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Where In The UK Are The Most Uninsured Motorists?
As a taxi driver, you will know that it is a legal requirement here in the UK to make sure that your vehicle has suitable insurance cover. The exception to this would be if you had declared the vehicle SORN … Continue reading
Council Approves Rise In Taxi Fares To Help Drivers
Unless you have been very fortunate, it is quite possible that you and your taxi business have been affected in a negative way as a result of both the pandemic and the current economic situation here in the UK. Of … Continue reading
UK Car Manufacturing Rises By Almost 40%
You may find it of interest to read that, according to data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the number of new cars built here in the UK in September 2023 increased by 39.8% in September … Continue reading
Cost Of Cover Reaches Record Level
As if taxi drivers don’t have enough to pay out for these days to keep their businesses running! They could well do without the news that the cost of car insurance reached an all time high in the 3rd quarter … Continue reading
Train Passengers Faced With 180 Mile Taxi Ride
Many passengers on a train that was scheduled to run from London to Edinburgh were recently faced with what sounded like a nightmare of a journey due to a train defect. It involved people having to take a taxi ride … Continue reading
The Pros and Cons Of Installing CCTV In Your Taxi
Taxi drivers will be aware that they may occasionally be faced with a difficult passenger. For instance, he or she may be rather worse the wear due to drinking too much alcohol or a couple of passengers in the back … Continue reading
Kitten Makes 500 Mile Trip In Engine Of Taxi
Whilst it is probably unusual to find a cat on the back seat of your car when you get home from work it is possibly unheard of to discover a kitten in the engine of your vehicle. However, that is … Continue reading
Number Of Taxis & PHVs Increase In 2023
The Department for Transport has recently published data for Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Statistics, England: 2023 that make for interesting reading. The full document can be found on the GOV.UK website but we provide some of the statistics below: … Continue reading
Car Insurance Premiums Continue Upwards
Let’s be honest, there aren’t many things here in the UK that are not going up in price so it probably should not come as a surprise to taxi drivers to read that the cost of insuring a car has … Continue reading
Ways To Make Your Taxi Business More Cost Effective
In the current financial climate, unless you are the exception, taxi owners will no doubt look for any way that he or she can save money to help increase or maintain current levels of income. So, we thought that we … Continue reading
