Perry Richardson

Bolt has confirmed that drivers operating through its Standard ride-hailing service in the UK are moving to worker status, marking a major change in the employment model used by one of Britain’s largest private hire platforms. The company published the change following a separate driver FAQ issued a day earlier. Bolt’s own newsroom now lists the development as its latest UK driver announcement. The move is seen as significant because worker status sits between conventional employment and...

The IWGB Private Hire Drivers Union has renewed its opposition to driverless cars in London, saying the London Assembly Transport Committee’s report on autonomous passenger vehicles confirms concerns about the impact on drivers’ jobs and family incomes. Gholomreza “Rez” Kamyabi, an Uber driver and vice-chair of the IWGB Private Hire Drivers union, called on the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL) to prevent driverless cars from operating in the capital. “We call on Sadiq Khan and...

The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) has welcomed a London Assembly report calling for Transport for London (TfL) to gain stronger powers over autonomous passenger vehicles, and for protections to be developed for workers affected by their introduction. The London Assembly Transport Committee’s report, Who’s driving the future of autonomous transport in London?, examines the potential effects of driverless passenger services on licensing, safety, congestion and employment in the taxi and...