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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Three major Liverpool taxi firms have joined forces to create a 700-car alliance covering most of the city.

Sheffield Council has suspended Uber’s operator’s licence in the city after the company “failed to respond to requests from the local authority’s licensing team about their management”.

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.