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3 days ago | taxi-point.co.uk | Perry Richardson

Last week the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, called for urgent reform to England’s taxi licensing rules. He said the region’s efforts to improve standards for taxi and private hire licensing are being undercut by drivers operating under licences issued by other local authorities. Burnham warned that Greater Manchester’s new licensing framework, aimed at raising safety and quality across its ten local areas, risks being undermined unless the law is changed.

3 days ago | taxi-point.co.uk | Perry Richardson

Mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed that Transport for London (TfL) holds no powers to regulate private hire vehicle (PHV) fares or address driver pay disputes, in response to growing concerns about algorithmic pricing by companies like Uber. Neil Garratt AM, of the City Hall Conservatives, asked whether the Mayor agrees that Uber and similar operators use pricing algorithms to overcharge passengers and underpay drivers, describing it as a “potentially exploitative model”.

3 days ago | taxi-point.co.uk | Perry Richardson

Only 3% of England’s 183,054-mile council-managed road network received any maintenance during the 2023/24 financial year, according to government figures analysed by the RAC. A total of 4,894 miles were either strengthened, resurfaced or given preservation treatments, marking an 18% rise compared to the previous year. However, the overall volume of road maintenance remains significantly lower than in 2017/18, when 7,510 miles were maintained. That represents a 35% drop in activity over six years.

3 days ago | taxi-point.co.uk | Perry Richardson

Paul Brennan, Chairman of the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association (LTDA), is the latest to sharply criticise the Mayor of London’s recently published Taxi Action Plan. Writing in TAXI Newspaper, Brennan described the plan as lacking both clear strategy and tangible action. Reflecting on his earlier predictions made at the start of the year, Brennan said his scepticism about the Mayor’s intentions had been justified.

3 days ago | taxi-point.co.uk | Perry Richardson

Private hire drivers across the UK are planning a coordinated log-off protest on 1 May 2025, in what organisers hope will be the largest action yet against working conditions in the sector. The action, scheduled to take place on International Workers Day, follows a similar mass log-off on 14 February that saw drivers in cities across the country stop working to demand better treatment. Companies such as Uber, Bolt and FREENOW were targeted.