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...
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...
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...
