Gett by Lyft is introducing a private hire vehicle option to its app this week as the taxi platform prepares for its future integration with Freenow by Lyft. In a message sent to drivers, the Gett UK team said London’s licensed black cabs would remain its priority and continue to appear as the primary option presented to app users. Access to the new PHV service will initially be restricted to a limited group of customers. Gett said the controlled rollout would allow it to mon

A Broxbourne private hire operator has called for taxi and private hire licensing fees to be frozen or reduced amid concerns that local drivers are losing work to national booking platforms and vehicles licensed outside the borough. TaxiPoint has obtained a copy of the letter sent by Flex Taxis Ltd to local MP Lewis Cocking, seeking political and regulatory action. The company wants an independent assessment of conditions across the borough’s taxi and private hire sector. The

Image credit: LEVC England is losing wheelchair-accessible taxis at a time when the wider licensed vehicle fleet is growing. That should concern both government and every licensing authority responsible for ensuring local passengers can travel safely and independently. The latest Department for Transport (DfT) figures show that the number of wheelchair-accessible taxis fell by 8% between 2024 and 2026, dropping to around 28,000. Across taxis and private hire vehicles combined