On 28 May 2026, Uber emailed thousands of London drivers with new vehicle eligibility rules. From 1 August, only five brands qualify for Exec and Lux. The Kia e-Niro, BYD Atto 3 and Mercedes EQB are being removed from Comfort. No consultation. No compensation. And no regulator with the power to intervene.
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TfL must consent before any robotaxi carries a passenger in London. The Government opened applications on 22 May. Here is what actually has to happen next — and when a real driverless trip will occur.
Driverless cars will take some of your work. The question is not whether to stop them — it is whether you use the window before they arrive to build an income they cannot touch. Here is how.
A single rule change could reshape who drives in London, who sets the standards, and what platform workers earn. Here is what the ABBA proposal actually says — and what it means for every stakeholder in the for-hire vehicle market.
Uber is acquiring Blacklane — the last major premium chauffeur platform that offered London’s PHV drivers an alternative. Combined with its AV strategy and its control of dispatch software, the deal completes a market encirclement that no competition regulator has yet examined in full.
Four organisations claim to represent London’s 110,000 licensed PHV drivers. We put the same three questions to each. One responded in full. One deflected. Two said nothing.
A live Parliament petition needs 9,142 more signatures before 17 June. At 10,000 the government must officially respond. Here is why every London PHV driver needs to sign today.
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