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• THREE MANCHESTER TAXI DRIVERS FINED AFTER OLD TRAFFORD MATCHDAY STING

  The drivers all held hackney carriage licences issued by Manchester City Council, which meant they were not legally allowed to pick up unbooked passengers within the Trafford area.

• ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL BACKS FIVE PER CENT TAXI FARE HIKE

  The review is part of a regular process required to have a new fare structure officially in place by October 22.

• FORMER BIRMINGHAM TAXI DRIVER JAILED FOR OVER 20 YEARS AFTER HISTORIC RAPE OF YOUNG GIRLS

  Peter King groomed his victims in the 1990s and 2000s when they were as young as nine and 11, using day trips, clothes, and food to lure them to his Highgate flat.

• UNLICENSED PH OPERATOR OFFERING ILLEGAL RIDES VIA FACEBOOK HAS VEHICLE SEIZED IN DONCASTER

  The operator first came to the attention of authorities after advertising fares on social media.

• BRACKNELL FOREST COUNCIL FAILED TO CHECK RAPIST CABBIE'S CRIMINAL PAST BEFORE ISSUING LICENCE

  Diwan Khan, who was jailed for 12 years in April for raping an unconscious 15-year-old girl in his car, held a taxi driver licence issued by Bracknell Forest Council between January 2021 and January 2024.

• "GUARDIAN ANGEL" SAVES BLACKBURN MAN AFTER MASSIVE TREE BRANCH CRUSHES AIRPORT PHV

  Sam Hodkinson, 23, was travelling down Blackburn Road in Egerton when the branch suddenly crushed the vehicle, prompting emergency services to temporarily close the road near Higher Dunscar.

• FAREHAM GRANTS PH LICENCES TO DRIVERS WITH OVERSEAS BACKGROUND CHECK GAPS DUE TO CONFLICTS

  The decisions, made during a meeting on June 16, mark a departure from standard licensing policies due to what councillors described as exceptional circumstances beyond the drivers' control.

• PREDATORY FAKE TAXI DRIVER JAILED FOR FIVE YEARS AFTER HORRIFIC LIVERPOOL KIDNAP AND ABUSE

  Damian Watson, 36, was driving a white Mercedes van in Anfield in April this year when he picked up a woman who had mistakenly believed he was the Uber driver she had ordered on her phone.

• TEIGNBRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL PROPOSES BIGGEST LICENSING RULES OVERHAUL IN 15 YEARS

  Running from Friday, June 26 until midday on Friday, August 7, the council is actively seeking feedback from drivers, operators, passengers, and residents on the draft policy.

• DRAMATIC ESCAPE: TWO FLEE THROUGH BOOT AFTER PHV PLUMMETS INTO TRENCH IN PLYMOUTH

  Emergency services rushed to the scene after Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue were called by the police to assist with the vehicle, which had landed in shallow water.

• UBER SLAMS £340M LONDON CABBIE LAWSUIT AS COMPLETELY UNFOUNDED AS HIGH COURT TRIAL BEGINS

  The claimants allege that Uber obtained and operated under its TfL licence unlawfully between 2012 and March 2018, stripping licensed cabbies of millions of pounds in earnings.

• HIGHLAND COUNCIL SCRAMBLES TO OVERTURN DECISION LETTING JAILED RAPIST KEEP OPERATOR'S LICENCE

  The Highland Council is rushing to revisit a highly controversial decision that allowed convicted rapist David Brown to keep his operator's licence, despite him recently being sentenced to nearly seven years in prison.

• GLASGOW PHV DRIVER DODGES JAIL AFTER BEING CAUGHT WITH £148,000 IN CRIMINAL CASH

  Irfan Sarwar had initially kept the cash at his luxury home in the Robroyston area of Glasgow before being intercepted by police during a targeted surveillance operation in Maryhill.

• AVON AND SOMERSET POLICE SEIZE NITROUS OXIDE CANISTERS FROM PHV IN TAXI SAFETY CRACKDOWN

  The safety operation, which also utilised mystery shopper exercises to boost security for passengers—particularly women—highlighted a growing concern among local law enforcement.

• RUNAWAY PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE SMASHES INTO CANTERBURY HOUSE AND WRECKS PORCH

  The dramatic incident unfolded on a Monday in Canterbury, when the driverless cab crossed the front garden and slammed into the structure, dislodging bricks and mangling the vehicle itself.

• BRADFORD TAXI FARES SET FOR BIG BUMP: MINIMUM CHARGE RISES TO £3

  Under the newly unveiled structure, passengers taking the shortest trips in the city will face a 20% increase, bringing the minimum charge for distances up to 96 yards to £3.

• ADCU URGES LONDON ASSEMBLY TO PAUSE AV PILOTS UNTIL VARIOUS ASSESSMENTS CARRIED OUT

  ADCU has submitted formal evidence to London Assembly’s inquiry into AVs, calling for pause in trials until full safety, economic and equality assessments have been carried out.

• TAXI MARSHALS SET TO BECOME A REGULAR PRESENCE ON SALISBURY'S STREETS

  The marshals will be operating throughout the summer and into 2027 as part of a scheme to improve night-time safety in the city.

• LONDON PROTEST OVER DRIVERLESS CARS DISRUPTS CITY HALL TRANSPORT MEETING

  Private hire drivers, working on platforms including Uber and Bolt, disrupted a London Assembly Transport Committee meeting on 24 June to protest the planned rollout of driverless cars on London’s streets.

• DONCASTER CABBIES DIVIDED OVER PLANS FOR MANDATORY IN CAR CCTV SYSTEMS

  A recent 12-week consultation revealed that 40 per cent of drivers oppose the requirement, slightly outnumbering the 32 per cent who support it.