Taxi safety: Shropshire firm wins council taxi safety contract
March 27, 2019
A dedicated call centre will be in place to take bookings and payments, speeding up the process, so potential taxi drivers can be trained and put through their paces for their badges quicker. Read More
Taxi safety: Taxi drivers set to face tougher safety standards
February 12, 2019
The Department for Transport has launched a consultation on tougher licensing guidelines, which include the option of installing CCTV in every taxi and private hire vehicle. Read More
Review calls for tougher safety rules for minicab drivers
September 25, 2018
An independent review has called for tougher regulations and rules for taxi drivers to ensure minicab safety, following a series of attacks on passengers. Read More
London cabbies being trained to use defibrillators to help heart patients
August 1, 2018
Fifteen London taxis are being fitted out with defibrillators to enable help to be given to pedestrians who suffer a cardiac arrest. Read More
Campaigners warn Worboys case highlights failure in driver safety checks
January 25, 2018
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust has warned that the case of convicted rapist John Worboys highlights a “significant failure” in taxi driver safety checks. Read More
Lone workers: The four elements of protection
November 11, 2014
How can you as an employer practically protect your lone workers, when it is patently obvious that you cannot do so in any conventional sense? Read More