The Taxi Insider

The Taxi Insider Iโ€™m Perry Richardson, Editor and Founder of TaxiPoint and a licensed London taxi driver.

With nearly two decades of experience in the industry Iโ€™m well versed in the UK taxi industry and will share exclusive content and news right here ๐Ÿ‘

Private hire vehicle numbers ROCKET by 20% outside London while national taxi fleet continues to shrink, latest DfT stat...
04/09/2026

Private hire vehicle numbers ROCKET by 20% outside London while national taxi fleet continues to shrink, latest DfT stats show ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ“ˆ 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 ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ

Can converted electric vans and donor vehicles really cut the cost of a new London black cab? ๐Ÿšจ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ...
04/09/2026

Can converted electric vans and donor vehicles really cut the cost of a new London black cab? ๐Ÿšจ 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 ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ

โ€˜HIGHLY UNCERTAINโ€™: No one knows how many driverless miles Britain will clock up by 2035, Government concedes ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ
04/09/2026

โ€˜HIGHLY UNCERTAINโ€™: No one knows how many driverless miles Britain will clock up by 2035, Government concedes ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ

The Government has said the โ€œoverall uptake of automated vehicles is highly uncertainโ€ and has declined to forecast what proportion of vehicle miles will be automated by 2035.The assessment was given by Transport Minister Justin Madders in response to a written parliamentary question from Alex M...

Private hire operators face legal duty to carry out driver right to work checks from October ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจโฌ‡๏ธ
04/09/2026

Private hire operators face legal duty to carry out driver right to work checks from October ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจโฌ‡๏ธ

Private hire operators will face a clearer legal responsibility to prevent illegal working when changes to the Governmentโ€™s Right to Work Scheme take effect on 1 October 2026.The Home Office confirmed the position in response to a question from Shivani Raja, Conservative MP for Leicester East. Raj...

CROSS BORDER CHECKS: City of Wolverhampton Council licensing officers join police in several locations for Bank Holiday ...
04/09/2026

CROSS BORDER CHECKS: City of Wolverhampton Council licensing officers join police in several locations for Bank Holiday taxi and PHV checks ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‘ฎโ€โ™€๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ

City of Wolverhampton Council licensing officers carried out joint compliance operations across the North West over the Bank Holiday weekend, working with police at several major taxi and private hire locations.The councilโ€™s Northern Compliance Team operated alongside Greater Manchester Police at ...

BREAKING: Uber and Wayve launch first supervised autonomous passenger rides in London ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ 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˜ต...
03/09/2026

BREAKING: Uber and Wayve launch first supervised autonomous passenger rides in London ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ 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 ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ

Veezu expands West Midlands network with Triple 20 Taxis and Brookfleet Cars acquisition ๐Ÿคโฌ‡๏ธ
03/09/2026

Veezu expands West Midlands network with Triple 20 Taxis and Brookfleet Cars acquisition ๐Ÿคโฌ‡๏ธ

Veezu has expanded its West Midlands private hire operations after acquiring Triple 20 Taxi Cars Ltd, the company behind the Triple 20 Taxis and Brookfleet Cars brands in Dudley and Sandwell.The deal extends Veezuโ€™s regional presence beyond its existing operations across Birmingham, Solihull, Wolv...

Uber faces collective action over dynamic pay as UK drivers claim ยฃ5,300 annual income reduction ๐Ÿ’ท๐Ÿ“ฑโฌ‡๏ธ
03/09/2026

Uber faces collective action over dynamic pay as UK drivers claim ยฃ5,300 annual income reduction ๐Ÿ’ท๐Ÿ“ฑโฌ‡๏ธ

Uber is facing a collective legal action on behalf of drivers across seven European countries over allegations surrounding its dynamic pay and work allocation systems.Worker Info Exchange International has filed the action at the Amsterdam District Court on behalf of drivers in the UK, Netherlands,....

ADCU demands clarity from DfT and TfL over โ€˜human safety driversโ€™ as autonomous taxis launch in London โš ๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ
03/09/2026

ADCU demands clarity from DfT and TfL over โ€˜human safety driversโ€™ as autonomous taxis launch in London โš ๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ

The App Driversโ€™ and Couriersโ€™ Union (ADCU) has called for urgent answers about the people supervising autonomous taxis after the vehicles began carrying passengers in London for the first time.The union is seeking information from platform operators, the Department for Transport (DfT) and Trans...

Uber cuts more than 3,000 jobs in global restructuring to fund autonomous vehicle operations ๐Ÿšจโฌ‡๏ธ
03/09/2026

Uber cuts more than 3,000 jobs in global restructuring to fund autonomous vehicle operations ๐Ÿšจโฌ‡๏ธ

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