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Professional Driver is saddened to report the death of John Coombes Senior, founder of Blackpool-based chauffeur operator Fylde Executive Cars, on June 17, following a long and courageous battle against Leukaemia.
Trade union GMB has called on the government to outlaw ride-sharing in private hire vehicles. The move would ensure the safety of private hire drivers and their passengers, the Union resolved at its annual congress yesterday.
Ford dealers are gearing up for a Business Week event starting tomorrow, June 2, to June 10. The dealer network is priming its business specialists to target drivers working for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The Licensed Private Hire Car Association has pledged to continue fighting for fairer private hire operators’ fees in London after the High Court ruled against the trade body’s challenge to Transport for London’s new licence fee structure.
All ProDriver Congress London 2018 delegates are welcome to attend a special LPHCA update meeting, which will follow the conference on Tuesday June 12 between 14:00 and 15:00.
Cab drivers have been rushing to reinsure their cars after insurance company Alpha went bankrupt on Wednesday, invalidating their policies.
WeKnow Group is launching one of the UK’s most ambitious zero-emissions chauffeur services with a fleet of up to 200 Jaguar I-Pace electric cars, operating from Heathrow Airport.
Thousands of taxi and private hire drivers suddenly found themselves without insurance yesterday after Danish underwriter Alpha Insurance filed for bankruptcy, causing the immediate cancellation of all policies.
Brighton and Hove has become the latest UK city to refuse Uber a private hire licence. The city council refused to renew the company’s licence, citing data beaches and the company’s use of non-local drivers.
Uber’s bid to get its licence renewed in Brighton has resulted in angry exchanges at a licence hearing in the south coast city.