Joel Hope-Bell, chief executive officer of leading private hire operator Veezu, has died aged 44, following a short battle with cancer.

Karhoo has announced it is can offer integration with the largest UK Dispatch Management System (DMS) partners, including Autocab and iCabbi.

A London court has granted Uber a short-term “probationary” license to operate in the English capital for the next 15 months, subject to the taxi app obeying stricter conditions.

Club Class Chauffeurs has taken delivery of 41 new Volvo saloons, estates and SUVs as part of a major fleet renewal.

iCabbi has announced a strategic partnership with RCI Bank and Services, the financial services provider for Groupe Renault.

Professional Driver is saddened to report the death of John Coombes Senior, founder of Blackpool-based chauffeur operator Fylde Executive Cars, on June 17, following a long and courageous battle against Leukaemia.

The second annual ProDriver Congress London, held at the Heathrow Renaissance Hotel on June 12, offered primarily London-centric operators the chance to hear from key industry players and, importantly, question them on issues and concerns affecting their businesses.

Trade union GMB has called on the government to outlaw ride-sharing in private hire vehicles. The move would ensure the safety of private hire drivers and their passengers, the Union resolved at its annual congress yesterday.

Ford dealers are gearing up for a Business Week event starting tomorrow, June 2, to June 10. The dealer network is priming its business specialists to target drivers working for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

The Licensed Private Hire Car Association has pledged to continue fighting for fairer private hire operators’ fees in London after the High Court ruled against the trade body’s challenge to Transport for London’s new licence fee structure.

All ProDriver Congress London 2018 delegates are welcome to attend a special LPHCA update meeting, which will follow the conference on Tuesday June 12 between 14:00 and 15:00.

Cab drivers have been rushing to reinsure their cars after insurance company Alpha went bankrupt on Wednesday, invalidating their policies.

WeKnow Group is launching one of the UK’s most ambitious zero-emissions chauffeur services with a fleet of up to 200 Jaguar I-Pace electric cars, operating from Heathrow Airport.

Thousands of taxi and private hire drivers suddenly found themselves without insurance yesterday after Danish underwriter Alpha Insurance filed for bankruptcy, causing the immediate cancellation of all policies.

Brighton and Hove has become the latest UK city to refuse Uber a private hire licence. The city council refused to renew the company’s licence, citing data beaches and the company’s use of non-local drivers.

Uber’s bid to get its licence renewed in Brighton has resulted in angry exchanges at a licence hearing in the south coast city.

Licensed Private Hire Car Association boss Steve Wright said the association had done all it could to convince a judge to rule in its favour in its court case over Transport for London’s massive increase in operator licence fees.

Audi has released the first images of its forthcoming A6 Avant estate model, available in the UK later in the year. Order books open in the summer at Audi dealers.