Foreign lorry drivers who spend less than 48 hours in the UK will NOT have to pass a Covid test

Lorry drivers who spend less than 48 hours in the UK will NOT have to pass a Covid test before being allowed into France as rules are relaxed from TONIGHT in a bid to speed up cross-border travel Transport Secretary Grant Shapps made the announcement today  Currently HGV drivers heading to France are obliged to … Read more

Drivers will be offered £3,000 ‘credit’ to give up cars and shift to greener transport

Drivers who GIVE UP their cars will be offered £3,000 in ‘credit’ to spend on public transport, electric scooters and taxis under new green plans Drivers will receive public money to abandon their vehicle for ‘credits’ Will be used on other modes of transport such as bicycles and electric scooters Credits will work on congestion-easing forms … Read more

Drivers will be offered £3,000 ‘credit’ to give up cars and shift to greener transport

Drivers who GIVE UP their cars will be offered £3,000 in ‘credit’ to spend on public transport, electric scooters and taxis under new green plans Drivers will receive public money to abandon their vehicle for ‘credits’ Will be used on other modes of transport such as bicycles and electric scooters Credits will work on congestion-easing forms … Read more

Drivers will be offered £3,000 ‘credit’ to give up cars and shift to greener transport

Drivers who GIVE UP their cars will be offered £3,000 in ‘credit’ to spend on public transport, electric scooters and taxis under new green plans Drivers will receive public money to abandon their vehicle for ‘credits’ Will be used on other modes of transport such as bicycles and electric scooters Credits will work on congestion-easing forms … Read more

Uber drivers win right to minimum wage and paid holidays

Uber drivers yesterday won the right to a minimum wage and paid holidays – sparking fears that the firm could pass on costs to passengers. In a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for the ‘gig economy’, the Supreme Court ruled the ride-hailing giant’s drivers should be classed as ‘workers’. Uber – which may have to pay … Read more

UK Supreme Court ruling says Uber drivers must be classed as workers

Uber drivers will be entitled to minimum wage and paid holiday after Supreme Court judges today decided that they should be classed as ‘workers’ – in a landmark ruling that could have seismic implications for the gig economy. The judgment, made today after a five year battle between the ride-hailing app and its drivers, means Uber … Read more

Supreme Court justices rule Uber drivers should be classed as workers

Uber must give its thousands of UK drivers minimum wage and holiday pay after Supreme Court rules they ARE workers rather than self-employed The ruling is a final decision in a long battle between the firm and its drivers It means the taxi company could be hit be series of compensation claims GMB Union boss … Read more

Drivers predict there will be more electric cars than diesels in the UK by 2030

The general consensus among motorists is that there will be more electric cars on UK roads by 2030 than diesels, a huge poll of drivers has found. By the time the ban on new petrol and diesel-engined cars comes into force at the end of this decade, drivers reckon there will be 6.5million EVs being … Read more

Uber gets app pulled from Google that lets drivers see if they are underpaid

Uber has previously admitted to underpaying drivers in the New York City area and to help keep the firm accountable, a programmer and Uber Eats driver designed the Chrome extension UberCheats. The app allows drivers to determine if they have been underpaid by tracking tips and miles traveled, but Uber forced Google to remove it … Read more

Young drivers could save £848 on car insurance by switching to a telematics plan

Young drivers could save up to £848 on car cover by having a telematics plan and it’s typically the under 20s who benefit EXCLUSIVE: Motorists aged 17 to 24 could save hundreds by switching plans  Telematics policies are cheaper than standard car insurance ones The fall in prices has not matched other motor premiums  By … Read more