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CROSS-BORDER REFORM: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor backs shift of taxi licensing powers to mayoral authorities

CROSS-BORDER REFORM: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor backs shift of taxi licensing powers to mayoral authorities

CROSS-BORDER REFORM: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor backs shift of taxi licensing powers to mayoral authorities

Perry Richardson

4 days ago2 min read

Ministers set out three potential industry gains if new regional taxi and PHV licensing reform arrives

Ministers set out three potential industry gains if new regional taxi and PHV licensing reform arrives

Ministers set out three potential industry gains if new regional taxi and PHV licensing reform arrives

Perry Richardson

Dec 25, 20253 min read

Tougher penalties for cabbies and minicab drivers for illegal number plates could force compliance reset in taxi sector

Tougher penalties for cabbies and minicab drivers for illegal number plates could force compliance reset in taxi sector

Tougher penalties for cabbies and minicab drivers for illegal number plates could force compliance reset in taxi sector

Perry Richardson

Dec 15, 20252 min read

CLOSING THE GAPS: Going beyond the National Minimum Standards for private hire licensing

CLOSING THE GAPS: Going beyond the National Minimum Standards for private hire licensing

CLOSING THE GAPS: Going beyond the National Minimum Standards for private hire licensing

Dec 15, 20253 min read

Government motor insurance plan puts claims costs in focus as taxi and PHV drivers eye relief

Government motor insurance plan puts claims costs in focus as taxi and PHV drivers eye relief

Government motor insurance plan puts claims costs in focus as taxi and PHV drivers eye relief

Perry Richardson

Dec 12, 20255 min read

Government outlines core ‘push and pull’ factors driving private hire licence applicants to out-of-area authorities

Government outlines core ‘push and pull’ factors driving private hire licence applicants to out-of-area authorities

Government outlines core ‘push and pull’ factors driving private hire licence applicants to out-of-area authorities

Perry Richardson

Dec 7, 20253 min read

What will be raised by the taxi and private hire industry when it comes to giving evidence on self-driving regulations?

What will be raised by the taxi and private hire industry when it comes to giving evidence on self-driving regulations?

What will be raised by the taxi and private hire industry when it comes to giving evidence on self-driving regulations?

Perry Richardson

Dec 5, 20253 min read

CALL FOR EVIDENCE: Government seeks industry input on framework for self-driving vehicle rollout

CALL FOR EVIDENCE: Government seeks industry input on framework for self-driving vehicle rollout

CALL FOR EVIDENCE: Government seeks industry input on framework for self-driving vehicle rollout

Perry Richardson

Dec 4, 20253 min read

INQUIRY DEBATE: Licensing failures laid bare as transport safety groups urge MPs to legislate stricter national taxi standards

INQUIRY DEBATE: Licensing failures laid bare as transport safety groups urge MPs to legislate stricter national taxi standards

INQUIRY DEBATE: Licensing failures laid bare as transport safety groups urge MPs to legislate stricter national taxi standards

Perry Richardson

Dec 3, 20254 min read

Transport Committee to hold PRIVATE ROUNDTABLE with drivers as taxi licensing inquiry enters next phase

Transport Committee to hold PRIVATE ROUNDTABLE with drivers as taxi licensing inquiry enters next phase

Transport Committee to hold PRIVATE ROUNDTABLE with drivers as taxi licensing inquiry enters next phase

Perry Richardson

Dec 1, 20252 min read

Home Secretary announces restrictions to taxi and private hire use for asylum seeker medical travel from February 2026

Home Secretary announces restrictions to taxi and private hire use for asylum seeker medical travel from February 2026

Home Secretary announces restrictions to taxi and private hire use for asylum seeker medical travel from February 2026

Perry Richardson

Nov 30, 20252 min read

‘PERFECT OPPORTUNITY’: GMB urges government to put driver welfare at centre of new taxi and PHV licensing standards

‘PERFECT OPPORTUNITY’: GMB urges government to put driver welfare at centre of new taxi and PHV licensing standards

‘PERFECT OPPORTUNITY’: GMB urges government to put driver welfare at centre of new taxi and PHV licensing standards

Perry Richardson

Nov 29, 20252 min read

VCA to lead certification of UK driverless taxi fleets as government targets 2026 pilot launch

VCA to lead certification of UK driverless taxi fleets as government targets 2026 pilot launch

VCA to lead certification of UK driverless taxi fleets as government targets 2026 pilot launch

Perry Richardson

Nov 26, 20252 min read

VAT AND PAY-PER-MILE: Just how might the Autumn Budget impact the taxi and private hire sector?

VAT AND PAY-PER-MILE: Just how might the Autumn Budget impact the taxi and private hire sector?

VAT AND PAY-PER-MILE: Just how might the Autumn Budget impact the taxi and private hire sector?

Perry Richardson

Nov 25, 20254 min read

Operators clash over cross-border licensing, enforcement failures and safety standards as MPs grill Uber, Bolt, Veezu and independents

Operators clash over cross-border licensing, enforcement failures and safety standards as MPs grill Uber, Bolt, Veezu and independents

Operators clash over cross-border licensing, enforcement failures and safety standards as MPs grill Uber, Bolt, Veezu and independents

Perry Richardson

Nov 24, 20256 min read

TAXI & PHV INQUIRY: Cross-border hiring row deepens as national operators defend licensing freedoms and local firms warn of out-of-area working

TAXI & PHV INQUIRY: Cross-border hiring row deepens as national operators defend licensing freedoms and local firms warn of out-of-area working

TAXI & PHV INQUIRY: Cross-border hiring row deepens as national operators defend licensing freedoms and local firms warn of out-of-area working

Perry Richardson

Nov 24, 20256 min read

TASK AND FINISH LESSONS IGNORED: Could earlier action have prevented today’s taxi and PHV licensing turmoil?

TASK AND FINISH LESSONS IGNORED: Could earlier action have prevented today’s taxi and PHV licensing turmoil?

TASK AND FINISH LESSONS IGNORED: Could earlier action have prevented today’s taxi and PHV licensing turmoil?

Perry Richardson

Nov 24, 20253 min read

How a ‘licence-where-you-operate model’ could reshape private hire operator networks across England

How a ‘licence-where-you-operate model’ could reshape private hire operator networks across England

How a ‘licence-where-you-operate model’ could reshape private hire operator networks across England

Perry Richardson

Nov 23, 20252 min read

Abtisam Mohamed MP presses transport minister on cross-border hiring concerns amid ongoing licensing inquiry

Abtisam Mohamed MP presses transport minister on cross-border hiring concerns amid ongoing licensing inquiry

Abtisam Mohamed MP presses transport minister on cross-border hiring concerns amid ongoing licensing inquiry

Perry Richardson

Nov 22, 20252 min read

INQUIRY EVIDENCE: Transport Committee to probe taxi and PHV licensing failings as next witnesses set to highlight gaps

INQUIRY EVIDENCE: Transport Committee to probe taxi and PHV licensing failings as next witnesses set to highlight gaps

INQUIRY EVIDENCE: Transport Committee to probe taxi and PHV licensing failings as next witnesses set to highlight gaps

Perry Richardson

Nov 18, 20253 min read

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