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The Government could be forced to cut VAT on public electric vehicle chargers after a court ruled that EV owners using the public charging network should only pay 5% VAT, bringing the tax on public charging into line with home charging. The First-Tier Tribunal…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has rejected calls from motoring groups to reverse rises in fuel duty and cut VAT on public EV charging. The Chancellor announced there would be no U-turn on either of the previously-announced policies, despite fears that US and Israeli attacks on…
Lancaster City Council has granted a private hire operator’s license to Uber Britannia, meaning that the company along with its drivers and vehicles will now fall under local regulation and enforcement powers. The council said the decision had been made after the company fulfilled…
The BMW i7 is Professional Driver’s Car of the Year for 2026. The luxury EV was also voted Chauffeur Car of the Year by Professional Driver readers. Click here to find out which cars won the six categories in our annual car awards.
Professional Driver is delighted to announce the winners of the 2026 QSi Awards. The overall standard of entries this year was exceptional and the process of selecting Gold, Silver and Bronze winners from the eleven superb shortlists was hugely challenging. The twelfth edition of…
What a night! Our 2026 QSi Awards was the best yet, with a full house at the Metropole Hotel in Brighton. See who you can spot in our gallery of the evening – and get a flavour of why the QSi Awards is the…
The Government has launched a consultation into new proposals to overhaul the private hire licensing system. Under the proposed changes, the number of licensing authorities would be reduced from 263 to 70 local transport authorities (LTAs), which already manage local transport planning. The changes…
Bishop’s Stortford-based Associated Taxis is the latest large regional operator to join the growing Take Me Group network. Associated Taxis’ location near Stansted Airport also opens up strategic opportunities to consolidate work in the region, Take Me CEO David Hunter said. “We’re excited to…
Ground transport management specialist CMAC Group has acquired taxi comparison platform Minicabit for an undisclosed sum. The deal brings Minicabit’s taxi and private hire comparison technology into CMAC, allowing users to access and compare licensed taxi and private hire options through a single platform.…
Transport for London has released a detailed proposal to pedestrianise a major section of Oxford Street, which could cause major problems for taxi and private hire operators working in central London. The plan envisages closing off the stretch between Orchard Street and Great Portland…