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• ROSSENDALE BOROUGH COUNCIL PROSECUTES TAXI FIRM OVERCHARGING DISABLED PASSENGER

  Rossendale Borough Council has successfully prosecuted a local taxi firm after uncovering systematic overcharging of a disabled passenger.

• IRISH CABBIES FRUSTRATED AS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY GRANT APPLICATIONS CLOSE WITHIN MINUTES

  The scheme, which offers up to €15,000 towards the purchase of wheelchair-accessible vehicles, saw an overwhelming response, with around 2,000 applications received before the system was closed.

• GREAT YARMOUTH TAXI DRIVERS GRUMBLE OVER LOSING RANK OVER BUS STATION REVAMP

  Taxi drivers in Great Yarmouth are expressing frustration over being displaced from their long-standing rank as part of a £2 million revamp of the Market Gates bus station.

• TAXI STOP LEADS TO TRIPLE ARREST AND BLADE SEIZURES IN NOTTINGHAM

  A machete and lock knife were retrieved by officers tasked with taking blades off the Nottingham city’s streets.

• HIGH COURT UPHOLDS WELWYN HATFIELD COUNCIL'S TAXI LICENCE REFUSALS

  The High Court has upheld the decision of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in a legal battle over the refusal to renew taxi licences for six drivers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

• BLACKPOOL PRIVATE HIRE LICENCE APPLICATION REFUSED DUE TO PAST CONVICTIONS

  The applicant, who was not publicly named, failed to disclose these offences on their application form.

• ST ALBANS TAXI DRIVER ASSAULT NO ARRESTS YET

  St Albans Police is investigating an assault on a taxi driver that occurred on Saturday, November 30th, 2024, between 11:20pm and 11:28pm on Beaconsfield Road.

• MANCHESTER AIRPORT SLAMMED OVER "SENSELESS" DISABLED PASSENGER PICK UP RULES

  A recent incident, which was filmed and shared on social media, involved a driver from Nolan Airport Service who was collecting three elderly women with mobility issues.

• LOS ANGELES MAN TRAPPED IN LOOPING ROBOTAXI NEARLY MISSES FLIGHT

  "I felt like I was in the movies," Johns recalled in a LinkedIn video documenting the incident. "Is somebody playing a joke on me? And I've got a flight to catch."

• EUSTON CAB RANK CRIPPLED BY VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE ACCESS DRIVERS CLAIM

  The rank, situated in front of the station, is inaccessible for many cabs arriving from the west on Euston Road.

• LANCASHIRE CABBIE JAILED FOR SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS FOR FUELLING SOUTHPORT RIOTS

  A Lancashire taxi driver who used social media to incite violence following the fatal stabbing of three young girls in Southport has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.

• SOUTHEND CABBIE ROBBED OF CASH AND SENTIMENTAL ITEMS BY MASKED THUGS

  A 76-year-old taxi driver in Southend was left shaken and distraught after two masked men stole his cash bag and wallet, containing irreplaceable family photos, on New Year's Eve.

• PENDLE BOROUGH COUNCIL DIVIDED OVER TAXI SAFETY APP DELAY

  Political tensions are escalating within Pendle Council after a crucial deadline for taxi drivers to utilise a safety app was delayed, throwing the initiative into uncertainty.

• HARROGATE TAXI DRIVERS REMINDED OF SAFETY STANDARDS FOLLOWING POLICE OPERATION

  North Yorkshire Police has issued a stern warning to taxi drivers across the county to ensure their vehicles meet all safety and legal requirements following a successful operation in Harrogate.

• YOUTHS VANDALISE TAXIS IN JOHNSTOWN, PROMPTING POLICE ACTION

  The incident, described by police as causing "significant disruption" within the Wrexham community, involved a group of eight youths vandalising property on Johnstown's High Street around 1:50am.

• CCTV APPEAL AFTER NOTTINGHAM CABBIE THREATENED WITH KNIFE

  Nottinghamshire Police said officers were called to Glasshouse Street, in Nottingham, at about 10:40 GMT on 9 December following an altercation between the driver and two passengers.

• ABERDEEN TAXI DRIVER ASSAULTED ON CHRISTMAS DAY HAS FINGER BITTEN TO THE BONE

  An Aberdeen taxi driver spent Christmas Day in the emergency room after a passenger viciously attacked him, biting his finger "to the bone."

• BOLSOVER TAXI DRIVER PROTESTS PROPOSED LICENCE FEE HIKE

  The proposed changes, set to take effect on January 20th, would see annual fees jump from £150 to £194, a substantial increase that has left many drivers feeling unfairly burdened.

• PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER SPOTTED INHALING NITROUS OXIDE WHEN STOPPED BY POLICE IN LIVERPOOL

  A private hire driver was allegedly spotted "inhaling nitrous oxide" when they were stopped by Merseyside Police officers.

• SAD TO REPORT VIOLENT ATTACK ON PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER IN MANCHESTER

  The driver picked up a passenger from an address in Moston, then picked up two females and drove them around for about an hour.