Taxi drivers in Calderdale are facing a clash over vehicle safety checks after a council meeting heard that a cab's handbrake completely failed just weeks after passing an MOT at a private garage.

The incident happened at Milton Keynes Central Station on 9 December 2025, when an enforcement officer approached a private hire vehicle as part of routine licensing checks.

Police investigating a public order incident have released an image of a man they would like to identify.

Drivers and fleet operators in the capital are currently enduring nine-month waiting times for vehicles from the LEVC, which remains the only available manufacturer for purpose-built London taxis.

The company says it will “not race to the bottom” on school transport contracts if doing so risks the financial sustainability of its drivers or the quality and reliability of the service.

Police are investigating an alleged racial abuse incident targeting a taxi driver in Warsash after three passengers were picked up in the Brook Avenue area.

Researchers found that the protective benefit comes from continuous real-time navigation rather than driving itself.

Edward Howard, 28, from Shelf, Halifax, carried out the attack near Cleckheaton on November 10, 2025, after becoming heavily intoxicated following a night out in Leeds city centre.