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CMAC Group has completed the acquisition of the remaining share of coach and minibus booking specialist, Coach Hire Comparison, following significant growth since CMAC first invested in the business in 2023. CMAC acquired a 51% stake in Coach Hire Comparison three years ago. Since…
Our annual Professional Driver Car of the Year judging event returned to Epsom Racecourse on Tuesday, giving our readers a rare chance to evaluate competing cars back-to-back. With a record attendance and almost 60 cars to drive, the event goes from strength to strength…
We have a fabulous list of more than 50 cars to test next week at the Professional Driver Car of the Year testing event in Epsom – including some UK market exclusives.
Uber’s biggest rival Lyft has made a third UK acquisition in the past 10 months with the £40.7 million takeover of taxi app Gett. The move means the majority of London’s black cabs are now signed up to a Lyft-owned app – either Gett…
Autocab has moved quickly to replace departing CEO Safa Alkateb, who is leaving the dispatch systems provider in June after 14 years to explore a new, unspecified challenge. Experienced former Uber executive Frans Hiemstra (pictured) will take over as CEO. Hiemstra brings a decade…
Veezu has acquired Luton-based Go Cars, the largest private hire operator in Bedfordshire. The move adds 600 cars to the Veezu fleet and gives Veezu access to Luton and surrounding commuter towns including Dunstable. The Go Cars deal also includes subsidiary Spearhead Cars, based…
Transport for London could block autonomous taxis from carrying out fare-paying work in the capital, according to transport commissioner Andy Lord (pictured). In response to a question from Green AM Caroline Russell, who asked if TfL could block AV passenger services, Lord said: “My…
GMB union has called on Birmingham Airport to fix the “disgusting” facilities that private hire drivers using the airport face having to use. Drivers are forced to pay to use bathrooms “caked in grime”, while waiting for passengers arriving at the Midlands’ largest airport,…
Uber has taken a major move into the global chauffeur sector with the acquisition of chauffeuring platform Blacklane for an undisclosed sum. The deal is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Blacklane was valued…
Addison Lee is considering an appeal against an employment tribunal ruling over compensation to drivers who should have been treated as “workers” rather than self-employed contractors. An employment tribunal in Watford has ruled in favour of more than 920 Addison Lee drivers as to…