Image credit: Uber Earlier this Spring, Uber launched a new chauffeur-focused premium service called Uber Elite, marking another step in the company’s gradual expansion into higher-margin transport services traditionally associated with executive hire and luxury chauffeur firms. The new product, currently available on an invite-only basis in Los Angeles and San Francisco, is aimed at business travellers, executives and affluent consumers seeking a more personalised transport

Taxi and private hire licensing reform returned to the Commons agenda this week as MPs used the King’s Speech debate to raise concerns over outdated laws, out-of-area working and driver earnings. Daniel Zeichner, Labour MP for Cambridge, welcomed the draft taxi licensing Bill, saying he hoped it would finally bring progress on modernising rules governing taxis and private hire vehicles. Zeichner told MPs he had spent “many hours” in Parliament discussing the taxi and private

Taxi and private hire vehicle licence holders in Bristol and South Gloucestershire have been issued guidance on how to legally display vehicle registration plates. The February 2025 guidance, produced by PC Patrick Quinton, Taxi Compliance Officer at Avon and Somerset Police, sets out the key requirements for number plates fitted to licensed vehicles. Drivers are reminded that plates must meet the current BS AU 145e standard, be clearly readable, correctly spaced and displaye