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- GOVERNMENT ORDERS PROBE INTO DAZZLING HEADLIGHTS AFTER 216 CRASHES
Concerns have been raised about the increasing brightness of LED headlights, particularly on SUVs, and the growing use of automatic headlight systems.
- GLASGOW CONSIDERS LIFTING CAP ON THE NUMBER OF TAXIS AND PRIVATE HIRE CARS
Currently, there is an overprovision cap set at 1,420 for taxis and 3,450 for private hire cars.
- HEATHROW CABBIES BANNED FROM WAITING IN NEARBY NEIGHBOURHOODS AFTER ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
Hillingdon Council has implemented a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) banning drivers from parking or waiting in streets within Pinkwell, Heathrow Villages and West Drayton.
- CHELTENHAM CABBIE GIVEN 12-MONTH COMMUNITY ORDER FOR BENEFIT FRAUD
A Cheltenham man has been sentenced for fraudulently claiming over £22,000 in benefits by failing to declare his employment as a taxi and delivery driver.
- ABERDEEN MAN JAILED FOR TWO YEARS EIGHT MONTHS FOR ROBBING CABBIE WITH SCREWDRIVER
Steven Gribble, 26, admitted holding a screwdriver to the driver's neck and stealing around £50 in cash.
- NORWICH CITY COUNCIL TIGHTENS TAXI LICENSING RULES FOLLOWING SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES
Norwich City Council is reviewing its taxi licensing policy to enhance passenger safety, particularly for children and vulnerable adults.
- TEENAGE KNIFE CARRIER JAILED FOR EIGHT MONTHS AFTER TAXI STOP BY NOTTINGHAM POLICE
A teenager has been jailed after a specialist police team seized two knives when they pulled over a taxi.
- WEST FIFE TAXI FIRMS ACHIEVE 100 PER CENT PASS RATE IN FIFE COUNCIL INSPECTIONS
Taxi firms in West Fife have been commended by Fife Council for their "first-class efforts" after all 15 vehicles inspected in November and December passed safety tests.
- NOTTINGHAM TAXI DRIVER FACES SENTENCING FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT IN BASINGSTOKE
Mohammed Saleem, 59, from Nottingham, pleaded guilty to sexually touching a woman without her consent on March 23, 2024, at Winchester Crown Court on Wednesday 8 January.
