Are you a driver? As a taxi driver, your passenger’s safety is your top priority. This is especially important when passengers are travelling at night, when visibility is limited and the risk of crime is higher....
The US Justice Department (DoJ) is suing ride-hailing app Uber over allegations it has been overcharging disabled people....
Leicester taxi and private hire drivers have called on the council to stop drivers with licenses issued from other areas picking up fares in the city. The drivers say more lenient rules for getting a...
Private Hire firm Addison Lee have announced plans for self driving cars by 2021, only days after road safety experts warned drivers are 'over-estimating' the technology. The firm has joined forces with self-driving software specialists Oxbotica...
TAXI drivers in Worcester are facing new reforms that could see every move they make recorded. Council officials are planning to follow in the footsteps of Hereford to ensure recording of all taxi trips are...
An academic report has found that drivers in the gig economy may be at higher risk of crashing because of the time demands placed on them by their payment structure. Researchers from University College London (UCL)...
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...
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...
Three taxi and private hire drivers in Banbury and Bicester have had their licenses suspended as part of a Christmas crackdown by police and the Council, the Oxford Mail reports. The operation by Cherwell District Council...
