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- OVER 400 TAXIS CHECKED UNDER LICENSING OPERATION ACROSS CHESTER
Operation Recordings, carried out by Chester Beat Management Team and the Special Constabulary, was established in a bid to ensure taxis were safe, correctly licensed and compliant with their regulations.
- CORNWALL TAXI DRIVERS FEAR FARE UNIFICATION COULD "GUT" RURAL SERVICES
Drivers fear the move is a "backdoor route" to scrapping local fare zones, ultimately pushing drivers towards more profitable urban areas and leaving rural communities behind.
- LEEDS MAN JAILED AFTER THREATENING TAXI DRIVER AND KICKING POLICE OFFICER
Smith "refused to get out of the taxi" and was "threatening to the driver and threatening to smash his face in." When police arrived, Smith continued his aggressive behaviour.
- WEEKEND POLICING OPERATION IN MACCLESFIELD FOCUSES ON TAXI SAFETY
Macclesfield Local Policing Unit joined forces with Cheshire East Council in an operation designed keep people safe.
- SOUTH STAFFS TO INTRODUCE PANIC SWITCH AUDIO RECORDING FOR ENHANCED SAFETY IN TAXIS
This move by South Staffordshire Council's licensing committee aims to bolster safety following a worrying spate of assaults on taxi drivers in the region.
- UBER ANNOUNCEMENT CASH FOR RIDERS IS COMING TO YOUR CITY
From Thursday 1 May, we will be introducing cash as a payment option for riders and we will be letting you decide if you want to take cash trips.
- 12 MONTH COMMUNITY ORDER FOR VILE RACIAL ABUSE OF CHORLEY CABBIE
The man, in his 50s, pleaded guilty at a pre-trial hearing on December 11, 2024, to racially/religiously aggravated intentional harassment/alarm following the incident on May 12, 2024.
- ROGUE READING TAXI / PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER HIT WITH FINE AND DRIVING BAN FOR ILLEGAL PLYING
Talal Bin Mumtaz Raja, from Reading, was found guilty of four offences at Reading Magistrates' Court on April 7, 2025.
- TEENAGE ARMED ROBBER JAILED FOR 30 MONTHS AFTER TARGETING ABERDEEN TAXI DRIVERS
Drug-fuelled Ellis Gardiner pressed a knife into the face of one driver, drawing blood, and robbed another of £50 after brandishing a screwdriver at him.
