Image Credit: Freenow by Lyft Freenow by Lyft data shows Greenwich recorded the strongest year-on-year increase in taxi and private hire trips, while Shoreditch continued to attract high passenger volumes. The mobility platform said taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) trips to and from Greenwich increased by 27% during the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025. The figures suggest more passengers are travelling beyond London’s traditional entertainmen

The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) has called on possible future Prime Minister Andy Burnham to suspend plans for driverless vehicle trials in London, arguing that the capital is “nowhere near ready” for autonomous taxis and that the Government should prioritise public safety and the interests of working people before allowing commercial services onto public roads. The union is urging Burnham to make a pause in the planned trials one of his first actions in office. ADCU

Uber has confirmed it is bringing its London EV Assistance programme to an end, marking the close of one of the company’s key financial incentives designed to encourage private hire drivers to switch to fully electric vehicles. The ride-hailing platform said the scheme, introduced in 2019, had achieved its primary objective of supporting “tens of thousands” of drivers with the transition to electric vehicles while reducing rental and ownership costs. The company now says that