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Max Out Your Festive Food and Parcel Delivery Earnings

The Holiday Pay Cheque is Here December is the busiest time for people buying gifts and having parties, and that means huge demand for delivery drivers.

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UK

Taxing the Taxi: Your Financial Plan for the UK’s New EV Tax

Plan Your Budget Now for 2026 Private hire companies, like Uber, are encouraging drivers to switch to electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrid cars to meet clean air goals. This is good for the envir...

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UK

Your December Uber and private hire Cash Boost: Beat the January Slump

December is usually a very busy time for Private Hire taxi drivers. Many people are going to parties, and travellers need rides to and from airports and train stations for Christmas.

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Driver

Taxi Tax Confirmed: What This Means for Drivers and Passengers

Key points: The UK Government has confirmed the 20% VAT on private hire fares, dubbed the "Taxi Tax", will take effect from 2nd January 2026. The cost is expected to be passed directly to customers, m...

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Delivery

The Black Friday rush - How to stay stress-free as a delivery driver

Key points:

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Drivers

Waymo driverless taxis are on their way to London in 2026 

This week, autonomous vehicle company Waymo announced plans to bring its driverless taxis to London in 2026. The initial phase will involve safety trials with specialist drivers on board before passen...

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Drivers

Annual vs 30-day courier insurance: What's best for delivery drivers?

Courier drivers across the country face a similar challenge when it comes to their insurance. What is courier insurance? Which type do you need? Is 30-day or annual insurance better, and what’s the di...

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Courier

What is courier insurance? A quick guide

Shopping for insurance can quickly get complicated, especially with so many options and policy types. At INSHUR, we know that securing the right insurance for you is important.

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Drivers

Revealed: Common ways to fail a private hire vehicle inspection

According to a recent Freedom of Information (FoI) request, Transport for London (TfL) carried out 36,000 private hire and taxi vehicle inspections between February and September 2025.

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