3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (350+ words) Wiltshire Council has reported a growing number of drivers registering with Uber following the ride-hailing company’s licensing in the county. The expansion of the platform has coincided with more vehicles transferring from hackney carriage to private hire licensing, with Uber’s…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (196+ words) Taxi and private hire vehicle drivers and operators who charge wheelchair users additional fees because of their disability could be prosecuted and fined up to £1,000, the Government has warned. Local licensing authorities have been reminded that they are responsible for…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (401+ words) GMB has called for a “just transition” for private hire drivers before autonomous vehicles are deployed, warning that TfL and the Department for Transport have yet to set out protections for the workforce. In a statement published on its Uber…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (534+ words) Passenger trust and clarity over insurance responsibility will become increasingly important as autonomous taxis develop in London, according to Zego CEO and founder Sten Saar, following the launch of supervised self-driving rides through the Uber app. Uber and Wayve have…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (591+ words) Uber and Wayve have launched supervised autonomous passenger rides in London, marking the first time members of the public can access autonomous trips in the UK through the Uber platform. From today, passengers requesting UberX, Uber Electric or Uber Comfort…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (584+ words) A London mobile car wash is targeting licensed taxi drivers among other motorists with a scooter-based service designed to clean cabs at the kerb while reducing downtime between fares. Washello transports its entire operation on scooters and electric scooters. Water…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (312+ words) London taxi drivers have been urged to treat hotel facilities with greater respect after concerns were raised over alleged behaviour by some cabbies using toilets provided as a courtesy. Writing in the London Taxi Drivers’ Association’s TAXI newspaper, LTDA Executive…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (436+ words) London black cab drivers relying on rental vehicles could face a significant shortage from September, with established fleet operator Colts Cabs warning that it will be unable to guarantee taxis without advance confirmation. The warning comes from Colts Cabs who…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (226+ words) Black cab passengers in Newport could face fare increases of up to 17% under proposals expected to be put out for public consultation. The changes would represent the first increase in the city’s maximum hackney carriage tariff since 2022. The proposal follows…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (492+ words) London’s newest luxury hotel has opened at one of Mayfair’s most prominent addresses, but the positioning of its taxi rank is leaving both guests and black cab drivers poorly served. Rosewood Chancery, occupying the former US Embassy building on Grosvenor…...