With news of a Covid-19 vaccine giving the battered economy a glimmer of hope, a survey of automotive businesses carried out by directory firm Yell Business has revealed how businesses have adapted their customer communications during the coronavirus crisis, with online communications an increasingly used tool. The survey, entitled ‘Who’s getting the message?’, covers all…

From airport runs to late-night pub pickups, much of the taxi, chauffeur and private hire business’s regular work has evaporated since the Coronavirus pandemic kicked in. When will this work return, and how do we go about building business back up again? Clearly, the world has changed, perhaps permanently in some ways. According to the…

One of the most obvious measures to protect private hire drivers during the Coronavirus crisis is fitting of some kind of partition between the front and back seats. From big fleets to independent drivers, many people started looking at partition screens as soon as the lockdown started in March. You’d think fitting a screen would…

The annual Geneva Motor Show is the European car industry’s premier showcase for new models and new technology. This year electric cars and plug-in hybrids took centre stage as automakers rise to the challenge of cleaner motoring. Professional Driver’s Mark Bursa presents our annual guide to the new and future cars that are likely to…