Perry Richardson

Taxi drivers whose vehicles are damaged by rental bicycle users are being advised to gather evidence at the scene, with the bike’s identifying number likely to be central to tracing the rider and pursuing a claim. Steve McNamara, General Secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association (LTDA), said drivers should photograph the taxi and bicycle in their original positions, the rider, the damage and, crucially, the rental bike’s identification number. The location of that number differs...

Image credit: Uber Uber has launched a new premium chauffeur service aimed at executives, frequent travellers and existing Uber Black customers, with international expansion planned following its initial rollout in the United States. Uber Elite is currently available by invitation in Los Angeles and San Francisco, with New York City set to follow. The company said further US and international launches are planned, although it has not confirmed which markets will be included or provided a...

Botley Road in Oxford reopened to traffic on Sunday 20 September 2026, ending a closure of roughly three and a half years that had forced taxi and private hire drivers onto a six-mile detour, according to Oxfordshire County Council, which oversaw the works. The road closed in April 2023 to allow construction beneath the railway bridge as part of the wider expansion of Oxford station, a project intended to increase the number of train services running through the city. The closure lasted far...