Interviews
Licensed Private Hire Car Association
PCO talk at the Licensed Private Hire Car Association AGM 2009
A Woman’s Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZa5BoVDDL4 If you enjoy driving and the flexibility and freedom of choosing your own hours appeals to you, being a private hire driver may be just the job for you. In this video, private hire driver, Barbara explains the advantages …
Press Releases
Private Hire Opertor Applications – New licences
Any person or recognized legal entity, such as a limited liability company or partnership can apply for a London private hire vehicle operator’s licence, as long as that person will be legally responsible for the private hire business in question. …
Taxi and Private Hire Services
Law commission Status: We began consultation on 10 May 2012. The consultation will run until 10 September 2012 We are reviewing the existing framework of taxi and private hire vehicle regulation with a view to preparing proposals for consultation. Taxis and private …
News & Articles
Insurers crack down on speeding
If you have a problem with a taxi or minicab driver’s behaviour or you believe a vehicle to be unlicensed, report it immediately. Find out what you need to do and who to contact to make a complaint.
106 cyclists killed so far in 2012
The Times Kaya Burgess Last updated at 4:08PM, November 14 2012 The fatality count for cyclists in Britain in 2012 is up to 106, already only one fewer than last year’s toll of 107 The two youngest people …
Events
Criminal record checks to be relaxed
Civil liberties groups are expected to welcome the judgement Thousands of job applicants will no longer have to face their criminal past being disclosed to employers, under changes announced by the Home Office. Old and minor cautions and convictions …
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Reports
TfL to work to introduce formal licensing of motorcycles as Private Hire Vehicles
London Taxi & Private Hire: Notice 08 / 13 Three London private hire operators have provided motorcycle private hire services in London since the 1990s with up to 17 motorcycles used for passenger transport. Although the scope of the Private …
London minicab firm sold for £300m
BBC News A taxi firm which started in London in the 1970s with one car has been sold for £300m to a private equity firm. Addison Lee, which started in 1975 in south London and now has 4,500 cars, has …
Police Witness Appeal
The police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian on Chancery Lane, WC2 on Saturday 6 October 2012 at 00:15. If you have any information, please contact the City of London …
Blog
We are PCO Drivers and we want a pick up and drop off point at all of the main public places !
As PCO drivers we are looked down upon and we are acknowledged as something that’s not worth anything, whereas in reality, without us, it would be very difficult for the public to get around and go places. We feel as …
Addison Lee taxi boss angers London’s cyclists (metro)
John Griffin, the chairman of taxi firm Addison Lee, has angered cycling campaigners by claiming that an upsurge in bike riders on London’s roads will lead to more accidents. Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/896825-addison-lee-taxi-boss-angers-londons-cyclists#ixzz1ssh4Hc35