Taxis
Taxis permitted to use Belfast city centre bus lanes
Private hire taxis and Ubers will be able to bus lanes at Shaftesbury Square and Great Victoria Street from 6am on Wednesday morning
Taxi drivers call for cabs to be allowed into bus lanes right away as Belfast congestion worsens
A proposed scheme to allow taxis in bus lanes must be brought forward, Licensed Taxi Operators Association says
Belfast gridlock: John O’Dowd needs to get a move on - The Irish News view
Why does the Department for Infrastructure think allowing taxis into bus lanes will help ease congestion?
Allowing all taxis in bus lanes will make Belfast’s congestion worse and put cyclists at risk - Sustrans
John O’Dowd is wrong to support the taxi industry at the expense of sustainable travel and cyclists
Active taxi driver numbers in Northern Ireland drop to 5,719 amid VAT fears
The industry has voiced fears that a proposed legislative change will see fares increase by 20% and firms put out of business.
Majority of London’s black cabs can provide zero emission journeys
Transport for London data shows 7,972 of the 14,690 licensed taxis in the capital are zero emission capable.
Uber to offer black cab journeys in London
Senior figures in the black cab industry have frequently expressed concerns over the growth of Uber, which has traditionally offered minicab journeys.
Mary Kelly: Social media giants have responsibility to halt flood of fake news and online abuse
POLITICAL debate has been a poisonous and divisive cesspit for many years now.
Newton Emerson: Jeffrey Donaldson's remarkable history on Afghanistan
Jeffrey Donaldson’s plea to help Afghan refugees, supported by the rest of the executive, has not come out of the blue.
Uber takeover of UK-based taxi software maker cleared by watchdog
CMA said it found no competition concerns as a result of Uber acquiring Manchester-based Autocab.