Perry RichardsonApr 21, 20202 min readTaxi service launched in Edinburgh and Lothian to help COVID-19 response
-Apr 21, 20202 min readUber moves to transporting packages as well as people as ride-sharing demand plummets
Perry RichardsonApr 20, 20201 min readSpanish taxi driver who transported COVID-19 patients for free receives standing ovation from medics
Perry RichardsonApr 18, 20202 min readPolice fine Sheffield student caught driving to Heathrow to save friend a taxi fare during lockdown
Perry RichardsonApr 17, 20201 min readPolice show Wirral taxi the road home after “somehow” turning up in North Wales during lockdown
Perry RichardsonApr 17, 20202 min readChancellor extends furlough scheme for employed by extra month to the end of June
Perry RichardsonApr 17, 20201 min readLondon taxis nearing age limits expected to receive six month extension following COVID-19 crisis
-Apr 17, 20202 min readPrivate hire union confirms the death of 27-year-old London Uber driver to COVID-19
Perry RichardsonApr 17, 20202 min readENGIE offer electric vehicle charge points free to use for ALL key workers during COVID-19
Perry RichardsonApr 17, 20203 min readUnion asks government to provide urgent emergency support to help 82,000 “destitute” UK taxi drivers
-Apr 16, 20201 min readOla announces extension to its ride discount scheme for UK emergency services and government staff
Perry RichardsonApr 16, 20202 min readBlack taxis, hotels and caterers help London Mayor self-isolate more than 1,000 homeless Londoners
Perry RichardsonApr 15, 20202 min readCityFleet Networks free black taxi food and medical delivery service helps London’s most vulnerable
-Apr 15, 20201 min readFire Brigade 3 Ambulances & 4 Police cars attend crash site of three people on non-essential journey
Perry RichardsonApr 15, 20202 min readBlack taxis being used as funeral cars due to strict social-distancing rules imposed on undertakers
Perry RichardsonApr 14, 20203 min readTwo well known fundraising cabbies swap taxis for supermarket delivery vans to help during COVID-19
-Apr 13, 20203 min readUber's revised financial assistance for U.S. drivers set to be extended to the rest of the world
-Apr 13, 20202 min readNon-essential trips causing mayhem as emergency services attending crash sites on numerous occasions
Perry RichardsonApr 13, 20201 min readPolice seize homemade “heap of junk” being driven around during COVID-19 lockdown
Perry RichardsonApr 12, 20202 min readIntroduce COVID-19 safety standards for Uber and other private hire operators, demands UPHD
