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Long-established Yorkshire operator White Rose Taxis is the latest business to join the fast-growing TakeMe network. Whitby-based White Rose Taxis was established in 1983, and is a cornerstone of the Whitby and district transport community. By joining TakeMe’s network of private hire companies, it…
Uber plans to accelerate its plans to transition its private hire and taxi fleet to an all-electric one, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi (pictured) told the company’s annual Green event at the London Science Museum. He described EVs as “just plain better” than internal combustion-engined cars,…
Private hire drivers looking to get licensed in Wolverhampton will now have to attend a meeting in Wolverhampton in person rather than carrying out the whole process remotely. The move is part of a plan to throttle back on issuing licenses to out-of-town drivers…
The UK automotive industry has written to chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured), pleading for investment and incentives in the electric vehicle market. In a letter signed by Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders chief executive Mike Hawes and 12 car company CEOs, the industry warns…
Transport for London is setting up a new joint venture partnership with European rapid charging company Fastned to set up a number of electric vehicle charging hubs across London. The first of five initial ultra-rapid charging hubs will be launched in 2026. At least…
German-owned ride-hailing app FreeNow, achieved break-even in the financial year to August 2024, backed by a 13% revenue growth driven by its strategic focus on the taxi sector. FreeNow operates in a number of European countries including Germany, UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Poland, Italy,…
Wolverhampton Council issued 8,563 new private hire driver’s licences in the first five months of this year, as increasing numbers of drivers choose to get licensed there rather than by their local authority. The figure, released by the GMB Union, is vastly higher than…
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has told the London Assembly that a new Taxi and Private Hire Action Plan will be launched “early next year”. Mayor Khan was responding to a written question from London Assembly member Hina Bokhari over the sharp fall in black…
Reading private hire drivers have finally been given access to one of the town’s main bus lanes. They had been pleading to be allowed to use the outbound King’s Road bus lane in Reading, which had been restricted to buses, motorbikes, bicycles and hackney…
Uber has been granted a further 30-month London private hire vehicle operator’s license, with Transport for London again refusing to issue a full five-year license. As previously, TfL has attached unspecified “conditions” to Uber’s license. Details of the conditions of the license have not…