An emergency meeting has been held to try to save the Edinburgh Trades Taxi Outing after this year’s event was cancelled over policing and road closure concerns. Councillors met yesterday to discuss the future of the long-running event, which gives children with additional support needs, life-limiting conditions and terminal illnesses a day out in decorated taxis driven by Edinburgh cabbies. The outing was cancelled after Police Scotland said it could no longer provide a roll

A growing dispute over airport access fees has moved into the political arena after Unite’s Edinburgh Black Cab Branch formally called for licensed taxis to be exempt from Edinburgh Airport drop-off charges. In a letter sent to the First Minister of Scotland, the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, MSPs, Edinburgh Airport executives and City of Edinburgh Council transport and licensing committees, the union branch urged stakeholders to consider “urgent policy and legislative cha

A third of Uber drivers surveyed by GMB Scotland are ready to quit after rising fuel costs and lower fares hit weekly earnings, the union has warned. GMB Scotland, which represents drivers using the ride-hailing app, said members are facing higher pump prices linked to the Iran war while fare levels have stayed the same or fallen. The union said some drivers are taking home up to £750 a week less than a year ago. The union surveyed 80 Uber drivers and found one in three said