Taxi
Wolverhampton Council intends to cut taxi licence applications
In response to recent sex abuse cases involving licensed drivers across the UK and to prevent reputational damage to the council,it is being reported that the City of Wolverhampton Council plans to reduce the number of private hire driver licenses...
Wolverhampton Taxi drivers could receive new powers to record audio
Following a spate of attacks against drivers in recent years, including the manslaughter of a driver in 2022, Wolverhampton City Council have proposed plans to allow drivers who feel threatened to be able to use a panic style button to momentarily...
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North Yorkshire Council proposes plans to update to its taxi licensing policy
North Yorkshire Council has proposed plans to update its taxi licensing policy, targeting a more inclusive and environmentally friendly regime. The proposed changes, if adopted, could result in a mandatory requirement for new hackney carriage veh...
Wolverhampton implements new rules for Private Hire drivers
A new measure has now been adopted by Wolverhampton Council to combat ‘fake taxis’. The new rule will requires Private Hire Drivers not to display to keep livery signage on the doors of their vehicles, in an aim to prevent the imperson...
Taxi | D.E.L.T.A. Merseyside Ltd, Veezu Holdings Ltd and Uber Britannia Ltd
Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) Operators inside and outside of London are governed by different legislation. An earlier Court decision, affecting the London trade, requires Operators to enter as principal into a contractual obligation with the passen...
Southampton City Council is to implement a new drug testing policy for taxi drivers
Southampton City Council is to implement a new drug testing policy for taxi drivers, providing council enforcement officers with the ability to carry out spot checks on licensed drivers. This new policy, built on a system currently operated by Po...
The proposed Pedicab (London) Bill progresses through Parliament
A proposed Bill (the Pedicab (London) Bill which was announced in the Kings Speech reaches reports stage in the House of Lords. The purpose of the Bill is to regulate the London pedicab (also referred to as ‘cycle rickshaw’) industry....
Taxi Reform | Wales
In March 2023 the Welsh Government published a White Paper concerning reform of Taxi Regulation in Wales. The Welsh Government recognised in their White Paper that “all around the world the taxi and PHV sector is being transformed by techno...