Pd Website News Merc Sales

Luxury models drive Mercedes-Benz to record sales

With a fresh sales record, Mercedes-Benz began 2018 as positively as it completed 2017.

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Waymo gears up for US autonomous ride-share service launch in 2019

Waymo, Google’s automated vehicle spin-off, plans to buy thousands of Chrysler Pacifica hybrid MPVs to be used in a driverless ride-hailing service in “multiple US cities”, Waymo and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have announced.

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Pd Website News Market

Diesel downturn takes its toll on UK new car market

The UK’s new car market weakened in the first month of 2018, according to statistics announced by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

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Pd Website News Wheely Anton Chirkunov

Wheely relaunches in London as executive app service

Wheely, an on-demand online service for ordering chauffeur-driven cars, has relaunched in London, targeting the £500 million executive and VIP-class car hire segment.

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Pd Website News Addison Lee Global

Addison Lee in global app rollout and £65m new car deals

Addison Lee has extended its app to more than 100 cities worldwide as part of a renewed global expansion drive. The company has also committed £65 million into new vehicles for its fleets in the UK and US.

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Pd Website News Uber Hours

Uber to restrict drivers’ hours as it bids to convince TfL it is “fit and proper”

Uber’s charm offensive is gathering momentum as it bids to win back its London licence. The US-owned taxi operator has announced it would introduce a new policy on UK drivers‘ hours from next week in the interests of safety, forcing drivers to take breaks…

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Pd Website News Addison Lee Renewal

TfL extends Addison Lee London licence for five years

Transport for London has extended Addison Lee’s licence to operate in the capital for another five years.

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Pd Website News Uber Taxi Protest

Taxi protest at Elephant & Castle kicks off week of Uber demos

Angry taxi drivers brought traffic to a standstill at South London’s busy Elephant & Castle junction on Monday afternoon as part of a week-long series of protests against Transport for London’s handling of Uber’s private hire licence.

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Pd Website News Uber Aberdeen

Uber given green light to launch in Aberdeen

Uber has been granted a licence to operate in Aberdeen. The controversial US-based taxi operator said it was looking to launch in the city “as soon as possible”.

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Pd Website News Network Autocab

Glasgow private hire giant Network Cars chooses Autocab as technology partner

Network Cars, one of the largest private hire operators in Scotland, has signed up with Autocab as its technology supplier, moving from a fixed system to a cloud-based dispatch system.

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Pd Website News Daimler Prive

Daimler Mobility Services acquires majority stake in leading French private hire operator Chauffeur Privé

Daimler Mobility Services has increased its push into the chauffeur sector by acquiring a majority stake in the largest French private hire company, Chauffeur Privé, for an unspecified sum.

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Pd Website News David Richmond Arrow Cars

Arrow Taxis scraps electric fleet plan after council blocks bus lane access

Leeds-based Arrow Cars has scrapped a plan to introduce 30 electric Tesla cars in the city after the local council refused the company’s request that electric private hire cars should be able to use bus lanes.

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Pd Website News Uber Ecj

Uber faces massive VAT bill as ECJ rules it is a transport provider

Uber is facing a billion pound VAT bill after the European Court of Justice ruled the company was a transport service, not an “information society service”, as it had claimed.

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Pd Website News Andy Boland Addison Lee

Almost one in three cab rides could be autonomous by 2025, says Addison Lee boss

Up to 30% of taxi and private hire journeys could be served by autonomous vehicles by 2025, according to Addison Lee chief executive Andy Boland.

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Pd Website News Leeds Caz

Leeds Clean Air Zone could mean daily £12.50 charge for taxi drivers

Leeds taxi drivers could face a daily £12.50 ULEZ charge unless they upgrade their cabs to cleaner vehicles – and local driver trade associations fear that many will not be able to afford to upgrade.

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Pd Website News Loughborough Go Slow

Loughborough taxi drivers in go-slow protest over cross-border hires

Around 80 taxi drivers brought Loughborough town centre to a near standstill last week with a go-slow protest against cross-border sub-contracting.

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Pd Website News Uber Sex

Uber drivers responsible for half of London cab-related sex offences in 2016

The total number of sexual offences in London’s taxi and private hire cars rose from 136 in 2015 to 164 in 2016 – and almost half of those convicted were Uber drivers, according to Metropolitan Police data.

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Pd Website News Taxify Peeth

Taxify reshuffles management in new bid to launch in London

Estonian Uber rival Taxify has hired former Gett chief marketing officer Rich Pleeth (pictured) in a bid to revive its bid to launch in London.

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