At a licensing panel meeting, taxi drivers criticised the council for not applying similar charges to Uber drivers operating in the borough but licensed elsewhere, such as with Transport for London (TfL).
A child was left "shaken up" after being approached by a man in a white taxi near William Morris School in Banbury on Thursday morning, February 13, at around 8:55 am.
Woking Borough Council has announced a raft of changes to its taxi licensing services, set to roll out progressively, with key updates taking effect from April 2025.
A 23-year-old man, Isa Ali, has admitted to drug dealing and dangerous driving after being caught with £105,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis in a taxi.
A Milton Keynes private hire driver has been fined £760 and received six penalty points after being caught driving an unlicensed vehicle with an illegal tyre as well as no insurance.
The Climate Transformation Team is spearheading the initiative, seeking input from those who would be most affected by such a change.
Glasgow's Low Emission Zone (LEZ) is proving a significant challenge for some taxi drivers, with licence renewals being denied and drivers struggling to find compliant vehicles.
The move follows a petition submitted in January by 37 members of the Worthing Taxi Trade, citing "unprecedented inflation since Covid" and rising operational costs.
The incident occurred on Hurst Street, in the city's Gay Village, at approximately 11:10 pm on Friday, 22 November 2024.