Cross-border hiring has been a divisive issue for a number of years. But the Greater Manchester Combined Authority is now lobbying the government to end the practice in the region. If the government concede to their request, it will be the first area in England where the practice is abolished.

The Private Members Bill introduced last year to improve safeguarding and road safety, has now received Royal Assent. This legislation is just the latest in a series of new guidance and regulations focused on the taxi and private hire trade.

Every cabbie has had something left on the back seat by a passenger. Wallets, phones, and ID are all to be expected, but some of the items left on the back of Ubers really stretch the imagination! Have you found anything stranger in the back of your cab?

The iconic green Cabmen Shelters are a unique and historic part of the London landscape. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport recently added another two shelters to the list of Grade II protected buildings. All 13 of the surviving London Cabmen Shelters are now listed buildings.

Recent reports suggest that with business levels rising across parts of the country, many drivers who left the industry during the pandemic are being lured back. With the promise of a boom in work, are things really as busy as some are saying?

With new rules meaning drivers need to sign up for the Update Service, manual DBS Certificates have been causing problems. These certificates cannot be registered to the Update Service meaning some drivers have been having to pay for multiple DBS Checks, refunds have now been secured thanks to lobbying.

The Taxi Charity recently arranged a trip to the Netherlands for veterans to take part in the Dutch Liberation Day parades. The charity transported 25 WWII veterans to attend the 77th-anniversary festivities in Wageningen.

A new report has caused controversy in the taxi trade after suggesting that the Knowledge of London test should be scrapped. Many are calling into question the motives behind the think tank that have published the recommendations.

Two Chinese firms have been granted permission to operate taxi services using autonomous cars in Beijing. Pony.ai is the first autonomous taxi service provider to have been granted a taxi licence in China. Since April 22 they have already completed over 700,000 journeys.

Card payments are already mandated by several UK licensing authorities. The pandemic has only accelerated the industries acceptance of card payments. But should they be mandated at a national level?

Uber announced this week the appointment of a new General Manager for the UK. The new manager is joining at a pivotal time with a new licence granted by TfL and their Local Cab offering growing by the week.

Research carried out by The Taxi Centre has found the best and worst places in the UK for traveling by taxi. They’ve determined this by working out how many taxi and PH services are available per head of population. There are definitely a few surprises in there but does your area make the list?

Is the game really dead? If you spend a lot of time on Twitter, you’ll be no stranger to the numerous comments claiming just that. With driver shortages and fewer drivers coming through how much truth is there to this claim?

With fuel prices and the cost of living increasing, being a career cabby is becoming less profitable everyday. Licensing authorities across the UK are raising fares to try and help combat this. But in the long run, petrol and diesel cabs are only going to get more expensive, are electric vehicles the answer?

New best practice guidance is finally on the horizon for that taxi and private hire trade! Over a decade in the works, the consultation for new best practice guidance was launched this week. The DfT is calling on all stakeholders in the industry to share their views.

The Transport Champions appointed by the DfT have recently published their recommendations into how the UKs transport infrastructure needs to be improved to better protect women and girls from violence and intimidation.

Taxi and private hire drivers are a bit of an anomaly when it comes to the Enhanced DBS Check. This level of criminal record check is usually reserved for people working in health & social care, education or childcare. In this article, we look at why taxi and private hire drivers must have the Enhanced DBS Check.

Over the past ten years, the number of people attempting the Knowledge of London had dropped by 95%. Is it down to the difficulty of The Knowledge, or something else entirely? It seems to be a divisive point in the industry.

The DBS has recently announced that following a fee review, they have proposed to Parliament a reduction in price or all levels of DBS Checks. As long as it passes through Parliament, from April we will be able to offer these reduced prices for all our customers.

In a recent interview with TaxiPoint magazine, Steve Garelick of the GMB Union, discussed his thoughts on introducing a ‘No-Ride’ list. This list would help protect drivers in London by keeping them aware of any problematic passengers who have caused issues for other drivers.