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Failure to disclose convictions: The compliance risks facing licensed taxi and PHV drivers

Failure to disclose convictions: The compliance risks facing licensed taxi and PHV drivers

Failure to disclose convictions: The compliance risks facing licensed taxi and PHV drivers

Perry Richardson

7 days ago2 min read

Are taxi drivers respected the same way today as they were at the turn of the millennium?

Are taxi drivers respected the same way today as they were at the turn of the millennium?

Are taxi drivers respected the same way today as they were at the turn of the millennium?

Perry Richardson

Mar 103 min read

What a TT99 ‘totting up’ conviction means for licensed taxi and private hire drivers

What a TT99 ‘totting up’ conviction means for licensed taxi and private hire drivers

What a TT99 ‘totting up’ conviction means for licensed taxi and private hire drivers

Perry Richardson

Mar 42 min read

Why illegal plying-for-hire convictions expose HUGE insurance risks for taxi and private hire drivers

Why illegal plying-for-hire convictions expose HUGE insurance risks for taxi and private hire drivers

Why illegal plying-for-hire convictions expose HUGE insurance risks for taxi and private hire drivers

Perry Richardson

Feb 272 min read

Smoking and vaping rules in licensed taxis and private hire vehicles explained for drivers and passengers

Smoking and vaping rules in licensed taxis and private hire vehicles explained for drivers and passengers

Smoking and vaping rules in licensed taxis and private hire vehicles explained for drivers and passengers

Perry Richardson

Feb 173 min read

Responsibility for private hire vehicle guide dog refusals lies with the individual driver, less so with the operator

Responsibility for private hire vehicle guide dog refusals lies with the individual driver, less so with the operator

Responsibility for private hire vehicle guide dog refusals lies with the individual driver, less so with the operator

Perry Richardson

Jan 54 min read

FROM HANSOM CABS TO ELECTRIC TAXIS: How regulation, technology and design shaped the taxi trade from the 17th century to the electric era

FROM HANSOM CABS TO ELECTRIC TAXIS: How regulation, technology and design shaped the taxi trade from the 17th century to the electric era

FROM HANSOM CABS TO ELECTRIC TAXIS: How regulation, technology and design shaped the taxi trade from the 17th century to the electric era

Perry Richardson

Jan 14 min read

FROM BURNOUT TO BALANCE: Managing stress behind the wheel in the taxi trade

FROM BURNOUT TO BALANCE: Managing stress behind the wheel in the taxi trade

FROM BURNOUT TO BALANCE: Managing stress behind the wheel in the taxi trade

Perry Richardson

Dec 31, 20253 min read

BACK TO THE FUTURE: What issues around cross-border taxi and PHV hiring were reported in 2017 and remain now?

BACK TO THE FUTURE: What issues around cross-border taxi and PHV hiring were reported in 2017 and remain now?

BACK TO THE FUTURE: What issues around cross-border taxi and PHV hiring were reported in 2017 and remain now?

Perry Richardson

Dec 29, 20254 min read

BRIDGING THE FIRST AND LAST MILE: Where taxis and PHVs plug the gaps in UK public transport

BRIDGING THE FIRST AND LAST MILE: Where taxis and PHVs plug the gaps in UK public transport

BRIDGING THE FIRST AND LAST MILE: Where taxis and PHVs plug the gaps in UK public transport

Perry Richardson

Dec 29, 20254 min read

THE PERSONAL TOUCH: How manners still matter in the taxi trade, especially as the autonomous age arrives

THE PERSONAL TOUCH: How manners still matter in the taxi trade, especially as the autonomous age arrives

THE PERSONAL TOUCH: How manners still matter in the taxi trade, especially as the autonomous age arrives

Perry Richardson

Dec 28, 20253 min read

WHERE’S THE VAT? Why your taxi receipt doesn’t often show VAT

WHERE’S THE VAT? Why your taxi receipt doesn’t often show VAT

WHERE’S THE VAT? Why your taxi receipt doesn’t often show VAT

Perry Richardson

Dec 18, 20252 min read

With driverless ride-hail arriving in the UK… what NEW jobs could existing cabbies have an eye on in years to come?

With driverless ride-hail arriving in the UK… what NEW jobs could existing cabbies have an eye on in years to come?

With driverless ride-hail arriving in the UK… what NEW jobs could existing cabbies have an eye on in years to come?

Perry Richardson

Oct 20, 20255 min read

SURVIVING THE AUTONOMOUS AGE: Why black taxis will survive the rise of driverless technology

SURVIVING THE AUTONOMOUS AGE: Why black taxis will survive the rise of driverless technology

SURVIVING THE AUTONOMOUS AGE: Why black taxis will survive the rise of driverless technology

Perry Richardson

Oct 18, 20252 min read

TAXI TOPOGRAPHICAL TEST: Why are some regions looking to shift away from local cabbie Knowledge?

TAXI TOPOGRAPHICAL TEST: Why are some regions looking to shift away from local cabbie Knowledge?

TAXI TOPOGRAPHICAL TEST: Why are some regions looking to shift away from local cabbie Knowledge?

Perry Richardson

Oct 15, 20254 min read

From George Best to Gene Wilder: UK taxi drivers reveal their most memorable celebrity passengers

From George Best to Gene Wilder: UK taxi drivers reveal their most memorable celebrity passengers

From George Best to Gene Wilder: UK taxi drivers reveal their most memorable celebrity passengers

Perry Richardson

Oct 10, 20252 min read

AI AND THE ROAD AHEAD: How Artificial Intelligence is quietly reshaping taxi driving

AI AND THE ROAD AHEAD: How Artificial Intelligence is quietly reshaping taxi driving

AI AND THE ROAD AHEAD: How Artificial Intelligence is quietly reshaping taxi driving

Perry Richardson

Oct 5, 20254 min read

LOOKING GOOD ON THE JOB: UK taxi drivers have their say on uniform dress code

LOOKING GOOD ON THE JOB: UK taxi drivers have their say on uniform dress code

LOOKING GOOD ON THE JOB: UK taxi drivers have their say on uniform dress code

Perry Richardson

Oct 3, 20252 min read

THE TAXI INSURER: Which factors are driving rising taxi insurance premiums and how are they impacting taxi and PHV drivers?

THE TAXI INSURER: Which factors are driving rising taxi insurance premiums and how are they impacting taxi and PHV drivers?

THE TAXI INSURER: Which factors are driving rising taxi insurance premiums and how are they impacting taxi and PHV drivers?

The Taxi Insurer

Oct 1, 20253 min read

TIP TOP: Should drivers know about tip potential before accepting jobs?

TIP TOP: Should drivers know about tip potential before accepting jobs?

TIP TOP: Should drivers know about tip potential before accepting jobs?

Perry Richardson

Sep 29, 20252 min read

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