A man who hit a taxi driver in the face with a broken bottle causing permanent scarring has been jailed for more than three years.
Michael Thomas appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Wednesday following the collision on Gallowgate on September 16, 2022.
Police stopped a taxi driver who had been allegedly accepting customers' fares without having insurance in Swindon.
'I feel too scared to get in a taxi now because, what if this happens again? I've had so many bad experiences and then what happened on Thursday was so beyond the pale'
Barnsley Council will not increase the limit on the number of Hackney taxis allowed in the town despite there being an ‘unmet demand’, a report has revealed.
The decision has been met with objection and division within the trade in the county as it struggles to recover from the damage caused by the lockdown.
Mohsin Khalid, 36, admitted driving without due care and attention – or reasonable consideration for other persons using the road – and colliding with a passing vehicle.
Bahaaelden Ibrahim, 44, sexually assaulted the victim in Cardiff after she had been out watching a Wales rugby international.
The city has the highest rate of licensed taxis and private hire vehicles.
The government has today launched a consultation on the potential tax impacts of recent High Court judgments on transport legislation on the private hire vehicle sector and its passengers.