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• MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL EASES OUTDATED TINTED WINDOW RULES FOR TAXIS

  The previous regulations required taxi windows to meet a specific light transmission level, which often clashed with the factory-fitted windows of newer vehicles.

• PROPOSED FARE HIKE IN TUNBRIDGE WELLS

  Tunbridge Wells could soon become Kent's second most expensive place to hail a taxi.

• NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES: WELL DONE TO STUART RYAN OF SALFORD FIRM TAXI TRANSFERS

  Owner of Salford firm Taxi Transfers, Stuart Ryan, saw a video about a local OAPs Christmas Party in December being charged £30 an hour for room rental.

• SURVEY BY UCLAN AND CHORLEY TAXI ASSOC TO FIND OUT IF PASSENGERS FEEL SAFE IN LANCS TAXIS

  Users of taxis are being asked to take part in a short, anonymous survey during November to help understand what concerns they have. Their answers will potentially shape future improvements in the industry.

• NEWCASTLE MAN WHO SPAT IN A PH DRIVERS FACE AFTER HE WAS REFUSED A LIFT FINED £200

  David Lye approached the cabbie on Clayton Street in Newcastle city centre on August 27 this year, but saw red when he was told he couldn't take fares off the street because he was private hire.

• CCTV IMAGE RELEASED OF MAN WHO FAILED TO PAY £49 TAXI FARE TO MALTON

  Officers from North Yorkshire Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to following an incident in Malton where a taxi fare has not been paid.

• WORCESTERSHIRE CARRIES OUT SPOT CHECKS ON TAXI AND PHVS IN REDDITCH LATE LAST NIGHT

  Supported by colleagues from West Mercia Police and the taxi engineer at Redditch Borough Council - three licences were suspended due to the vehicles having defects that made them unsafe.

• LICENCE CONDITION PROPOSAL - CASHLESS PAYMENT FACILITIES FOR LEEDS HACKNEY DRIVERS

  Leeds City Council Taxi and Private Hire Licensing Service wishes to consult the hackney trade on a proposal to require all HCVs have a functioning cashless payment facility available for customers.

• TAXI DRIVERS DIVIDED OVER PROPOSED FARE HIKE IN FENLAND

  Fenland DC is considering revising its table of fares for the first time since 2022 and while some support the move, others fear it could cripple the already struggling hackney carriage trade.

• UBER GRANTED LICENCE TO OPERATE IN BLACKBURN AND DARWEN

  The decision has sparked concerns among local taxi and private hire drivers who fear it could significantly impact their business.

• GWYNEDD'S LICENSING PROCESS CHALLENGED EVEN THOUGH MAN WITH HISTORIC CONVICTION GIVEN LICENCE

  A former school bus driver, with a 42-year-old conviction for assault causing actual bodily harm, has been granted a taxi licence by Gwynedd Council's general licensing sub-committee. 

• TAXI DRIVERS GIVEN OVER 150 PENALTY POINTS FOLLOWING OXFORDSHIRE ENFORCEMENT CRACKDOWN

  Over half of the taxi drivers stopped during a recent enforcement operation in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse were found to be breaching their licence conditions.

• DATE SET FOR UBER LICENCE DECISION IN PLYMOUTH

  The company has applied to the council to operate services in the city, together with Smartzi, another app-based ride service. 

• BATTLE FOR PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE ACCESS TO PORTSMOUTH BUS LANES CONTINUES

  Having been denied further bus lane access by Portsmouth City Council on 24 October, the Cabinet Member for Transport has had his decision "called-in" for review by the Scrutiny Management Panel.

• NALEO AND IOL AGREE TO UNITE TO BECOME SINGLE PROFESSIONAL BODY

  The National Association of Licensing and Enforcement Officers (NALEO) and the Institute of Licensing (IoL) have agreed in principle to unite to become a single professional body for licensing practitioners.

• TAXI DRIVER LEFT OUT OF POCKET AFTER VANDALISM IN DORSET

  Christina, who wished to remain anonymous, had her vehicle parked behind an electric gate near her property, but it targeted overnight, with a plant pot thrown through the window.

• COCAINE DEALER CAUGHT RED HANDED SUPPLYING CUSTOMERS FROM BRIGHTON TAXI

  A drug dealer from Brighton has been jailed for two years two months after being caught with hundreds of pounds worth of cocaine hidden inside Kinder eggs.

• EDINBURGH TAXI FARES TO RISE BY 9.5 PER CENT WITH AIRPORT TRANSFERS RISING BY £1

  The decision comes despite concerns raised by taxi drivers that the higher fares would "drive more black cabs off the road" and further erode their business, as they face increasing competition from private hire companie

• HACKNEY CARRIAGE DRIVERS IN READING OPPOSE PLAN TO PHASE OUT FUEL CABS

  Taxi drivers in Reading are up in arms over proposed changes that could phase out fully petrol and diesel cabs from the town's roads.

• HUNDREDS OF TAXIS AND PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES FAIL ROADWORTHINESS TESTS IN OLDHAM

  Statistics included in a council report show that the council sought 1,942 tests in total; 140 tests were missed, a total of 655 tests on both taxis and PHVs resulting in a fail.