Image credit: LEVC LEVC has released new teaser footage showing a brief glimpse of the passenger cabin in its next-generation TX black cab. The video reveals changes to the interior as the manufacturer prepares to introduce the replacement model in the second half of 2027. Visible details include a more substantial passenger exit handle and digital controls for heating and climate settings. The distinctive rear-hinged doors remain, while the footage also offers a glimpse of a

Black taxis look set to retain access through Bank Junction in the City of London after council officers recommended making the current experimental traffic arrangements permanent. The City of London Corporation’s Planning and Transportation Committee will consider the recommendation on Tuesday 10 November 2026, ahead of the Experimental Traffic Order (ETO) expiring in January 2027. The proposals would allow licensed taxis to continue travelling east and west between Poultry

A taxi can be booked by app, paid for by card and powered by electricity, yet much of the legal framework governing the trade dates from before the motor car. Outside London, the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 remains a foundation of taxi licensing in England and Wales. The Act was written for hackney carriages and refers to commissioners, horses and prescribed distances. But it established principles still recognisable in modern licensing: vehicles and drivers must be licensed