TfL press release. Serious public safety concerns after technological advances increase scale of cross-border hiring Drivers can secure licences in areas where they perceive standards are lower but then work anywhere in England Changes to the law essential to ensure passenger safety and a national minimum standard.  London’s Deputy Mayor for Transport Val Shawcross has […]

New laws to improve safety for passengers of taxis and private hire vehicles will be presented to Parliament next week by Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner. From Cambridge Network He has been working with campaign groups, trade unions and the Government on a Private Member’s Bill for the last six months which is published today ahead […]

Unite Calls on Councils to revoke Uber licences Back in August Unite said that Uber’s London private hire licence should not be renewed amid the scandal of choosing which crimes to report the police. In a damning letter obtained by the press from Inspector Neil Billany, the then head of the Metropolitan police’s taxi and […]

The future of local buses is a more bespoke, ‘Uber-style’, service, according to the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling. From Politics Home Mr Grayling’s comments were revealed in the minutes of an October meeting with Lord Porter, chairman of the Local Government Association, and Martin Tett, the chair of its transport board. Grayling “suggested that the […]

From Sky News Billions of pounds for housing and high-tech industry are expected to be at the centre of Chancellor Philip Hammond’s “positive and upbeat” Budget this Wednesday. Treasury sources say Philip Hammond will try to help start-up businesses which specialise in driverless cars and artificial intelligence develop into success stories of the future. He […]