London’s newest luxury hotel has opened at one of Mayfair’s most prominent addresses, but the positioning of its taxi rank is leaving both guests and black cab drivers poorly served. Rosewood Chancery, occupying the former US Embassy building on Grosvenor Square, has a designated taxi rank situated roughly 100 yards from the hotel’s main entrance and vehicle drop-off area. Unlike ranks directly outside many of London’s major hotels, waiting taxis can be difficult for guests a

Screenshot image credit: Good Taxi Network Good Taxi Network has launched a new Fare Logging tool designed to give licensed taxi drivers a clearer picture of their earnings, working hours and business costs. The feature allows drivers to record individual fares and hours worked before calculating figures including hourly earnings and performance across daily, weekly and monthly periods. Drivers can also set personal earnings targets and track progress against them. The launch

Relaxing London’s black cab turning-circle rule and other Conditions of Fitness could encourage manufacturers to convert electric and plug-in hybrid vans for the taxi market, but previous attempts suggest drivers should not assume that converted vehicles would be substantially cheaper than purpose-built taxis. Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan had instructed Transport for London (TfL) to examine the long-standing manoeuvrability requirement as part of efforts to reduce the cost