The Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association (LTDA) has urged London taxi drivers to pay closer attention to a series of administrative and operational issues that could result in unnecessary costs, penalties and disruption to their work. In the latest edition of its TAXI newspaper, LTDA Executive S.O. Paul Kirby outlines several areas where cabbies are continuing to encounter avoidable problems. Kirby writes: “There’s a lot to take note of at the moment, so please take a minute to

Liverpool City Council licensing enforcement officers have suspended two licensed hackney carriage vehicles and reported three drivers for offences following an inspection at a special educational needs (SEN) school in South Liverpool. According to Liverpool City Council Licensing, enforcement officers attended the school after receiving reports of concerns surrounding the transportation of children who use wheelchairs. The inspection identified what the authority described a

Exel Technology Group (ETGL), the exclusive UK distributor and support partner for iCabbi, has launched a new Growth Fund aimed at helping taxi and private hire operators overcome the financial barriers associated with changing dispatch software. The ETGL Growth Fund will provide qualifying operators with up to three months of funded iCabbi software licences, reducing the upfront cost of migrating from an existing dispatch platform. The company said the initiative is intended