Taxi Insurance

Today is Word EV Day and it’s the perfect opportunity to help taxi drivers get on the road to a greener future.

While choosing the right vehicle for your taxi business is a big decision and there is uncertainty about cost, range and charging points, the aim of World EV Day is to encourage people, including professionals such as taxi drivers, to make their next vehicle an EV.

Roads and traffic can change in an instant and taxi drivers need to be on top of their game to reach and drop off passengers safely and on time.

There are many sat-navs and navigational apps to help drivers reach their destination, as well as trying to avoid long delays in traffic.

Being stuck in traffic can be one of the most infuriating experiences on the roads for Taxi drivers.

But, whether you are battling the school run, commuting to work, or are a professional such as a taxi driver, the most important thing to do is keep calm.

We are facing rising costs in every part of our lives, so it is not a surprise that taxi fares are also being affected, and today we received devastating news that energy bills are expected to soar by £1,500 a year from October.

As with other businesses, taxi drivers are also facing increases and have had a difficult time dealing with soaring prices at the pumps for most of this year.

As taxi firms struggle with shortages of drivers, a taxi boss believes bringing more women into the industry will not only solve the problem, but will improve services, especially as the majority of taxi customers are women.

Rachel Dale, head of operations for AAA Taxis, is among a number of people calling for change in the male-dominated taxi industry.

Fuel prices at the pumps have soared this year, reaching averages of 191p per litre of petrol and 199p per litre of diesel in June.

For months, motorists have continued to feel the squeeze as petrol stations in some parts of the country were charging more than £2 per litre.

The NHS has been stretched to the limit by the pandemic and the backlog of patients whose appointments and procedures were put on hold.

There are regular news stories about patients waiting for hours in ambulances outside hospitals, as well as in A&E for up to 12 hours.

Improving technology has changed the way most people think about driving. A lot of the focus has been on electric vehicles and the drive to steer us all towards a greener future.

There have also been advances on driver assistance tools, such as cruse control, lane assistance, adaptive braking, self-parking and, more recently, autonomous vehicles.

For passengers, taxis are vehicles that take them where they want to go and they pay the fare at the end of the journey. Most know they have to book some and can just jump into others.

Advances in technology and the way we live today mean that some of the lines have become blurred. So how easy is it for passengers to tell them apart and why is it important?

Taxi drivers have become an extra emergency service this year, as ongoing travel disruption has led to misery and chaos across the country.

Cancelled flights and industrial action on the railways have seen more people choose to stay at home this summer, while many have had their plans ruined at the last minute.

There are few places you can go today without being picked up by an array of security cameras.

Whether it is in a bank, shop, or just walking down the street, the average person is filmed about 70 times a day.

Flying cars and flying taxis might seem more science fiction than real world, but they could be just around the corner.

An entrepreneur in California says air taxis could be up and running ahead of the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, helping beat the city’s chronic traffic jams.