing.


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