City Cabs Edinburgh has launched access to London taxis through its passenger app, marking a significant expansion of the Scottish operator’s digital footprint into the capital. The move, branded as City Cabs London, allows customers using the City Cabs App in London to book into a network of more than 10,000 licensed London taxis via its existing relationship with Gett. The firm said the average pickup time in the capital is under four minutes, with journeys booked and manag

Glasgow’s fragmented transport infrastructure and prolonged road disruption are pushing businesses towards breaking point, according to a sharply worded intervention from a senior figure in the taxi sector. Dougie McPherson, chairman of Glasgow Taxis Ltd, said widespread congestion, road closures and a lack of coordinated planning have moved beyond routine complaints and now represent a systemic failure affecting the city’s economy. McPherson argued that while frustration is

Image credit: Ross Campbell Unite the Union’s Glasgow Cab Section says its members have now been repaid £2,000 deposits lost after Vehicle Repowering Solutions (VRS), a taxi conversion business, entered liquidation in 2024. In a statement circulated to members, the cab section said the collapse left many taxi drivers with substantial losses, with drivers having paid deposits linked to taxi conversion work. The union said it had faced resistance in the aftermath of the liquida