London’s volunteer taxi drivers provide more than free journeys on Remembrance Sunday, demonstrating how professional drivers, local knowledge and coordinated transport can deliver a service that would otherwise be difficult to arrange. There are occasions when the taxi trade does itself considerably more good by getting on with the job than it ever could through another public relations campaign. Taking military veterans to Remembrance Sunday events is one of them. Nobody ne

Removing the person behind the wheel does not remove the work involved in passenger assistance, vehicle recovery, cleaning, maintenance and dealing with unexpected incidents. The long-term commercial promise of a driverless cab service is pretty straightforward: remove the driver and remove a substantial operating cost. It is an attractive proposition for technology companies and fleet investors, particularly in cities where passenger demand is concentrated. But the calculati

The Treasury has distanced itself from providing an estimate of how planned VAT changes for large private hire vehicle operators could affect passenger fares or the number of drivers, saying those decisions will be made by individual businesses. Financial Secretary to the Treasury James Murray said: “The measure itself does not place any new VAT obligations on drivers nor does it change existing employment or worker status protections. Decisions about fares, commission rates