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• BOLTON COUNCIL BLOCKS PRIVATE HIRE LICENCE FOR DRIVER FOLLOWING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARREST

  Recently published minutes from a licensing committee meeting reveal that the applicant was arrested in 2022 on suspicion of strangling his wife after she contacted the police.

• CABBIE TO PAY OVER £1,000 FOR FOR REFUSING TO TAKE DISABLED PASSENGERS WITH GUIDE DOGS

  Pouya Tajari, 28, was brought before North Staffordshire Justice Centre following an incident in March 2024, when he declined to pick up two residents and their guide dogs.

• CORNISH TAXI DRIVERS SOUND THE ALARM AS UBER THREATENS RURAL "DEVASTATION"

  Local taxi drivers are warning that the arrival of Uber in Cornwall could "destroy" rural communities and dismantle local businesses that have served the Duchy for decades.

• BLACKBURN TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE BLITZ: DRIVERS PENALISED IN LATE NIGHT SAFETY SWEEP

  The operation resulted in 20 vehicles being pulled over for rigorous spot checks to ensure all operators were "properly licensed and vehicles were safe to be on the road."

• UBER PULLS OUT OF SOUTHEND JUST MONTHS AFTER GETTING OPERATORS LICENCE

  Southend City Council said that Uber has informed them it has chosen to surrender its private hire operator licence to operate in the city.

• ANDY BURNHAM ANNOUNCES £445 MILLION FUND FOR GREATER MANCHESTER LICENSED PHVS

  GM licensed PH drivers with vehicles that won't meet emission standards by end of 2026 will be able to get a £5k interest fee loan or claim a £1k grant to upgrade to a newer cleaner vehicle.

• FREENOW BY LYFT TO HOST TAXI DRIVER RECOGNITION EVENT

  Freenow by Lyft, will be hosting a driver recognition event to celebrate drivers who have provided outstanding service to passengers going above and beyond for their communities.

• NEW BAYS FOR TAXIS AND PASSENGER DROP-OFFS TO BE TRIALLED IN LEICESTER

  New arrangements for taxi ranks and passenger pick-up and drop-off bays will be piloted in a busy part of Leicester city centre from early next month.

• CABBIES AMONG FIVE ARRESTED IN PEOPLE SMUGGLING CRACKDOWN IN DOVER

  Five people have been arrested and charged as part of a National Crime Agency investigation targeting a suspected organised crime group involved in smuggling migrants OUT OF the UK in lorries.

• THE DIRTY SECRET OF DRIVERLESS TAXIS

  Waymo's 2,500-vehicle car fleet requires 2.25 -2.5 full-time humans per vehicle just to operate — after buying the car and paying Magna to up-fit it.

• TAXI AND PH TRADE LEADERS SLAM GLASGOW COUNCILLOR'S CLAIMS AS FALSE AND DANGEROUS

  The backlash follows a TikTok video posted by Cllr Audrey Dempsey in which she claimed while drivers licensed in Glasgow undergo vetting and training, those licensed by other councils do not.

• GREATER MANCHESTER HACKNEY DRIVERS SUPPORT FUND NOW OPEN

  A major £8m funding package to help eligible black cab vehicle owners upgrade to cleaner, compliant vehicles has officially opened.

• TAXI DRIVER FACES COURT OVER ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF PASSENGER IN NEWCASTLE

  A 36-year-old taxi driver has appeared before Newcastle Magistrates' Court accused of sexually assaulting a woman while she was a passenger in his vehicle.

• TESLA'S DRIVERLESS ROBOTAXI CLAIMS CHALLENGED AS SAFETY MONITORS REAPPEAR IN CHASE CARS

  A surge in Tesla’s stock price following Elon Musk’s announcement of “unsupervised” Robotaxi drives in Austin has been met with scepticism after video evidence revealed the vehicles are being shadowed by human-operated t

• IPSWICH CABBIE'S LICENCE SUSPENDED AFTER MISSING MANDATORY HEALTH CHECK

  Ipswich Borough Council confirmed the immediate suspension of the driver’s licence on December 23, citing a failure to meet the strict safety requirements set out in the "Taxi and Private Hire Policy."

• LANCASTER LAUNCHES FREE TRAINING INITIATIVE TO TACKLE TAXI DRIVER SHORTAGE

  In a bid to bolster the local economy and improve transport accessibility, Lancaster City Council has announced a series of fully funded training courses for aspiring taxi drivers.

• MULTI AGENCY CRACKDOWN PULLS UNSAFE TAXIS AND PHVS OFF HYNDBURN STREETS

  A joint enforcement operation in Hyndburn has resulted in four taxis being immediately removed from service after failing critical safety and emissions inspections.

• ABERGAVENNY CABBIE UPSET OVER PROSECUTION FOR SCROLLING ROOF SIGN DESPITE LICENSING APPROVAL

  Monmouthshire's only Trustpilot excellent rated taxi driver has been prosecuted over a roof sign that the council's principal licencing officer allegedly approved five times.

• KNOWLEDGE TESTS WOES IN NEWLY FORMED NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE UNITARY COUNCIL

  Veteran hackney driver Ricky Dunkley told PHTM: "We’ve just learned that the first 20 drivers have now taken the test — and every single one of them has failed.

• TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE SAFETY CHECKS IN ST HELENS

  St Helens enforcement officers working with local police officers recently carried out a stop-and-check operation on taxi and private hire vehicles in St Helens town centre.