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Carlyle Group is again considering selling Addison Lee, and has hired Bank of America Merrill Lynch to run the sale. Analysts believe the move is likely to happen later this year, after the issue of Brexit has been made clearer.

French-based Uber rival Chauffeur Privé has dropped its French branding and is planning to expand into London under a new name, Kapten.

Leeds City Council has been given approval – and £29 million of funding – by the government to implement its proposed Clean Air Zone (CAZ).

French transport giant has exited the UK private hire market by selling its London subsidiary Green Tomato Cars to chauffeur specialist Travelhire.

The Licenced Private Hire Car Association has vowed to continue its battle against Transport for London after the regulator announced that private hire vehicles will lose their Congestion Charge exemption from 8 April 2019.

Scottish chauffeur operator Little’s has boosted its eco-fleet after taking delivery of eight new Mercedes-Benz E350e plug-in hybrids.

For the first time since 2009, Addison Lee has ordered Volkswagen Sharan MPVs for its London private hire fleet. The company has placed an order for 1,200 of the seven-seaters, the largest fleet order for the model ever placed in the UK.

Gerrard Chauffeur Drive has established a strategic partnership with Capstar Chauffeurs, the company set up in 2013 to provide careers in chauffeuring for ex-military personnel.

BMW has revealed a mid-life facelift for the 7-series, including a striking enlarged grille and the addition of an upgraded plug-in hybrid with pure electric range of 36 miles, making it London ULEZ-compliant.

Berlin-based chauffeur service Blacklane has been selected by Emirates as the exclusive provider for its chauffeur-drive services in India, Italy and Sweden for the airline’s First and Business Class passengers.