Lewisham councillor and Disabled People's Champion, Maria McKenna, endured a gruelling hour-long journey in her electronic wheelchair, after waiting nearly two hours for a vehicle that never arrived.

During a private meeting held without the press or public present, officials examined the driver's application and heard oral evidence from both the applicant and a licensing officer.

Abdul Nabizada, 36, was today sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh after being found guilty of a horrific attack on a 19-year-old woman who had trusted him to take her home safely.

Mohammed Awais Alyas, director of Sheff Fleet Ltd, and a working driver himself, says that while vandalism has long been an issue, the hostility has taken a clear and alarming racial turn.

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.