During the operation on Thursday 13 February 2026, a total of 53 licensed private hire and hackney carriage vehicles were inspected to ensure they were safe and legal for passengers.

Members of the Barnsley Town Board are set to receive an update on the scheme, which provided recording equipment to hackney carriages through the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.

Fraser Allan, who worked for Central Taxis (North East) Ltd, took the firm to an employment tribunal after they began taking £100 a month from his pay following a crash in June 2024.

Thomas Van Holten, 29, appeared at Elgin Sheriff Court following the disturbance on November 30, 2024, which left a driver with a bloodied and swollen nose.

Liberty Mitchell, of Chipping Norton, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and driving without insurance following the December 2022 crash on the B4425 in Gloucestershire.

The protest was organised by members of the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) to demand that Transport for London introduce stronger regulation of ride-hailing companies.

The event recognises drivers across three categories: Driver of the Year, Legacy Driver and Driver’s Driver.

Lancaster City Council has granted a private hire operator’s licence to Uber Britannia Ltd despite denying earlier in the week that they had applied for a licence.