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Is Insuring Your Taxi Costing More?
The cost of living in the UK has certainly been going up. Things like food, gas, electric, council tax and the amount people pay each month to rent their homes or for their mortgage repayments have also got more expensive … Continue reading
Will You Be Increasing Your Taxi Fares On New Year’s Eve?
We are part the way through the festive period here in the UK with New Year’s Eve a couple of days away. Traditionally, it is a time when the public tends to get a taxi home as he or she … Continue reading
Complaints About Motor Insurance Increase
Most people do not like to have to complain about something. After all, it is potentially time-consuming to do so whether that involves picking up the phone, sending an email or writing a letter to the company you wish to … Continue reading
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
