SPSV Industry Newsletter

We have redesigned the Taxi Regulator's industry newsletter. In line with the recommendations of the Goodbody Economic Report, the Commission for Taxi Regulation has committed to improving its communications with the industry. Our new design treatment makes use of a more editorial aesthetic and aims to place more emphasis on the content of each edition. We looked to newspaper design to inform our design decisions about how best to enhance the information.

All parties within the Small Public Service Vehicle (SPSV) industry receive this newsletter, including taxi, hackney and limo drivers, as well as dispatch operators. We renamed the newsletter from "Industry News" to "SPSV Update". This better reflects the emphasis of this publication: which informs and updates that industry on the developments and reforms effecting them.

The Commission is committed to presenting up-to-date information about the overall state of the SPSV industry. Based on sound principles of information design, we created a strong visual treatment for the 'facts and figures' page. This presents a comprehensive range of statistical information about licence numbers, complaints and penalties and in the most rational and legible manner. The first edition was distributed in November.