Taxi

04 Oct 2024

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...

29 Aug 2024

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...

09 Aug 2024

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...

15 Jul 2024

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...

11 Jul 2024

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...

16 Jan 2024

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....