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We apologise but, due to circumstances caused by the pandemic, ‘Your Taxi Brief’ will not be published this month.

Today the Department for Transport (DfT) issued ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): Taxis and PHVs‘ guidance. It recommends “…[a]ctions that drivers, operators and owners of taxis or private hire vehicles (PHVs) can take to protect against coronavirus…“.  Updates are expected in response to developments caused by the pandemic and new measures.

Travis Morley is pleased to present our regular eflyer covering topical taxi and private hire news stories from October 2020. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please subscribe to receive the ‘Your Taxi Brief…‘ direct.  We hope you, as so many others, enjoy it! Subscribe!

Today the Department for Transport (DfT) issued a letter entitled ‘Taxi & PHV Licensing – Use of The National Register of Taxi & Private Hire Licence Revocations & Refusals (NR3)’ to licensing authorities. It concerns the national ‘Statutory Taxi & Private Hire Vehicle Standards’ published in July 2020 and its setting out of “…a range…

Travis Morley is pleased to present our regular eflyer covering topical taxi and private hire news stories from September 2020. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please subscribe to receive the ‘Your Taxi Brief…‘ direct.  We hope you, as so many others, enjoy it! Subscribe!

Today Westminster Magistrates Court handed down its judgement in Uber London Limited v Transport for London & Others [2020] EW Misc 20 (MagC) (28 September 2020).  It was tasked with considering an appeal by Uber London Limited (Uber) against the decision taken by Transport for London (TfL), on 25th November 2020, not to renew its…

Today the Westminster Magistrates Court handed-down its judgement in the case of Uber London Limited v Transport for London & Others [2020] EW Misc 20 (MagC) (28 September 2020).  It centres on an appeal by Uber against TfLs refusal to grant a private hire operator licence renewal on 25th November 2019.  The regulator had found…

Today it was confirmed the High Court had given permission for a judicial review application on a challenge to the London Streetspace Scheme and Bishopsgate road restrictions (R (United Trade Action Group Limited & Others ) v Transport for London & Others [2020] (Ref. CO/2854/2020 & CO/2995/2020)).  *UPDATE: On 12th October 2020, it was reported,…

Today the Government laid before Parliament an update to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place and on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020.  These amendments add taxis and private hire vehicles to the modes of transport in which there is a requirement to wear a face mask (Health Protection (Coronavirus,…