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Preston City Council has introduced a strict dress code for drivers of both hackney and private hire vehicles operating in the area. Male drivers will be expected to wear long- or short-sleeved shirt and trousers, with the option of knee-length tailored shorts in warmer…
A fenland taxi company has opened a new training academy in a bid to attract more drivers into the industry. Daddy Cabs, based in March, Cambridgehire and around the Fens, has launched the DC Academy for private hire drivers, saying it hopes the move…
Addison Lee has called on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to back up his plans to charge drivers on a pence-per-mile basis with greater investment in electric vehicle infrastructure – and to clarify whether strict new proposed measures were designed to cut pollution or congestion.…
Ambitious taxi group Take Me has added another company to its growing portfolio with the addition of North Yorkshire operator Station Taxis. The company operates around the Ryedale area and has a head office in Malton. Station taxis boss Lisa Ridsdale, who is staying…
Bolt has raised the fresh funds from Silicon Valley VC giant Sequoia Capital and retirement investor Fidelity Ride hailing company Bolt has raised a further £524 million in funds to help it expand into new sectors such as electric scooter rentals and grocery deliveries.…
Taxi drivers in Leeds have staged a protest outside the Town Hall over local council policies they claim are too strict, and which the drivers say could cost them their livelihoods for relatively minor misdemeanours. The drivers are protesting the Leeds City Council’s Suitability…
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s Clean Air Zone plans are facing an angry backlash from taxi and private hire drivers, with more than 100 drivers staging a two-hour go-slow protest around Bolton on Monday afternoon (pictured). The Manchester CAZ, which covers 10 boroughs in the…
South Staffordshire council has handed over its taxi and private hire licensing to Wolverhampton council, which it believes is better equipped for the process and changes within the industry. Wolverhampton council will take over licensing in the region for a minimum of three years,…
Private hire drivers’ unions have expressed disappointment at the Scottish government’s Private Hire and Taxi Support Fund, claiming drivers will be pushed into further debt. The Scottish government has set aside £28 million, which will see individual drivers being awarded £750, as well as…
Portsmouth council is to open bus lanes in the city to all private hire drivers in a three-month trial. The move has been welcomed by drivers, who previously were excluded from the lanes, while hackney carriages were allowed to use them. Around 1,000 private…