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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

TAXI DRIVERS LOOK BACK ON THE 1990s: “A licence to print money”, maps in the glovebox and diesel at 45p a litre

TAXI DRIVERS LOOK BACK ON THE 1990s: “A licence to print money”, maps in the glovebox and diesel at 45p a litre

TAXI DRIVERS LOOK BACK ON THE 1990s: “A licence to print money”, maps in the glovebox and diesel at 45p a litre

Perry Richardson

Sep 26, 20254 min read

CABBIE RETIREMENT: The key factors behind when the time is right to retire from taxi driving

CABBIE RETIREMENT: The key factors behind when the time is right to retire from taxi driving

CABBIE RETIREMENT: The key factors behind when the time is right to retire from taxi driving

Perry Richardson

Sep 17, 20254 min read

Should taxi drivers be allowed to refuse cash payment fares to known high-risk bilking areas?

Should taxi drivers be allowed to refuse cash payment fares to known high-risk bilking areas?

Should taxi drivers be allowed to refuse cash payment fares to known high-risk bilking areas?

Perry Richardson

Sep 15, 20253 min read

CRIMINAL RUNNERS: How taxi drivers deal with BILKING and why it remains a problem for cabbies across the UK

CRIMINAL RUNNERS: How taxi drivers deal with BILKING and why it remains a problem for cabbies across the UK

CRIMINAL RUNNERS: How taxi drivers deal with BILKING and why it remains a problem for cabbies across the UK

Perry Richardson

Sep 14, 20254 min read

TOP TIPS TO EARN A TIP: Taxi driver tipping on the slide, but there’s still ways to enhance your chances

TOP TIPS TO EARN A TIP: Taxi driver tipping on the slide, but there’s still ways to enhance your chances

TOP TIPS TO EARN A TIP: Taxi driver tipping on the slide, but there’s still ways to enhance your chances

Perry Richardson

Sep 1, 20253 min read

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