Professional Driver Magazine
WEBUber granted Aberdeen license following strong public support. Professional Driver is the magazine for the UK Private Hire, Taxi and Chauffeur Market. Published monthly, and with a website updated daily, it covers news, analysis, features and road tests relevant to this important market.
Road Tests - Professional Driver Magazine
WEBRoad Test – MG5 SW EV Exclusive. Every once in a while, a new car comes along that just hits the sweet spot for the private hire sector. The Chrysler 300C gave executive chauffeurs a winning and affordable combination of Mercedes reliability and Bentley looks. The Toyota Prius Mk2 ticked corporate….
Professional Driver Car of the Year 2021 – Professional Driver …
WEBDec 2, 2021 · We invited Professional Driver readers to judge our Cars of the Year in August – now we’ve revealed the winners. Find out our six category champs and our overall 2021 Car of the Year.
Uber boss Khosrowshahi plans to accelerate ‘just plain better’ …
WEB1 day ago · By Mark Bursa | 9 October 2024, 18:37. Uber plans to accelerate its plans to transition its private hire and taxi fleet to an all-electric one, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi (pictured) told the company’s annual Green event at the London Science Museum. He described EVs as “just plain better” than internal combustion-engined cars, and told the ...
Professional Driver Magazine – August 2021
WEBSep 8, 2021 · ← It’s great to be back! Our Car of the Year judging days returned with an electric atmosphere Luxury on demand – Can a chauffeur service work like a ride-hailing minicab? Yes it can, believes ambitious operator Wheely →
ProDriver Congress Online 2021 - Professional Driver Magazine
WEBOnline Congress 3 – Cleaning up the fleet. Gold Sponsor: May 6, 2021 11:00 GMT. The car market may have declined sharply in the past year, but electric vehicle sales have continued to power ahead. As more manufacturers add EVs to their range, increasing umbers of buyers are making the switch. And with environmental pressure from clean air ...
UK Automakers call on Labour government to offer more support …
WEB6 days ago · The SMMT letter calls for greater government support to boost sales of electric vehicles, claiming manufacturers’ collective discounts this year worth £2 billion were unsustainable. The letter states: “Unfortunately, the private consumer has no fiscal incentive to switch and so our ZEV market looks set to miss its target.
Road Tests – Page 2 – Professional Driver Magazine
WEBIt wasn’t that long ago that mainstream volume manufacturers all offered big, luxurious range-topping saloons. And inevitably those Ford Scorpios, Rover 800s and Vauxhall Omegas found favour among 1990s chauffeurs.
Professional Driver Magazine – December 2021
WEBDec 22, 2021 · ← Addison Lee slams ‘insufficient, inefficient and inconsistent’ London charging network as EV drivers struggle Uber rival Bolt plans to launch in Hull despite ongoing driver shortages →
Professional Driver Magazine – November 2021
WEBNov 18, 2021 · ← Bedford private hire operators agree to raise fares and add 50% late night weekend surcharge Uber plans to use driver data to improve road safety standards →