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TAXI LICENSING INQUIRY: MPs challenge operators over driver earnings, fatigue risks and the pressures of multi-app working

TAXI LICENSING INQUIRY: MPs challenge operators over driver earnings, fatigue risks and the pressures of multi-app working

TAXI LICENSING INQUIRY: MPs challenge operators over driver earnings, fatigue risks and the pressures of multi-app working

Perry Richardson

Dec 1, 20256 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

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

TAXI AND PHV INQUIRY: MPs told cross-border licensing chaos is ‘flooding’ regions with drivers and driving down pay

TAXI AND PHV INQUIRY: MPs told cross-border licensing chaos is ‘flooding’ regions with drivers and driving down pay

TAXI AND PHV INQUIRY: MPs told cross-border licensing chaos is ‘flooding’ regions with drivers and driving down pay

Perry Richardson

Nov 17, 20254 min read

CROSS-BORDER AND NATIONAL STANDARDS: What Uber, Bolt, Veezu & Vokes will likely say to Transport Committee during inquiry examination

CROSS-BORDER AND NATIONAL STANDARDS: What Uber, Bolt, Veezu & Vokes will likely say to Transport Committee during inquiry examination

CROSS-BORDER AND NATIONAL STANDARDS: What Uber, Bolt, Veezu & Vokes will likely say to Transport Committee during inquiry examination

Perry Richardson

Nov 17, 20256 min read

DATE REVEALED: MPs to question Uber, Bolt and Veezu as taxi and private hire licensing inquiry moves into key phase

DATE REVEALED: MPs to question Uber, Bolt and Veezu as taxi and private hire licensing inquiry moves into key phase

DATE REVEALED: MPs to question Uber, Bolt and Veezu as taxi and private hire licensing inquiry moves into key phase

Perry Richardson

Nov 14, 20252 min read

’WE NEVER ASKED FOR THIS’: Wolverhampton Council defends its controversial role in England’s taxi and private hire licensing sector

’WE NEVER ASKED FOR THIS’: Wolverhampton Council defends its controversial role in England’s taxi and private hire licensing sector

’WE NEVER ASKED FOR THIS’: Wolverhampton Council defends its controversial role in England’s taxi and private hire licensing sector

Perry Richardson

Nov 6, 20255 min read

PLYING-FOR-HIRE: Call for clarity from the trade associations, but not the operators

PLYING-FOR-HIRE: Call for clarity from the trade associations, but not the operators

PLYING-FOR-HIRE: Call for clarity from the trade associations, but not the operators

Perry Richardson

Oct 25, 20253 min read

UNITED FRONT: Push for national taxi and private hire licensing standards to end patchwork policies

UNITED FRONT: Push for national taxi and private hire licensing standards to end patchwork policies

UNITED FRONT: Push for national taxi and private hire licensing standards to end patchwork policies

Perry Richardson

Oct 24, 20255 min read

TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE INQUIRY: Who’s going to give evidence at the House of Commons to MPs?

TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE INQUIRY: Who’s going to give evidence at the House of Commons to MPs?

TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE INQUIRY: Who’s going to give evidence at the House of Commons to MPs?

Perry Richardson

Oct 12, 20252 min read

REVEALED: MPs to begin hearing oral evidence in taxi and private hire licensing inquiry next week

REVEALED: MPs to begin hearing oral evidence in taxi and private hire licensing inquiry next week

REVEALED: MPs to begin hearing oral evidence in taxi and private hire licensing inquiry next week

Perry Richardson

Oct 10, 20252 min read

Disabled-led group calls for national taxi licensing standards to end accessibility ‘postcode lottery’

Disabled-led group calls for national taxi licensing standards to end accessibility ‘postcode lottery’

Disabled-led group calls for national taxi licensing standards to end accessibility ‘postcode lottery’

Perry Richardson

Oct 9, 20254 min read

Charity details just how cross-border licensing and ride-hail impacts accessibility for disabled passengers

Charity details just how cross-border licensing and ride-hail impacts accessibility for disabled passengers

Charity details just how cross-border licensing and ride-hail impacts accessibility for disabled passengers

Perry Richardson

Oct 6, 20253 min read

‘UNIFYING’ BOTH TAXIS AND PHV: Hull City Council suggests ‘single-tier’ licensing system as part of national overhaul

‘UNIFYING’ BOTH TAXIS AND PHV: Hull City Council suggests ‘single-tier’ licensing system as part of national overhaul

‘UNIFYING’ BOTH TAXIS AND PHV: Hull City Council suggests ‘single-tier’ licensing system as part of national overhaul

Perry Richardson

Oct 4, 20254 min read

ROBO-TAXIS: TfL warns of major regulatory gaps as autonomous vehicle rollout draws closer

ROBO-TAXIS: TfL warns of major regulatory gaps as autonomous vehicle rollout draws closer

ROBO-TAXIS: TfL warns of major regulatory gaps as autonomous vehicle rollout draws closer

Perry Richardson

Oct 2, 20252 min read

How Uber’s suggested national private hire vehicle driver database would function in practice

How Uber’s suggested national private hire vehicle driver database would function in practice

How Uber’s suggested national private hire vehicle driver database would function in practice

Perry Richardson

Sep 30, 20254 min read

Durham County Council urges action on cross-border licensing loopholes in evidence provided to MPs

Durham County Council urges action on cross-border licensing loopholes in evidence provided to MPs

Durham County Council urges action on cross-border licensing loopholes in evidence provided to MPs

Perry Richardson

Sep 30, 20252 min read

National Taxi Association urges Government to halt cross-border hiring and rethink 2015 deregulation

National Taxi Association urges Government to halt cross-border hiring and rethink 2015 deregulation

National Taxi Association urges Government to halt cross-border hiring and rethink 2015 deregulation

Perry Richardson

Sep 29, 20252 min read

TRANSPORT COMMITTEE EVIDENCE: Veezu defends cross-border private hire as essential to covering passenger demand

TRANSPORT COMMITTEE EVIDENCE: Veezu defends cross-border private hire as essential to covering passenger demand

TRANSPORT COMMITTEE EVIDENCE: Veezu defends cross-border private hire as essential to covering passenger demand

Perry Richardson

Sep 28, 20252 min read

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