One of the most successful IT based policy initiatives in London, the congestion charge has reportedly been beaten by a rise in delivery vans and private hire cars according to a report run by the London Assembly Transport Committee. The committee has proposed that the existing charge be replaced by a ‘road pricing’ system which […]
Paris, a city with chronic pollution and traffic are experimenting with electric powered self-driving shuttle which will link two train stations. Two EZ10 minibuses that have a capacity to carry 6 seated and 6 standing passengers went into a trial service yesterday. The trial will run till April and will cover between Lyon and Austerlitz […]
Sadiq Khan has been called upon by the City of London Corporation to implement a ban on diesel private hire vehicles (PHVs) with an outlook to remove existing ones from fleets as soon as possible. It was highlighted in the authority’s response to the London Mayors proposals on air quality. The Corporation has requested that […]
A legal loophole has been found which allows drivers of “public carriage vehicles” who are not subject to a criminal check. A spokesman for the Department of Transport confirmed it was planning to take immediate action as the loophole would allow “unscrupulous drivers” to legally work even if the local councils have placed a ban […]
Private hire Taxis drivers claim they are being bullied by TFL. Members of the United Private Hire Drivers (UPHD) association interrupted the Mayor’s Question time to protest against TFL’s private hire vehicle regulation proposals mainly calling for English language tests to become mandatory. The test will be of a GCSE level and applied to all […]
California’s attorney general Kamala Harris has threatened legal action against Uber unless they comply and “immediately” remove self-driving vehicles from the roads in San Francisco. The threat was released by the attorney general in a letter released to the public shortly after Uber stated it would defy the states regulations out of principle. Only 20 […]
TFL’s Taxi and Private Hire Compliance Team which currently has a team of 82 people will be joined by 50 new officers to patrol London Streets. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan announced the 250 positions four months ago, for which they received over 4,800 applications. The main role of the officers will be to […]
Gett will be looking to launch a carpooling service, similar to its rival Uber, in the Capital and possibly other markets in places such as New York. Gett Together The founder and chief executive of Gett, Shahar Waiser has stated that it could achieve “price point in carpooling that’s never been done before” For London […]
A Minibus being a large multi-passenger vehicle need to be driven with extreme caution. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents have put together an extremely informative booklet to assist those who drive Minibuses. The full guide can be found at the following web address: http://www.rospa.com/road-safety/advice/drivers/bus-coach-minibus-drivers/ A summary of some of the information relating […]
Uber Possibly looking at a £150 Million Plus Tax bill as their drivers aren’t classed as Self-Employed The latest tribunal ruling could land Uber with a tax bill running into the hundreds of millions of Pounds. Earlier in the month in a landmark judgement tribunal judges ruled that 2 drivers who Uber were claiming were […]
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