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• ROTHER COUNCILLORS BACK TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR TAXI TRADE

  At a meeting on Monday, January 12, Rother District Council’s Licensing and General Purposes Committee threw its support behind proposals that introduce new triggers for disciplinary action.

• SHEFFIELD STATION PASSENGERS BRACED AS MAJOR ROAD OVERHAUL BEGINS TO TACKLE GRIDLOCK

  Black cabs will be granted "exclusive access to the under-cover pick-up area" directly by the station doors, while private hire vehicles are set to take over the current public set-down zone.

• NORTH AYRSHIRE MOVES TOWARD 12 PER CENT TAXI FARE HIKE

  Under the new proposals, the initial "flag fall" for standard journeys (Tariff 1) would climb from £3.50 to £4.00, while the higher Tariff 2 rate would rise from £4.00 to £4.50.

• POLICE HUNT WITNESSES AFTER CABBIE RACIALLY ABUSED OUTSIDE WILTSHIRE SOCIAL CLUB

  The incident occurred outside the Royal British Legion’s Tidworth branch at approximately 11:30 pm on December 27.

• JURY DISCHARGED IN OXFORD TAXI SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIAL AFTER FAILING TO REACH VERDICT

  Mohammed Kharal, 42, stood trial facing two counts of sexual assault allegedly committed on August 28, 2022.

• BLACKBURN W DARWEN DRIVERS' WIDESPREAD OPPOSITION IGNORED AS COUNCIL UPHOLDS MOT MONOPOLY

  Despite a two-hour session of the authority’s executive board and a "barrage of questions" from drivers and opposition councillors, Labour members voted to maintain the status quo.

• SOUTHAMPTON CABBIE STRUCK IN EARLY HOURS FARE ROW: POLICE LAUNCH HUNT FOR ATTACKER

  A late-night dispute over a taxi fare turned violent in the early hours of January 4, leaving a local driver "shaken" after being struck in the face.

• MANCHESTER FIRM FIGHTS BACK - THIS YEAR WE WILL BE SEEN AND WE WILL BE HEARD

  This is about fixing the Manchester private hire industry — something everyone says they want.

• THREE TEENAGERS AND PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER TRAGICALLY KILLED IN DEVASTATING CRASH IN BOLTON

  A red Seat Leon collided with a Citroen C4 Picasso taxi in Wigan Road, Bolton in the early hours 11 January, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.

• EQUALITY ACT CRACKDOWN: MILTON KEYNES DRIVERS FINED FOR REFUSING ASSISTANCE DOGS

  Two private hire drivers have been hit with nearly £1,900 in combined penalties after separate incidents where they refused to transport passengers with assistance dogs.

• WEST NORTHANTS DRIVERS HAVE YOUR SAY ON NEW UNIFIED TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE LICENSING FEES

  Taxi and private hire drivers, operators and wider stakeholders are being invited to share their views on proposed changes to licensing fees, as West Northamptonshire Council.

• UNLICENSED DRIVER HIT WITH HEAVY FINES AND PENALTY POINTS IN GLOUCESTER

  Samir Jamshidi pleaded guilty at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court to operating a private hire vehicle without a licence and driving without insurance between May 9 and June 1, 2025.

• SLOUGH CABBIES DRIVE 1,500-STRONG PETITION AGAINST DIESEL BAN

  A mounting backlash against Slough Borough Council’s environmental crackdown has culminated in a 1,517-signature petition, forcing a mandatory council debate over the future of the town’s taxi fleet.

• SEAGULLING SURGE: EDINBURGH TAXI DRIVER SLAMS ENFORCEMENT FAILURE OVER ILLEGAL PICK UPS

  Keith Auld, a taxi driver and Unite trade union representative, has sounded the alarm over the practice known as “seagulling,” where PH drivers pick up passengers directly from the street.

• MMA TRANSFERS CALLS ON ANDY BURNHAM TO HELP KEEP MANCHESTER TAXI CONTRACTS LOCAL

  With several long-standing competitors selling out and a growing number of out-of-town vehicles flooding Manchester’s streets, the firm says local licensed drivers are pushed aside in their own city.

• THREE STRIKES AND OUT: BOLTON PH DRIVER'S LICENCE SUSPENDED AFTER LATEST PHONE OFFENCE

  The decision came after a November 18 meeting of Bolton Council’s licensing committee, where the driver faced scrutiny over a series of repeated traffic violations.

• LIVERPOOL CABBIE AND DAD-OF-SIX SPARED JAIL AFTER POLICE FIND COCAINE STASHED IN SHORTS

  Joseph O’Neill, 39, was apprehended by police in Woolton on July 19, 2024, after officers witnessed a suspected transaction outside a pub.

• JCB DIGGER AND PHV COLLIDE IN BORDESLEY GREEN MAJOR COMMUTER DELAYS REPORTED

  The incident occurred at approximately 10:35 am on Thursday, January 8, near the junction of Bordesley Green East and Richmond Road.

• OPERATOR'S HUNCH LED TO WARNING THE POLICE BEFORE WOMAN FELL OFF M66 BRIDGE

  The incident, which brought southbound traffic to a standstill near Ramsbottom, occurred after a woman requested a taxi from Fairfield Hospital to a bridge.

• THUG WHO THREATENED TO STRANGLE CABBIE IN LEEDS AND STEALS PHONE, AVOIDS PRISON

  A drunken passenger who threatened to strangle a Leeds cabbie before fleeing with his phone has been spared jail, despite leaving his victim too traumatised to continue working in the UK.