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.
Licensing authority wants to introduce standard taxi fares
Taxi fares in half of Cumbria could be standardised following the shake-up of council boundaries.
Could new wheelchair rules drive cabbies out of the trade?
As councils struggle to increase the number of accessible taxis in their areas, the measures some of them are using could actually be forcing taxi drivers off the road.
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.
ULEZ errors are a real problem for taxi drivers
Thousands of drivers are extremely worried that bailiffs will come after them for non-payment of fines after a system glitch from TfL.
EV expert predicts robotaxis will bolster current taxi industry
Waymo’s robotaxis have been a success in San Fransisco and are now making their way into Los Angeles.
‘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.