Bolt has confirmed that drivers operating through its Standard ride-hailing service in the UK are moving to worker status, marking a major change in the employment model used by one of Britain’s largest private hire platforms. The company published the change following a separate driver FAQ issued a day earlier. Bolt’s own newsroom now lists the development as its latest UK driver announcement. The move is seen as significant because worker status sits between conventional em

The founder of Bristol-based private hire operator Tick Taxi has warned that diesel prices reaching £2 per litre are creating serious financial pressures for drivers and operators, particularly those providing fixed-price airport transfers booked weeks in advance. Jawad Burhan, founder of Tick Taxi, says the rapid increase in fuel costs has left some drivers completing journeys at prices agreed before the latest rises, reducing their earnings and forcing operators to reconsid

Taxi drivers should think carefully before posting work-related videos or comments online, an article in the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association’s (LTDA) magazine has warned, saying social media content can be saved, shared and viewed long after it is published. The article from the LTDA’s Chairman, Paul Brennan, acknowledges that online platforms have become part of everyday life in the London taxi trade. It describes social media as “often funny, informative and a good way o