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• ELECTRIC TAXI GRANT EXTENDED AS UK BOOSTS EV FUNDING

  The UK government has pledged an additional £120 million to bolster the electric vehicle (EV) sector, with a focus on commercial and accessible transport.

• SUNDERLAND TAXI FARES SET TO RISE AS DRIVERS LAY OUT REASONS WHY

  At a Licensing and Regulatory Committee at City Hall on 17 February, Sunderland City Council agreed to launch a formal notice period for revised taxi fares and charges.

• LPHCA, NPHTA AND EAZITAX ENGAGE WITH HMRC AND DFT ON DIGITAL PLATFORM REPORTING RULES

  The meeting was organised by LPHCA as the second major collaborative project in recent weeks with the NPHTA alongside Eazitax, whom we both had worked closely with on other HMRC issues.

• SHEFFIELD MAN FINED OVER £3,800 FOR TRYING TO PASS OFF CAR AS TAXI IN BARNSLEY

  Mohammed Sajjad Khan, was caught on Pell Street in Barnsley in on March 10, 2024, trying to ply his Skoda Octavia as a hackney carriage.

• SOFT MERGING - THE ROUTE TO SMALL FIRMS' SURVIVAL

  Sevens Callback Cars Wirral reflects on a Year with the Elite Family.

• DRUNK THUG WHO TERRORISED CABBIE IN DEAD-END ROBBERY IN LIVERPOOL JAILED FOR 56 MONTHS

  Vincent O'Connor, just one month after being released from prison for a similar offence, choked and robbed Kenneth Green, stealing his day's earnings.

• PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER TO PAY £1,600 FOR ILLEGAL PLYING FOR HIRE AT READING FESTIVAL

  Hammad Ashraf Khan Manj, from Slough, offered a ride to Slough train station from near the festival site on Tessa Road.

• GMB SHOWS COMMITMENT TO DRIVERS AT LAUNCH OF ROCHDALE BANGLEDESHI PH AND TAXI ASSOCIATION

  The Rochdale event brought together PH and taxi drivers, MPs, Rochdale BC leadership, Trade Union reps, GM Police and community leaders to push for better conditions in the sector.

• BLACKBURN TAXI OR PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE LICENCES TO BE SUSPENDED FOR FAILED MOTS

  This new rule means drivers will be prohibited from operating until the vehicle is repaired and retested.

• ABERDEEN TAXI TEST BRIBERY SCANDAL FUELS LICENSING DEBATE

  Kashif Iftikhar, after failing the 80-question Street Knowledge Test a staggering twelve times, offered invigilators between £700 and £800 to pass, according to reports.

• MANCHESTER AIRPORT'S BARRIER-FREE PARKING SYSTEM SPARKS CONTROVERSY

  Instead of stopping at barriers, drivers will be logged by ANPR and will have until midnight the following day to pay online or by phone.

• NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME BC ORDERED TO PAY COSTS TO TAXI COMPANY OWNER FOR 'IMPROPER' PROSECUTION

  The defendant was the co-owner of Lucky Seven Taxis, operating in the Midlands, which had applied for new operating licences after the death of a co-owner in late 2021.

• WHEELCHAIR TAXI SHORTAGE LEAVES USERS ISOLATED IN NORTHERN IRELAND

  Some disabled people are being forced to choose between staying home, risking being stranded, or relying on the police for transport.

• GREATER MANCHESTER ORDERED TO REPAY £22.5 MILLION FUNDING ORIGINALLY FOR CLEAN TAXI FUND

  Greater Manchester will now focus on spending £51 million on cleaner buses, £5 million on traffic management, and £8 million for taxi fleet upgrades.

• CARDIFF COUNCIL GRANTS HELP TAXI DRIVERS TO CUT EMISSIONS

  A Cardiff Council scheme which has provided more than £200,000 of grants to enable the city's taxi drivers to upgrade to more fuel efficient or fully electric vehicles.

• BURNLEY PRIVATE HIRE FIRM FIRES DRIVER AFTER ASSISTANCE DOG REFUSAL

  A Burnley private hire company, Apollo Taxis, has terminated its relationship with a driver after he refused to transport a disabled passenger and her assistance dog.

• FIFE TAXI DRIVERS ACCUSED OF ILLEGALLY OPERATING IN DUNDEE, SPARKING COUNCIL PROBE

  A video showing a Fife-licensed taxi driver being confronted in Dundee has ignited a probe into allegations of illegal operation by Fife taxis across city lines.

• TAXI DRIVER LICENCE RESTORED AFTER INAPPROPRIATE BANTER BUT NO EVIDENCE OF GROOMING

  The driver was accused of inappropriate conversations of a sexual nature with a vulnerable young adult, including suggesting a holiday together in Benidorm and making comments about her nightwear.

• PETERBOROUGH TAXI DRIVERS FEAR FOR FUTURE OVER ISSUES WITH UBER DRIVERS AT RAILWAY STATION

  Mahmood Khan, a taxi driver for over 40 years, and fellow cabbie Jake Carter allege that some Uber drivers are flouting regulations by waiting at the station without pre-booked fares, effectively poaching passengers.

• RYANAIR CEO, MICHAEL OLEARY'S, ONE TAXI LOOPHOLE FOR BUS LANE ACCESS

  In 2004, O'Leary registered his personal Mercedes-Benz S-Class as a taxi under the name "O'Leary Cabs," a move that granted him a legal loophole to drive in Dublin's bus lanes.