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11/09/2026

Government confirms draft taxi and private hire vehicle bill will target disabled passenger access 🧑‍🦽‍➡️🚨⬇️

The Government has confirmed that planned reforms to taxi and private hire vehicle regulation will include measures intended to improve services for disabled passengers.Simon Lightwood, minister at Department for Transport , said ministers would bring forward a draft taxi and PHV bill for pre-legisl...

11/09/2026

CAB DRIVERS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE: How passenger duties and stopping restrictions are creating a PCN minefield 💷⚠️ 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 💬⬇️

11/09/2026

CAB DRIVERS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE: How passenger duties and stopping restrictions are creating a PCN minefield 💷⚠️⬇️

For taxi drivers, stopping is an unavoidable part of the job. Unlike most motorists, a cabbie’s working day depends on repeatedly finding safe and lawful places to collect and set down passengers, at addresses chosen by customers rather than drivers.But two recent London cases demonstrate how quic...

10/09/2026

BREAKING: Government has ‘NO OBJECTION’ to airport drop-off charge review as MPs raise taxi and PHV access concerns during Commons debate 🚨🚨 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 💬⬇️

10/09/2026

BREAKING: Government has ‘NO OBJECTION’ to airport drop-off charge review as MPs raise taxi and PHV access concerns during Commons debate 🚨🚨⬇️

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The Government has said it has no objection to a review of airport drop-off charges after MPs raised concerns about the treatment of taxis and private hire vehicles, the cost of reaching terminals and the displacement of vehicles into nearby communities.The issue featured prominently during the Hous...

10/09/2026

Government warns disability-related taxi and private hire surcharges could lead to £1,000 fines ⚠️💷⬇️

Taxi and private hire vehicle drivers and operators who charge wheelchair users additional fees because of their disability could be prosecuted and fined up to £1,000, the Government has warned.Local licensing authorities have been reminded that they are responsible for enforcing the relevant non-d...

10/09/2026

Wiltshire taxi trade transformed as Uber drivers abandon hackney carriage licences for private hire, say council 📱📈⬇️

Wiltshire Council has reported a growing number of drivers registering with Uber following the ride-hailing company’s licensing in the county.The expansion of the platform has coincided with more vehicles transferring from hackney carriage to private hire licensing, with Uber’s dynamic pricing m...

09/09/2026

Wolverhampton PHV explosion laid bare in fresh DfT taxi stats as council licenses nearly 38,000 vehicles and takes 13% of England market 📈 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 💬⬇️

09/09/2026

Could Uber’s split fare feature show black cab drivers a fresh way to win over younger passengers? 🚨💷 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 💬⬇️

09/09/2026

Could Uber’s split fare feature show black cab drivers a fresh way to win over younger passengers? 🚨💷⬇️

PREMIUM ARTICLE

Uber’s simple approach to dividing fares between passengers raises a wider question for the traditional taxi trade: should cabbies absorb small payment costs to offer the flexibility younger customers