Indian ride-hailing service OLA is launching in the UK and is promising to take the fight to Uber in a bid to become the UK’s most used public and private hire service provider. Over the last half decade, Uber have been the dominant ride-hailing service in the UK. In London alone, Uber has over 45,000 Continue Reading…

You have just acquired a brand new top of the range Mercedes with all the extras, it is a great and attractive vehicle. Like many new cars, it comes with keyless entry as standard. But is this convenient technology also a major security risk? No more time spent rummaging around in your pockets for the Continue Reading…

When we first wrote on this subject in May 2018 there were just 150,000 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles on UK roads. That number reached over 495,000 at the end of March 2021 with 235,000 of those running purely on electric. Its ever more likely that repairers, recovery agents and bodyshops will come across them. Continue Reading…

Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Amazon… if anyone with a driving licence wishes to supplement their income, the options are there. Whether the pay and working conditions will prove acceptable is another matter altogether – and one to cover in another blog – but the question stands: are these drivers correctly insured? The parcel and food delivery Continue Reading…

A cyber-attack can have disastrous consequences, particularly for SMEs. A recent study from the US’ National Cyber Security Alliance found that 60% of small businesses that suffer a cyber-attack are out of business within six months. Commercial vehicles are getting more complex and more connected, which makes them more vulnerable to cyber-attacks. If your fleet Continue Reading…

Family Business United (FBU) and Plan Insurance Brokers recently teamed up for their first Santa Dash, a mad journey around the country in a decorated Black Cab to help those in need. This time of the year should be all about sharing, cheering and spending precious moments with loved ones. Unfortunately, for some, it is Continue Reading…

In April of this year London’s taxi and private hire operators learnt of TfL’s intention to dramatically overhaul and increase their licensing fees. Many operators fear that if the new costs are successfully imposed a large number of private hire firms will be unable to continue trading. For that reason the Licensed Private Hire Car Continue Reading…

With the possible termination of Uber looming, we look at the top taxi apps available for iPhone and Android devices, and who in particular could take Uber’s throne in London… First up, we look at Gett, an app that actually originated in Israel. It has been a huge hit since landing in London and exclusively Continue Reading…

The weekend’s papers revealed that a top Metropolitan police officer is worried over working practices at Uber. The reports come at a very sensitive time for the American firm, with the renewal of their operating licence currently under consideration by TfL. In internal emails obtained by The Sunday Times, Inspector Neil Billany, Head of the Continue Reading…