Fresh figures showing a large number of taxi and private hire licences were granted by City of Wolverhampton Council to applicants with criminal convictions has intensified anger among drivers and local authorities already campaigning against cross-border hiring practices across England. Data obtained through a Freedom of Information request revealed the council granted licences last year to 438 people with criminal convictions. Among those were 158 people convicted of violen

The UK’s taxi and private hire vehicle sector stands at the edge of its most consequential period of change in decades. By 2031, operators, drivers and licensing authorities will be navigating an industry that looks markedly different from today, shaped by forces that are already in motion: the accelerating shift to electric vehicles, the gradual introduction of autonomous technology, sustained pressure for national licensing reform, platform-driven market consolidation, and

Inserted circle image credit: HMRC More than 281,000 self-employed workers and landlords have signed up to Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax ahead of the first mandatory quarterly filing deadline this summer, according to new figures released by HMRC. A total of 281,969 people have enrolled in the new digital tax reporting system since it became mandatory for eligible taxpayers from 6 April 2026. HMRC estimates around 864,000 self-employed individuals and landlords fall