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The Taxi Insider Iโ€™m Perry Richardson, Editor and Founder of TaxiPoint and a licensed London taxi driver.

With nearly two decades of experience in the industry Iโ€™m well versed in the UK taxi industry and will share exclusive content and news right here ๐Ÿ‘

When can a taxi or private hire driver charge a passenger for soiling? ๐Ÿงฝ๐Ÿ’ท ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ ...
20/10/2026

When can a taxi or private hire driver charge a passenger for soiling? ๐Ÿงฝ๐Ÿ’ท ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ

When can taxi and private hire drivers legally work without a seat belt? โš ๏ธ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ ...
20/10/2026

When can taxi and private hire drivers legally work without a seat belt? โš ๏ธ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ

Major changes loom for taxi and private hire drivers as Government reveals CCTV consultation and cross-border licensing ...
20/10/2026

Major changes loom for taxi and private hire drivers as Government reveals CCTV consultation and cross-border licensing proposals ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ

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THE DEEP DIVE: Government reveals response to huge taxi licensing reform plans covering CCTV, English tests, driver data...
20/10/2026

THE DEEP DIVE: Government reveals response to huge taxi licensing reform plans covering CCTV, English tests, driver databases and out-of-area working ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจโฌ‡๏ธ

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The Government has revealed plans to examine new measures discouraging out-of-area taxi and private hire working, alongside national licensing standards, stronger enforcement powers and a national driver database.The Government has stated that taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) drivers should ordin...

BREAKING: Major changes loom for taxi and private hire drivers as Government reveals CCTV consultation and cross-border ...
20/10/2026

BREAKING: Major changes loom for taxi and private hire drivers as Government reveals CCTV consultation and cross-border licensing proposals ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจโฌ‡๏ธ

Covered first by TaxiPoint, the UKโ€™s #1 trade news publication๐Ÿšจ

The Government has confirmed that it is considering measures to discourage taxi and private hire drivers from obtaining licences outside the areas where they primarily work, as part of wider plans to reform Englandโ€™s fragmented licensing system.In a formal response published by Parliament today, m...

Bolt moves Standard UK drivers to worker status in major ride-hailing employment change ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿšจ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ...
20/10/2026

Bolt moves Standard UK drivers to worker status in major ride-hailing employment change ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿšจ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ

London taxi drivers warned social media posts can carry lasting professional risks โš ๏ธ๐Ÿ“ฑ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ...
19/10/2026

London taxi drivers warned social media posts can carry lasting professional risks โš ๏ธ๐Ÿ“ฑ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ

MAKING TAX DIGITAL: The industry tax questions answered by HMRC for taxi and PHV drivers ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿ’ท ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ...
19/10/2026

MAKING TAX DIGITAL: The industry tax questions answered by HMRC for taxi and PHV drivers ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿ’ท ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ

DISCOUNT THE TIPS, ADD THE APPS: How taxi driver tips are accounted for when it comes to VAT thresholds ๐Ÿ’ท๐Ÿšจ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ...
19/10/2026

DISCOUNT THE TIPS, ADD THE APPS: How taxi driver tips are accounted for when it comes to VAT thresholds ๐Ÿ’ท๐Ÿšจ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ

DONโ€™T CHARGE MORE: The card machine question every taxi driver needs to get right ๐Ÿ’ณ๐Ÿ’ท ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ...
19/10/2026

DONโ€™T CHARGE MORE: The card machine question every taxi driver needs to get right ๐Ÿ’ณ๐Ÿ’ท ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐Ÿ’ฌโฌ‡๏ธ

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