Uber has lost its bid to force all private hire operators outside London to charge 20% VAT on fares. The Supreme Court ruled that operators did not enter into a contract with passengers, backing up an ...

Under WLTP testing, with a fully charged battery, the Omoda 9 achieves fuel economy of 201.8 mpg. Across a complete WLTP ...

But that’s starting to change. We’ve seen a number of smaller cars coming to market, such as the new Renault 5. And now here ...

Chinese automaker Geely Auto Group has announced it will launch cars in the UK under the Geely brand before the end of 2025.

Uber has announced it will start trialing fully autonomous taxis in London next spring. The cars will not carry a “safety” driver, and instead will be driven using artificial intelligence (AI) ...

In a major policy shift, Uber has introduced cash payments for customers in many of the UK cities in which it operates – though not in London.

Chauffeur service Blacklane has been granted a London private hire operator’s license by Transport for London. The development will allow Blacklane’s dedicated London operations team to recruit more ...

Kia has shown its new PV5 Cargo electric van at the Commercial Vehicle Show at Birmingham’s NEC. And the van version will be followed later this year by a passenger version aimed at the private hire ...

Charging network Ionity is planning to roll out new “megawatt” chargers, capable of delivering a 200-mile recharge to compatible cars in around 8 minutes. Ionity is becoming the first charge point ...

Veezu has wasted no time in rebranding its two recently-acquired Manchester fleets under the Veezu banner. Both Club Cars and Passenger Cars, bought in November 2024 and January 2025 respectively, are ...

US-owned ride-hailing service Lyft has made a long-awaited entry into European taxi markets with the acquisition of FreeNow.

Leeds-based chauffeur operator Privilege Executive Cars has grown its presence in West Yorkshire one more with the acquisition of has acquired local rival Galaxy Executive Travel.