Two-thirds of the world’s population cannot get access to safe surgery when they need it. As a result, 18 million people die every year from conditions requiring surgery. This is higher than the number who die...
The council which has licensed more drivers than any other area in England per population has backed calls to tighten up laws. Joining calls from Zoom.taxi, the Suzy Lamplugh Trust and the LGA, Rossendale Council has...
The battle between traditional private hire and yellow cabs and Uber has opened up on a new front as New York City officials discuss capping the number of vehicles. The move, reported in the New York...
Cab drivers staged a 'go-slow' in Wolverhampton in protest at the council's continued lax attitude towards handing out taxi and private hire licenses. Wolverhampton saw a 383% increase in the number of licenses issued, as we...
England fans who smashed up a taxi after England beat Sweden in the World Cup quarter finals have been warned "you will be banned". The message to the two thugs was given by a top council...
TfL are proposing removing the exemption from Congestion Charging for London’s licensed Private Hire Vehicles (PHVs), Minicabs and Chauffeurs, which are an integral part of London’s Public Transport system and help keep those without access to other...
New York City may become the first to implement a minimum wage for Uber drivers and others who find fares using a ride hailing app. Drivers in the private hire and taxi business in the state...
A judge has ruled that Uber is now a 'fit and proper' company and granted a 15 month license to operate in London. On Tuesday, Chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot said the company was now, in her...
The UK boss of Uber has said that Transport for London "was correct" in questioning whether it was a fit and proper company. In the hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court Tom Elvidge, Uber's general manager in...
Drivers in Barrow in Furness have been told displaying the flag of St George during the World Cup will be "a distraction". The move comes after Royal Mail banned its 125,000 delivery workers from displaying flags...
