The council subsequently published a photograph of the offending cab to highlight the penalty and warn other motorists against the practice.

Hartlepool Borough Council licensing chiefs have voted to keep the town's hackney carriages fully yellow following a public consultation earlier this summer.

Councillors made the decision during a hearing held behind closed doors on September 16, concluding that the driver was no longer a fit and proper person to hold the driver's licence.

As the driver was adding details into the taxi app, 18-year-old Brandon Moloney opened the door and punched him in the cheek, "causing an immediate stinging sensation".

David Richardson, 31, communicated with who he thought was a 14-year-old schoolboy, sending indecent images of himself and discussed picking the teenager up from school.

Derrick Lewis was caught driving pupils in a licensed private hire car during a council spot check at Ysgol Heol Goffa in February. He didn't turn up to court.

Taxi fares across Gwynedd are set to rise from October 1, 2026, after Cyngor Gwynedd's general licensing committee formally approved the changes on Monday, September 21.

Driver Charlie Matthews was carrying passenger Jake Sinclair on an early-morning private hire trip to Stobhill Hospital when he noticed Jake had slumped over in the back of his cab.