A dependable school run can look like the ideal taxi contract. The collection time is known, the destination is fixed and the work returns each term. Yet a full diary is not the same thing as a profitable route. England’s home-to-school transport market is substantial. Department for Education figures for 2025/26 estimate that about 503,000 pupils under 16 were eligible for local-authority-funded travel. Around 195,000 received it because of special educational needs or disab

Transport for London (TfL) has issued a direct reminder to London’s suburban Yellow Badge taxi drivers about where they can legally ply for hire, confirming that accepting fares outside their licensed sectors can constitute an offence, even when work is offered through a taxi booking platform or app. In correspondence sent to Yellow Badge licence holders, the capital’s taxi regulator reiterated that drivers are restricted to plying for hire within the suburban sector or secto

Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association (LTDA) General Secretary Steve McNamara says members are concerned that London could lose licensed taxis as older vehicles reach the 12-year age limit, while the next generation of cabs remains some time away. Writing in the LTDA’s TAXI newspaper, McNamara said the association was receiving “lots of calls and emails from members who are concerned about the possible shortage of cabs, as older cabs fall foul of the 12-year age limit.” He added