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...
Uber has applied for a patent for a new feature on its app which is says can tell if you are drunk or not. The hailing app could also feed other information to a driver, including...
Turkey's president Recep Erdogan has said Uber is "finished" in Turkey, following pressure from Istanbul cab drivers who said it was providing an illegal service. About 17400 taxis operate in the country's capital and they have...
The Editor of the Evening Standard has come under fire after deals with multinational companies were exposed by the website Open Democracy. The 'Cash for Coverage' dossier saw the former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne...
Private Hire companies have been struck a new blow as Virgin, which has the West Coast franchise, announced a deal with controversial ride hailing company Uber. The new "door-to-door" tickets will cover the cost of trains...
Zoom.taxi has welcomed the investigation by The Times into the problems with councils undertaking insufficient checks on drivers before issuing licenses. The paper now joins organisations like zoom.taxi, the Local Government Association and the Suzy Lamplugh...
Dear Sir, Andrew Norfolk and Peter Yeung have highlighted a problem in this country which puts vulnerable people at risk unnecessarily. In the private hire industry we have an opportunity to act as eyes where others cannot...
With the new changes in data protection laws coming into force shortly we wanted you to know we have updated our privacy policy. Your trust is important to us and we want to make sure you...
