With the Plug-in Taxi Grant withdrawn and accessible taxi numbers falling, a targeted scheme supporting zero-emission wheelchair-accessible taxis could address both challenges. Any future government financial support for taxi vehicle replacement should now prioritise zero-emission wheelchair-accessible vehicles rather than treating electrification and accessibility as competing objectives. The Plug-in Taxi Grant (PiTG) ended in April without a direct national replacement for

London black cab drivers could theoretically turn their backs on third-party booking apps, but doing so would risk voluntarily cutting themselves off from established sources of passenger demand at a time when customers increasingly expect taxis to be available through multiple digital channels. The issue has moved back into focus following criticism from Knowledge Point School of cabbies working through such platforms as Freenow and Gett and even included card payment compan

The GMB Union has reiterated its opposition to autonomous vehicles entering the passenger transport market after the technology was raised during Department for Transport (DfT) discussions on the forthcoming Taxi and Private Hire Bill. GMB said autonomous vehicles (AVs) received only limited discussion at the recent DfT roundtable because they fall outside the scope of the proposed legislation, despite the possibility that driverless vehicles could eventually compete directly