Mayor of London writes to Chris Grayling, Secretary of State for Transport. Responding on to recent accusations that he had not lobbied the Dept of Transport for powers to cap the number of private hire vehicles licensed by Transport for London, Sadiq Khan Labour Mayor for London, yesterday wrote to Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling to set […]

Mayor of London press release. The most-polluting vehicles will have to pay a daily charge to drive within central London from 8 April 2019 under bold proposals announced today by the Mayor of London to help combat the capital’s toxic air crisis. Sadiq Khan is proposing to expand this charge, the Ultra Low Emission Zone […]

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “I’m delighted that the courts have today backed my plans to drive up standards and improve passenger safety in London. Drivers being able to speak English and understand information from passengers and licensing requirements is a vital part of ensuring passengers get the high standard of service they need […]

Unite the national union for taxi drivers to meet TfL This week Unite the national union for taxi drivers will be meeting Transport for London at Unite’s Holborn headquarters. Taxi driver Reps from across the country will be attending. From the Guardian: Uber exploiting loophole to ‘spread tentacles’ across UK, union says Transport for London […]

Future Taxis, the body which represents a number of key taxi groups, is delighted to announce that the group has won the 2016 Public Affairs Award for best Local Government Campaign for our Stay Fare Mayor campaign. This prestigious annual award recognises the best political campaigning and lobbying over the past year, with judges including […]