“…old a London PHV operator’s licence. The Divisional Court rejected this argument, holding that it was bound to follow its previous decision in Reading BC v Ali [2019] 1 WLR 2635 which it regarded as indistinguishable, but granted UTAG permission to appeal. On this appeal UTAG argues that in both Reading BC v Ali and the present case th…”
“…Half a century after Cogley v Sherwood the case law on plying for hire entered the digital age. In Reading BC v Ali [2019] 1 WLR 2635 a PHV driver who had been lawfully parked while waiting for a booking via his smartphone app was prosecuted for plying for hire. Although the statute applicabl…”