Taxi licensing changes pave the way to greener cabs
A council has pledged to take polluting cabs off the road by the end of the year – only if the Government agrees to help fund greener alternatives.
Taxi safety is not just for Christmas
Safety is the most important part of the taxi industry and making passengers feel safe is as important as ensuring vehicles are roadworthy, well maintained and drivers are fully licensed.
Will letting PHVs use bus lanes ease city centre gridlock?
PHV drivers have been pleading to use bus lanes to ease congestion in a busy city centre.
Taxi drivers are ‘ecstatic’ over CCTV U-turn
Peterborough City Council’s Licensing Committee has been pushing for two years to make CCTV cameras compulsory in all taxis and PHVs to improve passenger safety.
Points system penalises taxi drivers
Plans to take 10-year-old taxis off the road and introduce a penalty points system which would see drivers punished for wearing the wrong clothes have been put on hold.
‘MPs don’t understand taxi regulation or problems faced by the industry’
The taxi industry had been waiting for MPs to debate cross-border hiring, after raising concerns about the “dire consequences” it has for locally licensed taxi and private-hire drivers.
Taxi drivers say giving violent criminals PHV licences is ‘a mockery’
Safety is the priority when it comes to driving a taxi. Vehicles have to undergo thorough checks and maintenance, and drivers have to be fit and proper people who keep up to date with regulations.
‘I made £13 in four hours … being a taxi driver isn’t the bonanza that many think’
Running any business has its challenges, but taxi drivers are faced with the extra difficulty that people think they are raking in money, when the reality is that many are struggling to make ends meet.
Experts share their views on issues facing taxi industry
As the challenges facing the taxi and PHV industry continue to grow, experts are coming up with a range of solutions to the issues they face.
Petrol and diesel taxis are reaching the end of the road
Councils are planning to ban petrol and diesel taxis and PHVs in a bid to cut pollution in several towns and cities.
Fare dodger jailed: taxi drivers have heard every excuse in the book
No matter how pleasant or difficult a passenger has been, paying the fare can trigger all sorts of reactions – and taxi drivers have seen them all before.
Childish behaviour is damaging taxis and putting lives at risk
Taxi drivers are worried that children throwing stones at cabs could cause serious accidents – and even cost people their lives. Drivers have come forward […]