The empty passenger seat does not decide whether a licensed driver must buckle up. The vehicle’s legal status, the work being performed and whether passengers are being carried all matter more. Government sources says a licensed taxi driver does not need to wear a seat belt while plying for hire, either by waiting at a rank or looking for street customers. Taxi and private hire drivers are also exempt while carrying passengers. So, a taxi driver may be exempt while waiting on

A reduction in Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) fees has taken effect today, cutting the Government charge for an Enhanced DBS check from £49.50 to £41 and lowering the annual Update Service subscription from £16 to £15. The change has direct relevance to taxi and private hire licensing. Department for Transport statutory standards call for licensed drivers to undergo enhanced criminal-record checks and recommend use of the DBS Update Service so licensing authorities can

Taxi and private hire drivers buying vehicles for their businesses do not need to calculate capital allowances every three months when submitting Making Tax Digital updates, according to tax software specialist TaxNav. The issue was raised as one of six common misconceptions addressed by TaxNav as Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, known as MTD IT, begins changing how self-employed drivers report their business finances to HM Revenue and Customs. For drivers, the capital allo