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Government Issues Guidance For Safety Screens In Taxis
On the 3rd March 2021, the UK Government issued guidance for safety screens in taxis and private hire vehicles to hopefully help reduce the possibility of COVID-19 being spread so we thought that drivers of such vehicles may find it … Continue reading
Testing Taxi Drivers For COVID-19
Apparently, in the region of one in three people may have COVD-19 but not show any symptoms such as loosing the taste of things. Obviously, if those people could be identified it could help reduce the spread of this virus … Continue reading
How Much Should A Taxi Driver Be Tipped?
Business is tough at the moment for taxi drivers with nobody in the UK jetting off on holiday to a sunny destination or dining out at a restaurant or having a drink in the pub. This has no doubt resulted … Continue reading
What Business Expenses May A Taxi Driver Be Able To Claim To Lower Their Income Tax Bill?
If you are running your own taxi service in the UK then you will no doubt be responsible for making sure that you declare your taxable income to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Obviously, you will wish to make sure … Continue reading
Has The Cost Of Insuring Your Taxi Fallen?
A considerable number of taxi drivers are really struggling from a financial perspective due to the effect of COVID-19 on their businesses. The level of income has fallen significantly to a point where there will be many taxi drivers who … Continue reading
Should Taxi Drivers Be Prioritised To Receive COVID-19 Vaccination?
Taxi drivers will be interested to read that, some months ago, the Office for National Statistics published statistics for “Coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths by occupation, England and Wales: deaths registered between 9 March and 25 May 2020”. This looked at … Continue reading
Taxi Drivers And The Wearing Of Seat Belts
Taxi drivers and the drivers of private hire vehicles may or may not be aware of the law relating to them wearing or not wearing seat belts in their vehicles so we thought you may find it of interest to … Continue reading
COVID-19 Prevention Guide For Taxi Drivers
If you are a taxi driver then we thought you might find the following points of interest in relation to the coronavirus. It is worth mentioning at the outset that taxi drivers can continue to operate their service as normal … Continue reading
Drop In Black Cabs In London
Taxi drivers have been going and continue to go through extremely difficult times due to the pandemic with a significant reduction in the number of fare paying passengers leading to a big drop in income. Black cab drivers in London … Continue reading
Financial Support For Northern Ireland Taxi Drivers
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge financial impact on many businesses so it is pleasing to read that the government has recently announced a financial support package for some taxi drivers in Northern Ireland. Apparently, Nichola Mallon who is … Continue reading
