News

Taxi trade brands TfL ‘cowards’ over controversial Uber four-month licence renewal

30 May 2017, 19:25

Transport for London has granted Uber a temporary four-month London operator’s licence rather than a full five-year licence, claiming it needs more time to decide whether to allow the taxi app to remain operating in the capital.

Northern taxi drivers hailed as heroes after offering free rides for stranded Manchester Arena terror victims

24 May 2017, 06:48

Northern taxi drivers were praised as heroes for their actions in the wake of the terror attack at Manchester Arena last month.

TfL to spend £18m on rapid charge points for electric cars

23 May 2017, 14:03

Transport for London is planning to spend £18 million installing new rapid charge points for electric vehicles across London in the next few months.

Bristol joins Birmingham in crackdown on out of town taxi drivers

23 May 2017, 14:02

Bristol city council is threatening to crack down on out-of-town taxi drivers after 100 local drivers protested outside the council offices.

GMB urges councils to use existing powers to control ‘Wild West’ cross-border taxi operations

12 May 2017, 08:48

GMB union for is writing to council leaders urging them to use existing powers to curb what it describes as “Wild West taxi regulation”.

Operators face vast rise in licence costs as TfL deems the system “unfit for purpose”

25 April 2017, 09:16

Transport for London is proposing a major shake-up of the London licencing structure, with major increases in fees for operators across the board.

PCS bosses jailed for clocking fraud, but Emirates defends continued use of criminals’ firm

24 April 2017, 07:21

Five men found guilty in the PCS Events car clocking fraud have been sentenced to a total of nine and a half years in jail.

Facelifted Mercedes-Benz S-Class breaks cover in Shanghai ahead of July launch in Europe

20 April 2017, 09:33

Mercedes-Benz chose the Shanghai motor show to unveil a mid-life facelift on its flagship S-Class saloon ahead of the European market roll-out in July.

PCS sentencing delayed but further hearings scheduled

2 April 2017, 16:56

Sentencing of the guilty defendants in the PCS Events clocking fraud case has been delayed until April 20-21 at Liverpool Court.

Emmerson “reluctantly” leaves TfL as ‘Ubergate’ lobbying scandal claims its first victim

29 March 2017, 09:06

The unfolding scandal over Downing Street’s alleged “lobbying” on behalf of Uber appears to have claimed its first victim, with the announcement that Garrett Emmerson, Transport for London’s chief operating officer for surface transport, was leaving with immediate effect.