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- NORTH NORFOLK DC CONSULTATION ON TAXIS AND PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES
North Norfolk District Council is consulting on its Taxi and Private Hire Policy and Handbook.
- UK INVESTS OVER 20 MILLION TO PROPEL DRONE AND FLYING TAXI INDUSTRY
We want the UK to have an advanced aviation ecosystem where everyone can benefit from new technology while tackling emissions.
- CABBIE CRASHES WHILE HIGH ON COCAINE BUT POSSIBLE SEIZURE CITED IN COURT
Jamie Fairless was described by police as displaying signs of drug use, including dilated pupils and jaw gurning, following the incident on Mansfield Road.
- COUNCIL APOLOGISES TO SIDCUP CAB DRIVER HIT WITH £650 IN FINES FOR USING EXEMPT BUS LANE
Over a three-week period in March, Luchford received five Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) for driving in Blackwall Lane, despite clear signage indicating taxi exemptions.
- 74 TAXI DRIVER COMPLAINTS IN TWO YEARS TELFORD AND WREKIN COUNCIL REVEALS
Of those, 51 involved drivers licensed by Telford & Wrekin, while 23 pertained to drivers licensed by other authorities.
- HARTLEPOOL CABBIES POISED FOR VICTORY AS COUNCIL CONSULTS ON AGE LIMITS
A new draft licensing policy, approved by the council's licensing committee, proposes to eliminate the current rule that restricts licences to vehicles under five years old.
- FROM MONDAY 7 APRIL ALL VEHICLES LICENSED BY HART DC ARE SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE TESTING
Until now, Hart DC licensed vehicles have been MOT and tick tested.
- SHOULD CCTV BE COMPULSORY IN PRIVATE HIRE AND HACKNEY CARRIAGES LICENSED BY WEALDEN DC
The council is currently consulting on the idea that CCTV could become compulsory in taxis, including both hackney carriages and private hire vehicles.
- PLYMOUTH TAXI FIRM ACCUSES UBER OF PREDATORY PRICING
Huw Isaac and David McIntosh, Need-a-cab? bosses, have penned a letter to Plymouth City Council alleging Uber is drastically undercutting established operators.
