Whether you believe it’s good for the taxi and private hire trade or not, the big industry news this week is that Uber’s acquisition of dispatch software provider Autocab, will be allowed to continue following the conclusion of the Competition and Markets Authority’s investigation.

The TaxiPlus team were fortunate enough to be able to attend this year's Taxi Summit event. It was a great event and first of its kind for the industry being a virtual event. If you weren’t lucky enough to attend, we’ve rounded up our key takeaways from the event.

The taxi and private hire trade has a large volume of self-employed drivers. For various reasons, these drivers are having incredible difficulty accessing financial support. We check out some of the reasons preventing access to this financial support.

Following a landmark Supreme Court case between Uber and a group of drivers, individuals driving for Uber are now legally classed as workers and not self-employed contractors. But what does this mean if you are a driver? We take a look at the breakdown of Uber’s next steps.

If you’ve ever lived somewhere remote, or, had to help a new taxi driver find out where you live, have you ever thought there might be an easier way? What3Words gives people a tool that allows you to share your exact location on the map, wherever you are.

One of the most common questions we receive from licensing managers is whether we can manage the drivers' subscriptions to the DBS Update Service. With our new status checking system we can finally help you manage the process!

February saw a landmark ruling from the UK Supreme Court. Their decision means that now, all uber drivers will be considered workers and not self-employed contractors. We look at the implications for Uber and the gig economy.

February saw a landmark ruling from the UK Supreme Court. Their decision means that now, all uber drivers will be considered workers and not self-employed contractors. We look at the implications for Uber and the gig economy.

We’ve seen a lot of taxi firms supporting in any way they can throughout the pandemic. From assisting key workers to ferrying the vulnerable, drivers have often been in the frontline. This new scheme is the latest way in which taxis are being utilised as a resource to support the vaccination rollout. 

Uber announced yesterday they were going to be offering free journeys to mass-vaccination centres with a discount code. Many taxi firms have already offered their support in their local areas. We take a look at how the taxi trade is helping the UK get vaccinated.

Industry leaders are concerned about the implications of this acquisistion by Uber. Autocab is a ‘Software as a Service (SaaS)’ provider. Their systems allow taxi and private hire operators to compete with the likes of Uber and Lyft. We examine in more detail what this means for the industry.

The Good Law Project is a not-for-profit organisation that uses the law to protect the interests of the public. They have spent the last 3 years bringing litigation against Uber, lobbying HMRC and the courts to achieve a ruling in the best public interest.