Jaguar has delivered 30 all-new XF Sportbrake models to Portfolio Cars. The estate cars will be used to offer a VIP transfer service to and from London Heathrow airport.

Elstree-based Licensed Carriage Hire has adopted computer supplier Epyx’s 1link Hire Network to manage replacement cars for the Mercedes-Benz Chauffeur Programme. The move follows a further three-year renewal of LCH’s deal with the German automaker.

Jonny Goldstone, original co-founder of Green Tomato Cars, has returned to the company as managing director. Goldstone, who set up the business with Tom Pakenham in 2006, sold the business to transportation giant Transdev in 2010 and left the company in 2015 after setting…

The GMB Union has called on Transport for London to introduce a new tier of licensing for apps and booking systems.

Chauffer broker service Blacklane has introduced carbon offsetting on rides across all the 250 cities and 50 countries it serves, making it the first ride service to start a global carbon-neutral program.

Private hire giant Veezu has reported a strong set of financial results, boosted by acquisitions and organic growth.

The GMB Union has called into question Uber’s claim that 40,000 drivers will be out of work as a result of TfL’s refusal to renew its licence.

The Licensed Private Hire Car Association has told Transport for London it will apply for a judicial review next week if the regulator presses ahead with plans to hike private hire operator’s fees by “astronomical, disproportionate and irrational amounts”.

London-based Absolutely, one of the UK’s longest established courier companies, has sold its private hire and chauffeur operations, operated under the Absolutely and Creative Cars brands, to Excel Executive for an undisclosed sum.

Transport for London has refused to renew Uber’s operating licence when it expires on September 30, citing “public safety and security” concerns.

Just three days after launching in London, Transport for London has ordered taxi app Taxify to suspend its service in London as it is not a licenced operator.

Estonia-based ride-sharing platform Taxify has launched its service in London, and is aiming to challenge Uber in the taxi app market.

Transport for London is under increasing pressure to turn down Uber’s operator’s licence on September 30, after the London Assembly passed a unanimous motion on July 6 calling on the regulator to refuse Uber’s licence renewal.

Taxi drivers in Watford are trialling the use of CCTV in their cabs. Project FareSafe, the first scheme of its kind in the country, will record journeys over the course of a year to assess whether CCTV can improve safety for drivers and passengers.

Middlesbrough-based Boro Taxis has launched an initiative to help unemployed people get back to work in the private hire industry, and will even fund their training.

Audi has revealed its new fourth-generation A8 luxury saloon at a spectacular presentation in Barcelona. The latest version of the flagship saloon includes a high degree of autonomous driving capability, and every model in the range will have a hybrid powertrain.