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• 100MPH DERBY TAXI THIEF JAILED AFTER KNIFE POINT ROBBERY AND DRAMATIC POLICE CHASE

  A 26-year-old Derby man has been sentenced to six years in prison after a violent robbery, high-speed chase, and subsequent arrest.

• GUILDFORD TAXI RANKS TO SHIFT AS MAJOR REDEVELOPMENT BEGINS

  Significant changes are on the horizon for Guildford's taxi ranks as the town centre's long-awaited North Street redevelopment project gets underway.

• LONDON POLICE APPEAL FOR TAXI DRIVER AFTER 75 YEAR OLD WOMAN FOUND DEAD

  Metropolitan Police detectives are urgently seeking a taxi driver who may hold crucial information in the death of a 75-year-old woman found in her Tottenham home.

• TWO THIRDS OF CABBIES FOUND TO HAVE ISSUES IN KIRKLEES WINTER ROAD SAFETY CRACKDOWN

  Out of fifteen taxis stopped, ten were found to have issues, ranging from incorrect signage to serious vehicle defects.

• ISLE OF WIGHT TAXI FIRM FIELDS CALLS FROM DOWN UNDER AFTER TOWN MIX UP

  Cowes Taxis, owned by Peter Dibsdale, has been fielding requests for rides from patrons in Cowes, Phillip Island, Victoria – over 10,000 miles away in Perth.

• NORTH AYRSHIRE TAXI DRIVER REPRIMANDED FOR VAPING IN CAB ON HIS DAY OFF

  David McComb was observed by a licensing officer vaping in his blue Skoda on Canal Street, Saltcoats, on 23 December.

• RHYL TAXI DRIVER STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE AFTER SECOND GOOGLE BUSINESS PROFILE REMOVAL

  Christopher Campbell, 47, owner of Rhyl Cabs Ltd, reported his profile was disabled in the early hours of February 1st, leaving him "finding it hard (for his business) to survive" without the crucial online presence.

• NORWICH TAXI FIRM CLAIMS DRIVERS SCARED OF TRAIN STATION PARKING FINES

  U-Ride, based on Magdalen Road, claims as many as 30 of its drivers have been penalised with £100 fines for picking up and dropping off passengers.

• KEIGHLEY PH OPERATOR LOSES LICENCE AFTER CLASS A DRUG DEALING TOOK PLACE AT THE BASE

  Magistrates decided that Akmal Sakander, operator of Central Private Hire based in Keighley Rail Station, was not a “fit and proper person” to run a private hire business.

• PASSENGER PLEADS GUILTY AFTER BEING RECORDED RACIALLY ABUSING CHORLEY CABBIE

  At 1.30am on 12 May 2024 a taxi driver picked up two male passengers from Chorley taxi rank.

• TAKE ME RAISES OVER £15,000 FOR NSPCC AS CHARITY PARTNERSHIP CONCLUDES

  Take Me has successfully concluded its 12-month Charity of the Year partnership with the NSPCC, raising an impressive £15,200.20p for the children’s charity.

• NOTTINGHAM CABBIES HAIL NEW RAILWAY STATION TAXI RANK AS "BIG ACHIEVEMENT"

  After a decade of relocations, taxis returned to Carrington Street on Monday, February 3, in a move praised by drivers as the "best option" for both themselves and passengers.

• INQUEST HEARS CABBIE HAD NO CHANCE TO AVOID STANLEY CRASH THAT KILLED TEEN MOTORCYCLIST

  Tony "TJ" Hedley, 16, died on October 5, 2024, from head and neck injuries sustained in the collision with a taxi driven by Kevin Malpass in South Moor.

• TAXI DRIVER CONVICTED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TEENAGER AFTER NIGHT OUT IN FALKIRK

  Jaswinder Singh, a taxi driver, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman he was driving home from a night out in Falkirk.

• MORAY TAXI FARE CONSULTATION BEGINS

  Currently, the maximum fare is a charge of £3.96 for the first mile, then 33p for each additional tenth of a mile. It is proposed that fares remain at this level.

• DRUNK CABBIE WITH 90 YEAR OLD MOTHER IN CAR WEAVES ACROSS M1 PROMPTING ROLLING ROADBLOCK

  Nadarajah Balan, 47, was observed swerving between lanes near Ratby with his 90-year-old mother as a passenger in his Volkswagen.

• £100 MILLION AND COUNTING THE COST OF GREATER MANCHESTER'S SCRAPPED CLEAN AIR ZONE

  Greater Manchester's abandoned Clean Air Zone has cost over £100 million, a new report reveals, exposing the financial fallout of the controversial scheme.

• NORTH YORKSHIRE SEEKS INPUT ON TAXI ACCESSIBILITY AND DRAFT INCLUSIVE SERVICE PLAN

  North Yorkshire is facing a shortage of wheelchair accessible taxis and is calling on residents to share their views to improve accessibility across the county.

• SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS MAN FINED FOR UNLICENSED PICK UP OUTSIDE CLUB

  Thomas Swan, 53, from Thurso, picked up a passenger outside a Thurso nightclub and drove him seven miles to Halkirk on 4 February of last year, Wick Sheriff Court heard on Tuesday 4 February.

• THREE MORE ARRESTS MADE IN NOTTINGHAM TAXI DRIVER MURDER

  Police carried out the arrests on the morning of Wednesday 5 February at a number of locations across the city and county.