It happened on Dubarry Avenue, at around 12:10am on Sunday 29 March.

If the plan is approved, Edinburgh will climb from the 19th to the 13th most expensive city for taxis in the UK, putting it on par with Glasgow.

Andrew Eburne, 51, from Hinkley, is set to be sentenced in June at Swansea Crown Court, after recently being found guilty of operating a fraudulent business - Doctors on Wheels Ltd.

Muhammad Nasir, 40, had logged off his booking system - meaning he was not legally allowed to take passengers - when he targeted the 20-year-old victim outside a city centre nightclub.

The local authority acted after residents reported that some drivers were adding surcharges - often around 10 per cent or more - to the final bill.

Bilal Khan, from Dalton, appeared before Kirklees Magistrates’ Court where he admitted to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

The proposal, set for a vote on Tuesday, May 12, comes after Middle East conflicts pushed petrol prices up by more than 17 per cent and diesel by a staggering 42 per cent since 2024.

The company behind the move, LA Trading, is seeking permission to install the devices on the driver’s side of the internal safety barriers, a service it already provides in cities such as Manchester and Brighton.