From 1 October 2026, expanded Home Office rules will place new right-to-work responsibilities on some taxi and private hire operators, including businesses engaging self-employed drivers and subcontractors. Taxi and private hire operators may need to carry out their own right-to-work checks even when a driver has already passed an immigration check conducted by a licensing authority. The two processes have different purposes. A licensing authority checks whether a person is e

A taxi driver can pass the medical, complete the DBS process and submit every licensing document requested, yet still have a renewal stopped by nine missing characters. The tax-check code has become a routine part of licence renewal, but it is still confused by some with a tax bill, a council audit or proof that every figure on a tax return has been accepted. It is none of those things. The check confirms that the applicant is appropriately registered for tax where necessary

Image credit: Lyft Lyft is launching its main rider app in Europe, allowing North American customers to use their existing account to book journeys across a growing number of European cities without downloading a separate local app. The rollout starts today, 30 September, with early access in Barcelona and Hamburg. Lyft said availability will expand throughout October to major cities including London, Rome, Paris, Berlin, Athens and Warsaw. By the end of October, visiting rid