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CLOSING THE GAPS: Going beyond the National Minimum Standards for private hire licensing ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ
15/12/2025

CLOSING THE GAPS: Going beyond the National Minimum Standards for private hire licensing ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ

Addison Lee marked its 50th year of operating in the capital in 2025, and throughout its existence it has been a champion for the need for effective licensing, regulation, enforcement and public safety.The Governmentโ€™s move to introduce national minimum standards for the private hire industry is a...

Tougher penalties for cabbies and minicab drivers for illegal number plates could force compliance reset in taxi sector ...
15/12/2025

Tougher penalties for cabbies and minicab drivers for illegal number plates could force compliance reset in taxi sector โš ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฎโ€โ™€๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ

Calls to increase penalties for illegal number plates are gaining traction in Westminster, with MPs questioning whether meaningful compliance in the taxi and private hire sector can be achieved without tougher sanctions that materially change driver behaviour.The debate follows the publication of th...

Why a taxi driverโ€™s home address has nothing to do with the cross-border licensing problem โŒโฌ‡๏ธ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต...
15/12/2025

Why a taxi driverโ€™s home address has nothing to do with the cross-border licensing problem โŒโฌ‡๏ธ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ - ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ!

BLACK CAB RETROFIT: TfL silence putting approved TX4 Euro 6 retrofit in jeopardy, says supplier โš ๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ...
14/12/2025

BLACK CAB RETROFIT: TfL silence putting approved TX4 Euro 6 retrofit in jeopardy, says supplier โš ๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ - ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ!

Government outlines core โ€˜push and pullโ€™ factors driving private hire licence applicants to out-of-area authorities ๐Ÿšจโฌ‡๏ธ ...
14/12/2025

Government outlines core โ€˜push and pullโ€™ factors driving private hire licence applicants to out-of-area authorities ๐Ÿšจโฌ‡๏ธ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ

GHOST TAXIS EXPOSED: Four in ten taxis and private hire vehicles caught using stealth plates to dodge charges, APPG repo...
14/12/2025

GHOST TAXIS EXPOSED: Four in ten taxis and private hire vehicles caught using stealth plates to dodge charges, APPG report reveals ๐Ÿšจโฌ‡๏ธ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ - ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ!

WORK WHERE YOU LIVE: MP challenges minister on whether taxi and private hire drivers should ONLY be licensed where they ...
14/12/2025

WORK WHERE YOU LIVE: MP challenges minister on whether taxi and private hire drivers should ONLY be licensed where they live ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจโฌ‡๏ธ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ

GHOST TAXIS EXPOSED: Four in ten taxis and private hire vehicles caught using stealth plates to dodge charges, APPG repo...
14/12/2025

GHOST TAXIS EXPOSED: Four in ten taxis and private hire vehicles caught using stealth plates to dodge charges, APPG report reveals ๐Ÿšจโฌ‡๏ธ

A parliamentary inquiry into illegal vehicle registration plates has found widespread use of so-called ghost and stealth plates among taxis and private hire vehicles, with enforcement agencies warning that large numbers of licensed drivers are deliberately making themselves untraceable to avoid char...

How high can UK airport drop-off fees fly before industries and passengers refuse to pay? โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ“ˆโฌ‡๏ธ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ...
13/12/2025

How high can UK airport drop-off fees fly before industries and passengers refuse to pay? โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ“ˆโฌ‡๏ธ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ

RETRO SILENCE: London cabbies left in limbo as TfL stay silent on any decision over retrofit taxi age lifelines โš ๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ...
13/12/2025

RETRO SILENCE: London cabbies left in limbo as TfL stay silent on any decision over retrofit taxi age lifelines โš ๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ - ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ!

Taxi driver recounts festive-season bilking scam involving bogus parcel and betting-shop stop ๐Ÿ“ฆโš ๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ...
13/12/2025

Taxi driver recounts festive-season bilking scam involving bogus parcel and betting-shop stop ๐Ÿ“ฆโš ๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ

๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณ?! - ๐™๐™ช๐™ก๐™ก ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™จ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™š๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ

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