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Your Taxi Brief… September 2020
Travis Morley is pleased to present our regular eflyer covering topical taxi and private hire news stories from August 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!
Read ArticleDfT Automated Lane System
Today the Department for Transport (DfT) issued a call for evidence on the use of an ‘Automated Lane Keeping System’. It states the “…Government is seeking views from the industry on the role of the driver and proposed rules on the use of the system to pave the way towards introducing it safely in Great…
Read ArticleCourt of Appeal on Congestion Charge
Today the Court of Appeal handed-down its judgement in the case of R (Independent Workers Union of Great Britain) v Mayor of London & Others [2020] EWCA Civ 1046 challenging the removal of a private hire vehicle exemption from congestion charging in London. The appellants contested that the “…removal of the congestion charge exemption unlawfully indirectly…
Read ArticleYour Taxi Brief… August 2020
We apologise but, due to unforeseen circumstances caused by the pandemic, ‘Your Taxi Brief’ will not be published this month.
Read ArticleTax Checks on Licence Renewals
Today the HMRC announced proposals to introduce ‘New Tax Checks on Licence Renewal Applications’. It states: “Licensing bodies will be required to signpost first-time applicants to HMRC guidance about their potential tax obligations and obtain confirmation that the applicant is aware of the guidance before considering the application. Where the application is not a first-time…
Read ArticleDfT Publishes Statutory Standards
Today the Department for Transport (DfT) published its ‘Statutory Taxi & Private Hire Vehicle Standards’ (pursuant to s.177 Policing & Crime Act 2017). It offers licensing authorities: “…statutory guidance on exercising taxi and private hire vehicle licensing functions to protect children and vulnerable individuals who are over 18 from harm when using these services…” (at para.…
Read ArticleTribunal on Hairdressers Status
Today an Employment Tribunal in Manchester issued its judgement on a claim for holiday, sickness and redundancy payments. The case of Gorman v Terence Paul (Manchester) Ltd 2410722/2019 (16 July 2020) centred on whether the claimant, a hairdresser, should be classified as an “employee” rather than, as contested by the respondent, self-employed. Employment Judge Batten…
Read ArticleYour Licensing Law Brief! Summer 2020
Here is our Summer 2020 news column for Private Hire News. We hope you, as so many others, enjoy it!
Read ArticleYour Taxi Brief… July 2020
We apologise but, due to unforeseen circumstances caused by the pandemic, ‘Your Taxi Brief’ will not be published this month.
Read ArticleYour Taxi Brief… June 2020
We apologise but, due to unforeseen circumstances caused by the pandemic, ‘Your Taxi Brief’ will not be published this month.
Read ArticleYour Taxi Brief… May 2020
We apologise but, due to unforeseen circumstances caused by the pandemic, ‘Your Taxi Brief’ will not be published this month.
Read ArticleCoronavirus Regulations
Today the Government laid before Parliament the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020. These regulations, which have been passed, permit “taxi or vehicle hire businesses” to continue carrying on as a business (at Reg. 5 and Sch. 2 Pt. 3).
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