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LICENSING INQUIRY: Councils accuse Wolverhampton of fuelling cross border private hire licensing by allowing out-of-area MOT and onboarding

LICENSING INQUIRY: Councils accuse Wolverhampton of fuelling cross border private hire licensing by allowing out-of-area MOT and onboarding

LICENSING INQUIRY: Councils accuse Wolverhampton of fuelling cross border private hire licensing by allowing out-of-area MOT and onboarding

Perry Richardson

6 days ago3 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 153 min read

TAXI AND PHV CAPPING: LPHCA reveals reasons for rejecting private hire caps in fresh Transport Committee inquiry submission

TAXI AND PHV CAPPING: LPHCA reveals reasons for rejecting private hire caps in fresh Transport Committee inquiry submission

TAXI AND PHV CAPPING: LPHCA reveals reasons for rejecting private hire caps in fresh Transport Committee inquiry submission

Perry Richardson

Dec 132 min read

CROSS SECTION ON CROSS BORDER: How do council, operator and driver associations match-up on views for taxi and PHV licensing reform in Blackpool?

CROSS SECTION ON CROSS BORDER: How do council, operator and driver associations match-up on views for taxi and PHV licensing reform in Blackpool?

CROSS SECTION ON CROSS BORDER: How do council, operator and driver associations match-up on views for taxi and PHV licensing reform in Blackpool?

Perry Richardson

Dec 103 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 34 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 12 min read

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 16 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 246 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 142 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 65 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 102 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 94 min read

Leeds Council evidence submission to Transport Committee backs tighter local control and repeal of cross-border loophole

Leeds Council evidence submission to Transport Committee backs tighter local control and repeal of cross-border loophole

Leeds Council evidence submission to Transport Committee backs tighter local control and repeal of cross-border loophole

Perry Richardson

Sep 263 min read

Why the UCG think the definition of plying-for-hire is central to London’s taxi future

Why the UCG think the definition of plying-for-hire is central to London’s taxi future

Why the UCG think the definition of plying-for-hire is central to London’s taxi future

Perry Richardson

Sep 233 min read

EVIDENCE REVEALED: Bolt calls for national standards to modernise private hire licensing while keeping local control

EVIDENCE REVEALED: Bolt calls for national standards to modernise private hire licensing while keeping local control

EVIDENCE REVEALED: Bolt calls for national standards to modernise private hire licensing while keeping local control

Perry Richardson

Sep 212 min read

ADCU questions Uber for excluding drivers from its list of stakeholders in inquiry response

ADCU questions Uber for excluding drivers from its list of stakeholders in inquiry response

ADCU questions Uber for excluding drivers from its list of stakeholders in inquiry response

Perry Richardson

Sep 202 min read

EVIDENCE REVEALED: Uber asks for national standards and pushes back against cross-border restrictions

EVIDENCE REVEALED: Uber asks for national standards and pushes back against cross-border restrictions

EVIDENCE REVEALED: Uber asks for national standards and pushes back against cross-border restrictions

Perry Richardson

Sep 193 min read

Wolverhampton Council calls for national taxi licensing overhaul to better manage cross-border hiring

Wolverhampton Council calls for national taxi licensing overhaul to better manage cross-border hiring

Wolverhampton Council calls for national taxi licensing overhaul to better manage cross-border hiring

Perry Richardson

Sep 193 min read

‘REFORM IS NECESSARY’: Institute of Licensing calls for taxi and PHV reform in Transport Committee inquiry response

‘REFORM IS NECESSARY’: Institute of Licensing calls for taxi and PHV reform in Transport Committee inquiry response

‘REFORM IS NECESSARY’: Institute of Licensing calls for taxi and PHV reform in Transport Committee inquiry response

Perry Richardson

Sep 102 min read

CLOSING SOON: Vital inquiry into taxi and private hire licensing set to close for evidence

CLOSING SOON: Vital inquiry into taxi and private hire licensing set to close for evidence

CLOSING SOON: Vital inquiry into taxi and private hire licensing set to close for evidence

Perry Richardson

Sep 73 min read

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