“Doing lifts” – An emerging unlawful industry
The emerging popularity of “doing lift” services is an issue that regulators need to urgently get to grips with as it is undermining the UK’s stringent taxi and private hire licensing laws. “Doing lifts” is the phenomena of using social media to buy and...
Appealing a decision of a licensing authority
Taxi and private hire drivers, operators and proprietors should always give serious consideration to appealing a decision by a licensing authority to refuse, revoke or suspend a licence. The procedure for doing so is clearly set out in the legislation and licence...
New “tax” registration checks proposed for taxi/PH sector
The Government is set to announce legislation that will require tax registration checks to be undertaken on all taxi and private hire licence holders. In 2017 the HMRC consulted on measures to tackling tax evasion in the “hidden economy” with particular reference to...
Allegations against taxi/private hire drivers
Follow us We often encounter cases where licensed drivers are facing questions and criminal investigations after passengers made allegations of inappropriate behaviour by the taxi or private hire driver. Often, allegations turn out to be malicious as a result of a...
