Uber have failed in their appeal against the 2016 tribunal’s decision which ruled drivers to be workers, rather than self-employed. Under this ruling, drivers must be entitled to employee benefits such as holiday pay and National Minimum Wage. That judgement has now been upheld by the Court of Appeal. Uber have since argued that, as one Continue Reading…
Sadiq Khan has today confirmed that as of 8 April 2019, Private Hire Vehicles (PHVs), such as Uber and Addison Lee will no longer be exempt from paying the weekday congestion charge for driving in Central London. Private hire firms had previously been exempt from paying the Congestion Charge, but in a radical turn of Continue Reading…
The team at Plan were in Nottingham for an event hosted by CleanTech Business for the Nottingham City Council, giving their local taxi drivers the chance to find out more about the new Electric Taxi. The open dialogue was certainly something TfL could take on board to help rebuild bridges with the London cab trade. Continue Reading…
Need finance on a single vehicle or a fleet? Meet Creative Funding, the UK’s leading broker for taxi funding solutions. Creative Funding Solutions offer flexible funding options, enabling their customers to secure assets, generate cash flow and grow their business.They specialise in vehicle financing options including fleets of vehicles and work with customers in tandem Continue Reading…
A new speed camera, that can film what drivers are doing from 1,000 meters away is now in operation. The new piece of camera equipment dubbed the “long ranger”, is currently used by police in Gloucestershire, as a new weapon to catch dangerous drivers before any serious misdemeanours are committed.The huge speed gun produces extremely clear Continue Reading…
Plan Insurance Brokers and Family Business United have teamed up once again on a national campaign to help the homeless this Christmas. The Family Business Santa Dash sees a decorated van tour the country to collect donations from generous family businesses across the UK, to help the homeless and support national charity Emmaus.The trip began Continue Reading…
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our clients and those who have supported us throughout 2018. Please see below for our holiday opening times. Monday 24th December – Christmas Eve – CLOSED Tuesday 25th December – Christmas Day – CLOSED Wednesday 26th December – Boxing Day – CLOSED Thursday 27th December 9:00am Continue Reading…
Since the 19th November 2018, The UK driving theory test has changed, with the hazard perception segment of the exam now including adverse weather clips. The hazard perception test will now contain videos of snow, rain and other hostile weather conditions, in an effort to help learners deal with more real-life situations.The hazard perception test examines Continue Reading…
Online marketplace eBay is buying motors.co.uk website, putting themselves now in direct competition with Autotrader as the leading ad site for cars. Under the premise of this new acquisition, Motors.co.uk will merge with Gumtree UK, which is also an eBay classified business. Matt Barham, General Manager of Gumtree UK shared his thoughts regarding this purchase, Continue Reading…
Following the purchase of Chargemaster, the UK’s leading electric vehicle (EV) charging company, BP are planning to release a single fuel card suitable for petrol, diesel and electricity purchases at their forecourts. Now rebranded as BP Chargemaster, the leading fuel providers confirmed a huge rollout of ultra-fast plug-in car chargers, set to be distributed amongst Continue Reading…
