The taxi firm revealed in a statement that its dispatch teams regularly encounter situations where customers ask for specific drivers to be withheld because they are foreign or Muslim.

Father-of-three Jean Nlemvo, said he agreed to transport the illicit parcel from Manchester to Merseyside for a fee of just £75 due to financial difficulties.

On Monday, October, Mr Justice Birt threw out the cases entirely on limitation grounds without considering whether the allegations were true.

The report was published in June, amid concern about fragmented regulation that varies from one area of the country to another.

Because drivers spend long hours on the road, particularly late at night, they are uniquely positioned to notice unusual behaviour and criminal exploitation in local communities.

The UK has taken a step towards the commercial reality of electric air taxis, with the opening of the country’s first dedicated air taxi assembly centre at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire.

Serious questions are being raised about Bradford Council’s tendering process following reports that Girlington PH has received a letter terminating its remaining school transport contracts.

The unprecedented response follows a FairFuelUK campaign urging supporters to contact the Government directly and demand policies that support drivers, reduce business costs and boost economic growth.