1st Edition

Taxi, Limousine, and Transport Network Company Regulation Recurring Challenges

184 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

184 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

184 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The vehicle for hire (VFH) market – broadly comprising taxis, limousines, and app-based transport – has faced multiple and significant changes over the years, with the period since 2010 a time of major upheaval. This book documents the development of the market over time, examining its regulation and control structures, exploring its history, trends, and market theories, and discussing how these... Read more

 

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: Defining the Taxi and For Hire Industry

Chapter 2: The Current Market

Chapter 3: Taxis in Culture

Chapter 4: Socio-Economic and Political Theories

Chapter 5: Industry Structure

Chapter 6: Societal Change, Public and Passenger Perspectives

Chapter 7: Taxi Company and Driver Perspectives

Chapter 8: Regulator Perspectives

Chapter 9: Perspectives of Transportation Network Companies

Chapter 10: Future Planning, Regulation, and Rebirth

Chapter 11: Review and Conclusions, the Taxi as an Intuitive and Recurring Mode

Glossary

Index

Biography

Dr. James M. Cooper is Director at Transport Research Partners and Project Manager for the Tayside and Central Scotland Regional Transport Partnership (Tactran), UK.

Jørgen Aarhaug is Senior Research Economist at the Institute of Transport Economics (TØI), Oslo, Norway.

John Scott is Operations Director (retired) in the Department of For Hire Vehicles, Government of the District of Columbia.

Wim Faber is Managing Director of Challans and Faber.