Taxi drivers whose vehicles are damaged by rental bicycle users are being advised to gather evidence at the scene, with the bike’s identifying number likely to be central to tracing the rider and pursuing a claim. Steve McNamara, General Secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association (LTDA), said drivers should photograph the taxi and bicycle in their original positions, the rider, the damage and, crucially, the rental bike’s identification number. The location of that n

England’s taxi and private hire licensing system does not suffer from a shortage of diagnosis. The Law Commission identified its structural weaknesses in 2014. The Task and Finish Group repeated many of those findings in 2018. Baroness Casey returned to the safeguarding consequences in June 2025. A Department for Transport consultation and a House of Commons Transport Committee inquiry have now arrived at broadly the same conclusion. The system is fragmented, standards vary a

Demand for newer used black cabs has driven prices sharply higher as drivers and fleet operators compete for vehicles in a constrained market, according to a taxi trade market assessment. The buying activity has reportedly intensified following a busy summer, with both individual drivers and fleet owners searching for available cabs. The report said demand had “pushed prices of newer cabs through the roof”, leaving some prospective buyers unable or unwilling to meet asking pr