Latest Council News

Dudley Council to impliment new driving tests to all taxi and private hire drivers

LTU Reporter 15th January 2017

Could convicted cabbie rapist have been prevented from raping passenger?

LTU Reporter 29th December 2016

Bury Council worker taken on a “white-knuckle ride” — prompting a change in town-hall rules

LTU Reporter 23rd June 2016

Bolton “taxi” driver, Tabbasum Majid attacked motorist for driving too slowly

Christopher Hargreaves 4th June 2016

202mph Lamborghini given private hire vehicle licence by Wolverhampton council

Christopher Hargreaves 5th May 2016

Unlicensed drivers caught in taxi safety operation in Birmingham

Christopher Hargreaves 17th December 2014

54% of vehicles fail Manchester Council taxi and private hire MOT first time

Christopher Hargreaves 14th December 2014

West Lindsey taxi driver accused of sexual assault has licence revoked whilst he awaits trial

LTU Reporter 6th November 2014
Taxi Industry
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Car Clocking Crisis

PCS Chauffeurs car clocking victim told by “Emirates Chauffeur” his car was clocked

LTU Reporter 4th March 2018

Car Clocking in the private hire trade risking lives

LTU Reporter 19th July 2016

Car Clocking Crisis! Industry less than impressed, but not shocked

Secret Squirrel 16th July 2016

The LGA is calling for “mileage correction” services to be made illegal in the UK

LTU Reporter 16th July 2016

Passenger transport industry playing Russian Roulette with passengers lives by clocking fleets

LTU Reporter 12th December 2015
Technology
Regulation

TfL the go to place when another council has banned you…

By Christopher Hargreaves
in Regulation
29th January 2017
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Uber drivers who were banned in Southend, sidestep bans by getting TfL to licence them   A seaside town has complained that Uber, the ...
Mayor of London approves quadrupling of TfL taxi and minicab enforcement officers

Mayor of London approves quadrupling of TfL taxi and minicab enforcement officers

By LTU Reporter
3rd August 2016
TfL have published the latest statistics for their joint initiative: Safer Travel at Night

TfL have published the latest statistics for their joint initiative: Safer Travel at Night

By LTU Reporter
15th March 2015
Guest articles and more news
New VED car tax rates 2017

Taxi and Chauffeur industry is going to be hit hard by new road tax rules

By LTU Reporter
in Car Reviews
1st February 2017
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New rules from the DVLA applied to all new cars from 1st April 2017 will cost passenger transport industry millions   The government’s decision ...
Electric Taxi

80 per cent of cabbies charged up over electric taxis

By LTU Reporter
29th September 2016
New Mercedes E Class Estate2

UK prices confirmed for all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate

By LTU Reporter
22nd July 2016
Mercedes V Class exterior 2014

LTU Reviews the new Mercedes people carrier, the V Class

By Christopher Hargreaves
30th September 2015
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Car accident write off

VAT and Insurance claims implications explained

By Christopher Hargreaves
in Industry Insurance News
28th December 2016
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If you are VAT registered and make an insurance claim, beware you could be inline for a large bill.   When you operate a ...
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LTU Investigations

An Insurance question that opened a can of worms

Christopher Hargreaves 29th November 2014

Businesses have a ‘duty of care’ to only hire legal chauffeurs

Christopher Hargreaves 28th November 2014

Project Parker: The Secret Squirrel takes over investigation

Secret Squirrel 20th December 2014

The scams rogue chauffeurs use to avoid licensing

Christopher Hargreaves 28th November 2014

Passenger transport industry face “sky-high charges” for airport parking

Christopher Hargreaves 11th August 2016