Uber has announced that by the end of 2021, it will sign up 20,000 drivers in the UK post-lockdown. This inclusion will boost the number of UK drivers to 90,000. Recently, the company revealed that there has been 50% increase in trips since changes in the lockdown on 12 April which allowed pubs and restaurants…
Weeks after UKs top court ruled that shooked up the Britain’s wider gig economy of 5.5 million people, Uber finally granted UK drivers worker status. This status will benefit thousands of workers and will include the minimum wage. Furthermore, the ride-hailing app promised to give drivers holiday pay and pension. This is a massive update…
UK taxi industry has been majorly focusing on this month budget delivered to workers by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak for several key reasons. Along with the latest Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) for the taxi industry, there was also the new tax break which got tongues wagging in the trade, which is called as the…
The new Tax Check policy that could affect millions of drivers in taxi and private hire vehicles in UK operating PHV business from will launch by April 2022. This new measures come as HMRC looks to bring down on lost revenue in the hidden economy. This new policy will also affect the licensing bodies in…
TaxiPilot is finally on the roll. This new app in UK has entered to the market helping taxi drivers to work more efficiently. This new app is designed to give real time information on the waiting time status of all taxi ranks in the London and Suburban badge drivers. This app was specially designed for…
Electric car ownership in UK is hitting up, a new report says that the ownership electric car in UK jumped to 50pc in a year. According to the report, over 30,000 new private vehicles were recorded by the end of 2020. However, it also warned that the number is too less compared to the overall…
First Bus, the leading UK’s public transport service is to set to trail zero-emission buses from Arrival- a firm that specializing in the production of commercial electric vehicles in so-called ‘microfactories’. Both companies will partner to design 36-occupant bus vehicles which they expect to 40 percent lighter compares to other electric buses on the market.…
Uber, being the leading ride-hailing app in the UK is doing its best to assist the government and its people. As the UK has begun its Covid-19 vaccination drive for 300,000 people a day, Uber is stepping in by covering £15 worth of rides for those who are travelling to any of the seven mass-vaccination…
Free Now, a popular ride-hailing app announced by 2024 all UK taxis would turn into electric and private hire vehicle by 2025. Similarly, the app in Europe has set the goal of making trips zero-emission by 2030. As a part of Green Pledge initiative, Free Now will be joining hands with drivers and regulators, government…
Two of the UK cities Coventry and Oxford are developing proposals to become UKs first part to run electric bus fleet services. According to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the cities are developing business cases in England to switch the entire town’s bus fleet to electric vehicles. The Department for Transport (DFT) says each area…