The taxi and private hire trade is a community rich with shared experience and "cabbie-rank wisdom." While this advice is often invaluable for navigating the day-to-day challenges of the job, it can become dangerously misleading when it comes to the complex and unforgiving world of licensing law. A decision based on a common myth, rather th

  The taxi and private hire trade is a community rich with shared experience and "cabbie-rank wisdom." While this advice is often invaluable for navigating the day-to-day challenges of the job, it can become dangerously misleading when it comes to the complex and unforgiving world of licensing law. A decision based on a common myth, rather th

  As a professional taxi or private hire driver, you are a business owner. Your vehicle is your equipment, your time is your service, and your licence is your single most valuable income-generating asset. Like any smart business owner, you know that you must be willing to invest to protect your most critical assets from risk. When your licenc

  For any driver, seeing an evidential breathalyser machine produce a reading over the prescribed legal limit can feel like the final, unchallengeable verdict. There is a widespread and dangerous misconception that if the machine says you are over the limit, then the case is lost, and a lengthy driving ban is inevitable. This is simply not tr

  For any driver, seeing an evidential breathalyser machine produce a reading over the prescribed legal limit can feel like the final, unchallengeable verdict. There is a widespread and dangerous misconception that if the machine says you are over the limit, then the case is lost, and a lengthy driving ban is inevitable. This is simply not tr