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Department for Transport

A private hire vehicle, such as those available through Uber, must be pre-booked and cannot ply for hire, whereas a taxi, such as a traditional black cab, can be hailed down and is usually charged on a timed meter.

People Fewer private hire vehicles on the roads in the East Riding than before pandemic Andrew Dowdeswell (Data Reporter)

Cars Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology Matt Allan

People Road casualties rise across the East Riding – but they are still lower than befo... Will Grimond (Data Reporter)

Cars Government scraps plug-in car grant with immediate effect Matt Allan

News Number of electric vehicles in the East Riding more than doubled last year, Depa... Andrew Dowdeswell (Data Reporter)

News E-scooter casualties on the rise in Humberside Police force area, new Department... Will Grimond (Data Reporter)

News North Yorkshire County Council respond to Scarborough residents' pothole concern Louise Hollingsworth

News Number of electric vehicle charging points rising across the East Riding, new fi... Andrew Dowdeswell (Data reporter)

Read This Yellow box junction changes to see drivers fined over ‘incorrect’ use. Hiyah Zaidi

News Tens of millions of pounds ‘needed to restore substandard bridges in the East Ri... Andrew Dowdeswell (Data Reporter)

Cars Car tax dodgers warned ‘you can’t hide’ as penalty hot spots revealed Matt Allan

Cars New number plates: where can I charge my new EV? Fiona Evans

Coronavirus ‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter Claire Schofield

Cars Drink-drive deaths fall but can’t keep up with lockdown accident drop Matt Allan

Cars Drivers report sharp rise in crashes and near misses with e-scooters Matt Allan

Cars New Highway Code rules: 2022 changes and how cyclists are impacted Matt Allan

Politics North Yorkshire County Council urged into radical rethink over 20mph zone policy Stuart Minting, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Cars New smart motorways roll-out halted amid safety concerns Matt Allan

News Here's how you can help improve North Yorkshire's bus services Duncan Atkins

Cars The Dutch Reach and other new 2022 Highway Code rules drivers need to know Hiyah Zaidi

Cars Plug-in car grant for EVs slashed by 40% Matt Allan

Cars New driving laws 2022: the changes that will affect every driver Matt Allan

Cars Calls for car tax crackdown as number of untaxed vehicles rises Matt Allan

Cars New motoring law to close dangerous mobile phone loophole Matt Allan

Cars Government reveals plan for national road crash investigation unit Matt Allan

Cars Smart motorway roll-out ‘must be paused over lack of safety evidence’ Matt Allan

Cars Government to bypass Commons approval to speed up HGV licence changes Matt Allan

Read This UK’s travel rules change: what you need to know as amber list is scrapped Helen Johnson

Cars Tesco rated top of the shops for EV charging Matt Allan

Read This More than half of drivers still speeding on 30mph roads Nigel Booth

Cars Safety fears as DVLA backlog leaves 200,000 awaiting medical all-clear Matt Allan

Cars Six in 10 want all-lane running smart motorways scrapped Matt Allan

Cars HGV driving tests streamlined to tackle shortage of lorry drivers Matt Allan

Cars 1 in 4 drivers in the dark about E10 fuel as new petrol rolled out Matt Allan

News Fury as driving tests in Whitby stopped due to temporary swing bridge closure Carl Gavaghan, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Business Dozens fewer taxi and private hire vehicles are available across the East Riding... By The Newsroom

Cars The new Highway Code changes that will affect every driver Matt Allan

Read This Fully-vaccinated US and EU travellers ‘to be allowed into England without quaran... Carly Roberts

Cars More than half of drivers speed in 30mph zones Matt Allan

Cars Drivers to face new £70 traffic fines as councils handed new powers Matt Allan

Politics New Whitby cycle scheme expected to get green light Duncan Atkins

Cars The UK’s most accident-prone cars revealed Matt Allan

Cars Are smart motorways dangerous? New figures cast doubt on safety claims Matt Allan

Read This Self-driving cars may be permitted on UK motorways this year Sarah Wilson

Cars £3bn ‘levelling-up’ plan to bring bus fare caps and hundreds of miles of new bus... Matt Allan

Cars Smart motorway rules to be added to Highway Code in latest shake-up Matt Allan

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