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We apologise but, due to unforeseen circumstances caused by the pandemic, ‘Your Taxi Brief’ will not be published this month. 

We apologise but, due to unforeseen circumstances caused by the pandemic, ‘Your Taxi Brief’ will not be published this month. 

Today the Department for Transport announced the commence of its ‘Future of Transport Regulatory Review‘ consultation. The initial call for evidence asks “…how effective existing rules are around flexible bus services, and which other areas of the bus, taxi and private hire vehicle framework should be considered in this review…“.  A submission deadline has been…

Travis Morley is pleased to present our regular eflyer covering topical taxi and private hire news stories from February 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 ruled on an interested parties application in Uber London Limited v Transport for London [2019].  The joint application was brought by the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (“LTDA”) and United Trade Action Group Limited (“UTAG”).  In giving judgement, the Chief Magistrate permitted the LTDA, and not UTAG, to join the case. The…

Travis Morley is pleased to present our regular eflyer covering topical taxi and private hire news stories from January 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 Court of Appeal handed down its judgement in R (Rehman) v Wakefield City Council [2019] EWCA Civ 2166. It decided the costs of compliance, not just application, are directly recoverable from private hire driver licence fees (under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976).  This re-affirms the financial independence of the driver, vehicle…