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• MIDDLESBROUGH CABBIE JAILED AFTER BEING PAID FOR DRUG DEALING IN CRACK COCAINE

  Abhad Ahmed, 38, appeared at Teesside Crown Court on Friday, January 16, where the court heard how his descent into the drug trade has cost him "his wife, his job and his home."

• "A NIGHTMARE": VETERAN PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER SLAMS BRISTOL AIRPORTS UNFAIR PARKING FEES

  Steve Usher claims the airport’s layout and pricing structure are “designed to take as much funds as they possibly can,” making his daily working life a struggle.

• PURE GREED UTTLESFORD TAXI DRIVERS LASH OUT AT PROPOSED LICENCE FEE HIKES

  The council argues that the increases are necessary to prevent a potential shortage of drivers and to ensure the licensing department remains financially viable.

• SPEEDING BRADFORD LICENSED PH DRIVER DROPS APPEAL AFTER NAMING WIFE IN FAILED DECEPTION

  Gebrebrahan Nayzgi, of Leeds, withdrew his appeal at Bradford Magistrates' Court on Friday, 16 January, confirming the permanent revocation of his right to operate as a private hire driver.

• TRANSPORT MINISTER SIGNALS OPENESS TO MANDATORY CCTV IN TAXIS & PHVS AMID LICENSING CRACKDOWN

  The government is considering making CCTV mandatory in taxis as part of new national licensing standards, Transport Minister Lilian Greenwood has told MPs.

• POLICE LAUNCH INVESTIGATION AFTER GLASGOW TAXI TORCHED IN "WILFUL" ATTACK

  Police Scotland confirmed they are treating the incident, which occurred on Stronend Street around 2:35 pm, as "wilful." 

• GLASGOW LICENSING: OVERCHARGING CABBIE BLOCKED WHILE MAN WHO THREW FIREWORK FROM CAR GIVEN LICENCE

  The decisions have placed the city’s “fit and proper person” standard under the spotlight as councillors weighed past criminal behaviour against professional misconduct.

• NOTTINGHAM CABBIE TRIUMPHS IN EIGHT MONTH LEGAL BATTLE AFTER E BIKE CRASH

  Sarbjit Gill, 58, was picking up two students near Derby Road one evening in April when a Lime bike ploughed into the side of his vehicle.

• SHEFFIELD CABBIES DECLARE "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH" AS RISING VIOLENCE CREATES NO-GO AREAS

  Drivers reported being targeted with bricks and other missiles, with some describing harrowing accounts of windscreens being shattered while they were behind the wheel.

• ROAD RAGE MAN WHO TRIED TO GOUGE OUT ABERDEEN CABBIE'S EYE AFTER 5 DAY BENDER IS JAILED

  James Smith, 41, appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court for sentencing following the violent confrontation on Hutcheon Street on August 5 last year.

• WOLVERHAMPTON MAN 76 IN COURT OVER 2008 COLD CASE SHOOTING OF TIPTON CABBIE

  David Harrison, of Bilston, appeared at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court in connection with the death of "39-year-old taxi driver, Harun Khan almost 18 years ago."

• GETT EYES 50 MILLION UK EXIT MONTHS AFTER TAKEOVER AS FOCUS SHIFTS TO ISRAEL

  Less than half a year after its acquisition by a heavyweight investment consortium, taxi app Gett is in advanced negotiations to offload its UK operations to a local competitor for c. $50m.

• FIFE TAXI OPERATORS FACE CRACKDOWN AFTER ALARMING SPOT CHECK FAILURES

  Members of Fife Council’s Regulation and Licensing Committee heard that random inspections were carried out over three evenings in November.

• HGV DRIVER JAILED FOR 10 YEARS AFTER M62 HORROR TAXI CRASH KILLED TWO RYANAIR PILOTS

  Anthony Burns, 63, was travelling at approximately 56mph on July 11, 2024, when he failed to notice stationary traffic near Warrington.

• WATFORD UNVEILS PROPOSED TAXI FARE OVERHAUL: PUBLIC CONSULTATION NOW OPEN

  Residents and commuters are being invited to have their say on a new "Hackney Carriage Table of Fares" as Watford Borough Council moves to update taxi tariffs for 2026.

• 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.