A low purchase price can make a repaired write-off look like a route into taxi ownership. The saving disappears quickly if the council will not license the vehicle. The insurance category and the taxi licensing decision answer different questions. An insurer categorises salvage after assessing damage and economic repair. A licensing authority decides whether a vehicle is suitable for intensive professional passenger work. Under the current system, Category A vehicles must be

Black cab drivers say the closure could remove a long-standing source of fares and shift traffic into surrounding areas, although the full effect will take time to emerge. Taxi drivers have warned that closing Oxford Street to general traffic could make it harder to reach passengers and reduce work in one of London’s best-known shopping districts. TaxiPoint asked cabbies what the impact would be to taxi drivers, with drivers describing the street as a former source of rank wo

Concerns that seeking mental-health support could jeopardise a taxi or private-hire driver’s licence continue to discourage some drivers from asking for help. In a TaxiPoint Q&A, Dr Phill Mars discusses the reluctance he has encountered among drivers, inconsistencies between licensing authorities and the changes needed to give licence holders greater confidence in the medical assessment process. Dr Mars is Medical Director at Driving Health, a UK subscription-based healthcare