The Government has revealed plans to examine new measures discouraging out-of-area taxi and private hire working, alongside national licensing standards, stronger enforcement powers and a national driver database. The Government has stated that taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) drivers should ordinarily be licensed in the area where they carry out most of their work, as ministers prepare legislation that could significantly change how the industry is regulated across Englan

The Government has confirmed that it is considering measures to discourage taxi and private hire drivers from obtaining licences outside the areas where they primarily work, as part of wider plans to reform England’s fragmented licensing system. In a formal response published by Parliament today, ministers said drivers should ordinarily be licensed by the authority covering the area in which they undertake most of their work. The position follows a Transport Committee inquiry

Uber has secured a High Court ruling against two lawsuits brought by taxi industry claimants, including nearly 13,300 London black cab drivers. The claims concerned allegations about Uber’s entry into the capital’s private hire market and were valued by the company at about £340 million. Mr Justice Birt ruled on 19 October that the claims were time-barred. The judgment followed a trial of a preliminary issue at the Commercial Court, held over three days in June and July. The