Sentences with phrase «as private hire vehicles»

There probably aren't enough executive jobs to go round to justify the number of cars for sale in the sector, and as well as ferrying captains of industry, you'll find many of these executive models doing trade as private hire vehicles for airport runs in towns and cities across the UK.

Uber is regulated as a private hire vehicle operator, also known as minicabs.

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As for all the vehicles available for rental on the website, you can choose to self - drive your car or to hire the services of a private driver.

3) In a (closer to) ideal world, it will be in services like Evoke's that the Model X comes into its own — as private hire and / or ride - share vehicles, not one SUV per driveway.

His recent experience includes providing advice on matters such as the powers of the Pensions Regulator to determine whether a pension scheme is sufficiently funded the powers of Transport for London to publish details of regulatory sanctions against the operators of private hire vehicles and the extent of liability that could arise from publication; and advising the Care Quality Commission on its exposure to negligence liability arising from use of its regulatory powers.

Under the licensing scheme for private hire vehicles (minicabs) set out in the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, so long as the vehicle, the driver and the operator through which the minicab is booked are licensed by the same authority, there is no legal requirement that journeys only take place within the licensed area.

It added: «As a result, a private hire vehicle can respond to demand, a bus can not.

London's Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA) pressed TfL to reject a full renewal of Uber's license — arguing that its model is unlawful and risks public safety, while also pointing to rising numbers of private hire vehicles (PHV) in London as contributing to the city's congestion and pollution problem.

Elsewhere in Europe, Uber has used a professional taxi service offering as a vehicle to return to some markets — reopening an offering in Barcelona last month, for example, after buying private hire vehicle licenses from a local operator.

London's transport chiefs announced plans on Wednesday to tighten control on private hire vehicles (PHV), a move that could hit app - based ride - hailing firms such as Uber.

But it remains concerned about the rising numbers of private hire vehicles in London — noting that the number has increased from 59,000 in 2009/10 to more than 95,000 now, and adding: «This has contributed to wider challenges for London such as growing traffic congestion, illegal parking and areas of poor air quality.»

However TfL does say it is now considering the «impact and feasibility» of removing the Congestion Charge exemption for private hire vehicles in central London — again as a measure to tackle pollution and reduce congestion.