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Multi-authority Bradford enforcement blitz takes FOUR taxis and PHVs off the road in one day

Multi-authority Bradford enforcement blitz takes FOUR taxis and PHVs off the road in one day

Multi-authority Bradford enforcement blitz takes FOUR taxis and PHVs off the road in one day

Perry Richardson

May 232 min read

Ministers acknowledge autonomous passenger services may threaten taxi driver jobs as pilots get green light

Ministers acknowledge autonomous passenger services may threaten taxi driver jobs as pilots get green light

Ministers acknowledge autonomous passenger services may threaten taxi driver jobs as pilots get green light

Perry Richardson

May 232 min read

POINT OF HIRE: London Assembly member questions TfL’s understanding of when a taxi hire legally begins

POINT OF HIRE: London Assembly member questions TfL’s understanding of when a taxi hire legally begins

POINT OF HIRE: London Assembly member questions TfL’s understanding of when a taxi hire legally begins

Perry Richardson

May 223 min read

ILLEGAL FARES ACCEPTED: Out-of-area private hire crackdown sees drivers hit with fines after covert Reading checks

ILLEGAL FARES ACCEPTED: Out-of-area private hire crackdown sees drivers hit with fines after covert Reading checks

ILLEGAL FARES ACCEPTED: Out-of-area private hire crackdown sees drivers hit with fines after covert Reading checks

Perry Richardson

May 222 min read

School run dual licensed taxi driver SUSPENDED THREE-MONTHS after carrying too many passengers in wrong vehicle

School run dual licensed taxi driver SUSPENDED THREE-MONTHS after carrying too many passengers in wrong vehicle

School run dual licensed taxi driver SUSPENDED THREE-MONTHS after carrying too many passengers in wrong vehicle

Perry Richardson

May 222 min read

Uber eyes London ‘robo-ridehail’ launch as Government opens milestone door to operators offering self-driving passenger services

Uber eyes London ‘robo-ridehail’ launch as Government opens milestone door to operators offering self-driving passenger services

Uber eyes London ‘robo-ridehail’ launch as Government opens milestone door to operators offering self-driving passenger services

Perry Richardson

May 223 min read

OPERATORS NOW SEEKING APPROVAL: Driverless ‘taxi-style’ vehicles move step closer as passengers could book self-driving fares on British roads this year

OPERATORS NOW SEEKING APPROVAL: Driverless ‘taxi-style’ vehicles move step closer as passengers could book self-driving fares on British roads this year

OPERATORS NOW SEEKING APPROVAL: Driverless ‘taxi-style’ vehicles move step closer as passengers could book self-driving fares on British roads this year

Perry Richardson

May 223 min read

Taxi drivers handed major boost as West Suffolk scraps controversial five-year vehicle rule

Taxi drivers handed major boost as West Suffolk scraps controversial five-year vehicle rule

Taxi drivers handed major boost as West Suffolk scraps controversial five-year vehicle rule

Perry Richardson

May 213 min read

POLITICAL BATTLEGROUND: How a taxi licensing loophole turned into a Westminster transport war

POLITICAL BATTLEGROUND: How a taxi licensing loophole turned into a Westminster transport war

POLITICAL BATTLEGROUND: How a taxi licensing loophole turned into a Westminster transport war

Perry Richardson

May 205 min read

Bristol taxi and PHV crackdown finds dangerous tyres as drivers suspended on the spot

Bristol taxi and PHV crackdown finds dangerous tyres as drivers suspended on the spot

Bristol taxi and PHV crackdown finds dangerous tyres as drivers suspended on the spot

Perry Richardson

May 202 min read

Are disabled passengers set for major taxi rights boost under new reforms?

Are disabled passengers set for major taxi rights boost under new reforms?

Are disabled passengers set for major taxi rights boost under new reforms?

Perry Richardson

May 202 min read

Taxi licensing overhaul gains momentum as MPs discuss safety and cross-border concerns in latest Commons debate

Taxi licensing overhaul gains momentum as MPs discuss safety and cross-border concerns in latest Commons debate

Taxi licensing overhaul gains momentum as MPs discuss safety and cross-border concerns in latest Commons debate

Perry Richardson

May 203 min read

Why a missing certificate of good conduct does not automatically block a taxi or PHV licence

Why a missing certificate of good conduct does not automatically block a taxi or PHV licence

Why a missing certificate of good conduct does not automatically block a taxi or PHV licence

Perry Richardson

May 193 min read

Cambridgeshire private hire driver SUSPENDED after cancelling blind passenger’s booking over guide dog

Cambridgeshire private hire driver SUSPENDED after cancelling blind passenger’s booking over guide dog

Cambridgeshire private hire driver SUSPENDED after cancelling blind passenger’s booking over guide dog

Perry Richardson

May 192 min read

Hackney carriage driver BANNED after police unable to trace nominated speeding offender

Hackney carriage driver BANNED after police unable to trace nominated speeding offender

Hackney carriage driver BANNED after police unable to trace nominated speeding offender

Perry Richardson

May 192 min read

Former TfL private hire driver DENIED new dual taxi licence following convictions and complaints on record

Former TfL private hire driver DENIED new dual taxi licence following convictions and complaints on record

Former TfL private hire driver DENIED new dual taxi licence following convictions and complaints on record

Perry Richardson

May 182 min read

Liverpool private hire vehicle suspended after officers find MISSING rear licence plate

Liverpool private hire vehicle suspended after officers find MISSING rear licence plate

Liverpool private hire vehicle suspended after officers find MISSING rear licence plate

Perry Richardson

May 181 min read

Could new Draft Taxi and PHV Bill reform finally redefine plying-for-hire in the age of app bookings?

Could new Draft Taxi and PHV Bill reform finally redefine plying-for-hire in the age of app bookings?

Could new Draft Taxi and PHV Bill reform finally redefine plying-for-hire in the age of app bookings?

Perry Richardson

May 182 min read

Labour MP warns taxi licensing shake-up could “drive down standards” and weaken public safety in letter to Transport Secretary

Labour MP warns taxi licensing shake-up could “drive down standards” and weaken public safety in letter to Transport Secretary

Labour MP warns taxi licensing shake-up could “drive down standards” and weaken public safety in letter to Transport Secretary

Perry Richardson

May 164 min read

West Mercia Police and Wolverhampton enforcement blitz exposes unroadworthy private hire vehicles operating across region

West Mercia Police and Wolverhampton enforcement blitz exposes unroadworthy private hire vehicles operating across region

West Mercia Police and Wolverhampton enforcement blitz exposes unroadworthy private hire vehicles operating across region

Perry Richardson

May 152 min read

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