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- ROSSENDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL PROSECUTES TAXI FIRM OVERCHARGING DISABLED PASSENGER
Rossendale Borough Council has successfully prosecuted a local taxi firm after uncovering systematic overcharging of a disabled passenger.
- IRISH CABBIES FRUSTRATED AS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY GRANT APPLICATIONS CLOSE WITHIN MINUTES
The scheme, which offers up to €15,000 towards the purchase of wheelchair-accessible vehicles, saw an overwhelming response, with around 2,000 applications received before the system was closed.
- GREAT YARMOUTH TAXI DRIVERS GRUMBLE OVER LOSING RANK OVER BUS STATION REVAMP
Taxi drivers in Great Yarmouth are expressing frustration over being displaced from their long-standing rank as part of a £2 million revamp of the Market Gates bus station.
- TAXI STOP LEADS TO TRIPLE ARREST AND BLADE SEIZURES IN NOTTINGHAM
A machete and lock knife were retrieved by officers tasked with taking blades off the Nottingham city’s streets.
- BIRMINGHAM CABBIE JAILED FOR 11 YEARS FOR ROLE IN COCAINE AND FIREARMS GANG
Safdar Pervez, 57, from Edgbaston, operated under the EncroChat handle "Satanicgate," acting as a trusted courier for the gang led by convicted drug lord Carl O'Flaherty.
- HIGH COURT UPHOLDS WELWYN HATFIELD COUNCIL'S TAXI LICENCE REFUSALS
The High Court has upheld the decision of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in a legal battle over the refusal to renew taxi licences for six drivers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- BLACKPOOL PRIVATE HIRE LICENCE APPLICATION REFUSED DUE TO PAST CONVICTIONS
The applicant, who was not publicly named, failed to disclose these offences on their application form.
- ST ALBANS TAXI DRIVER ASSAULT NO ARRESTS YET
St Albans Police is investigating an assault on a taxi driver that occurred on Saturday, November 30th, 2024, between 11:20pm and 11:28pm on Beaconsfield Road.
- MANCHESTER AIRPORT SLAMMED OVER "SENSELESS" DISABLED PASSENGER PICK UP RULES
A recent incident, which was filmed and shared on social media, involved a driver from Nolan Airport Service who was collecting three elderly women with mobility issues.
