Manchester’s largest taxi operator StreetCars has made another acquisition in the city with the purchase of long-standing Chorlton-based operator Goodwins Olympic, a company whose roots stretch back 45 years. The deal is StreetCars’ second this year in Manchester, following the takeover of Scotts Taxis,…

Plans to reintroduce a seven-year age limit on private hire cars in Glasgow have been postponed. The rule was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic, but drivers say ongoing problems mean it should not be brought back. The private hire drivers warn that hundreds of…

UK-Spanish technology start-up Iomob is launching a seamless mobility platform before the end of 2022. It will allow travellers to book and pay for a door-to-door journey involving multiple modes of transport. Iomob – short for Internet of Mobility – has spent more than…

Denbighshire’s licensing committee has launched a consultation into allowing older taxi vehicles to continue to be used, so long as they meet strict maintenance checks. At a licensing committee meeting this week, councillors were asked to consider raising the existing maximum age for both…

Kia UK has cut dealer service rates for fleet and business users in a bid to attract customers back to the dealer network for servicing work. The new Kia Business Service Promise allows any Kia qualifying fleet car to benefit from manufacturer servicing at…

Uber has added further operators to its Local Cab network in two UK cities. In Bradford, passengers can now book trips with another operator in the city, with 247 Cars becoming the latest operator to sign up, alongside Eccleshill Premier Taxis, Wrose Village Cars…

Addison Lee has signed an agreement with charge point operator BP Pulse that will give drivers of electric vehicles access to 3,000 ultra-fast and rapid charge points. The move is expected to help the London private hire, courier, and black taxi provider, to accelerate…

Plans to introduce a county-wide policy for licensing taxis and hackney carriages in North Yorkshire are being drawn up ahead of a major change in local democracy. Members of the council’s decision-making executive will meet next week to decide to launch a consultation on…

People in the Belgian capital Brussels can now book traditional taxis through the Uber app. The move follows the Brussels Parliament’s approval of the controversial Taxi Plan in June. Uber is launching Uber Taxi, a new feature which integrates the taxis into Uber, with…

Westminster City Council is installing 500 more charging points by March 2023, making the council the best-equipped EV charging area in the UK. The move comes after the council received a large amount of external funding from central government to supply more resident charging…

Sheffield taxi drivers have secured the right to work for multiple platforms after the council reversed a plan to force them to work for only one firm. The council had proposed the change in a bid to reduce the number of jobs that are…

Take Me has started rolling out unified Take me branding across its UK operations, starting with its Leicestershire operation, formerly called ADT. The fast-expanding group has also added another Cheshire operator to its portfolio, with Club Class Travel of Northwich joining the group. And…

Electric vehicle infrastructure provider Connected Kerb has secured an investment of up to £110 million to install 190,000 on-street charge points by 2030. The potentially game-changing move has been backed by Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc. The move will…

Veezu is rebranding one of its main operating hubs, bringing the group’s corporate identity into the mainstream market for the first time. In a major step for the company, Bristol-based V Cars is changing its name to Veezu, and it is expected that the…

Tesla has reached a significant milestone in the development of its Supercharger network with the opening of its 1,000th charger in the UK and Ireland. The landmark device is one of 15 in the newly opened London Sidcup Supercharger location at Ruxley Manor (pictured).…

EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou is backing – and branding – a new national taxi booking app, currently under testing in the west Midlands. The easyTaxi app will be rolled out across the UK, with the intention of creating a national branded app to rival…

All-electric executive chauffeuring app Vert is now operating in London after Transport for London granted it an operator’s licence. Initially, the company was operating with a fleet of 10 company-owned Tesla vehicles, but founder Dacian Keran (pictured) said 80 drivers had signed up to…

Uber has announced that a further tranche of operators has signed up to its Local Cab service. The new operators include a bigger presence in West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Nottingham and East Lancashire. Since Uber’s successful pilot of Local Cab last year, the service…