Uber have won the latest skirmish in the ongoing battle between the London Black Taxi drivers and UBER. The high court were asked by TFL to decide whether the company’s smartphones were considered meters, which by TFL’s own legislation are considered illegal in a Private Hire vehicle. The court ruled in UBER’S favour as Mr […]
Mr Cooper a 52 year old keen motorcyclist was killed in July 2013 by Henry Hamilton after Henry turned across his path. Mr Hamilton was given a suspended prison sentence for causing death by careless driving. Following the conviction Mr Hamilton then failed to disclose the criminal conviction, points and fine to his insurers […]
From August 2016 the insurance industry will see major changes to the obligation on parties to provide their insurers with relevant information. Since 2013 the rules for ‘’consumers’’ ( an individual who enters into a contract wholly for the purposes unrelated to the individual’s trade, business or profession) have moved away from the traditional ‘’Duty […]
Since Boris introduced the 15 year rule we have been inundated with requests to cover clients for both social domestic and pleasure use and temporary Taxi policies. Often the time when the vehicles plate is coming off, doesn’t tie in with their Insurance renewal. Our clients often want to save money by taking out a […]
Since Quotax launched their Minibus Insurance offering they have seen their portfolio increase through delivering knowledgeable advice, competitive prices, and market leading cover. Quotax have built a strong panel of all the leading Minibus Insurers and this has enabled us to cover almost all types of use, many of the leading Insurers in the Minibus […]
School wins court case following sale of un-roadworthy Minibus Monk’s Walk School in Knightsfield purchased a minibus back in January from Fabio Devito but refused to take the vehicle away once they inspected it. The School took Approved Used Sales Ltd. And the sole director to court which resulted in a fine of £4,600, costs […]
With e hailing apps becoming more and more popular the UK has seen a significant increase in private hire vehicles. The department of transport has released figures showing a rise of 11.8% across the UK since 2013 with a massive rise of 40.66% in London. In 2013 there were 49,854 private hire vehicles in London […]
School bus services have been disrupted following Gerald Coaches Ltd. being placed in administration. The Coach and Bus company suffered a fire just over a month ago that caused damage at the company’s depot. Gerard’s Coaches had been trading since 1991 and employs over 50 staff with a fleet of 50 coaches. The fire, in […]
TRIP is based in East Devon and is a charity that provides transport for the local community, they are currently fundraising to replace an ageing minibus. They have a number of different vehicles on their The minibus they are replacing has done more than 100,000 miles and the organisation are concerned that they may incur […]
A complaint against Police for failing to investigate a road accident with a cyclist has been upheld. Cyclist Alexander Gibson suffered severe injuries following the accident on the A87 in April 2013. At the time statements were taken and Police immediately thought the driver of the Minibus was right and this led to a fight […]
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