A report before the city’s transport meeting next Thursday asks councillors to look at opening up bus lanes to PHVs and calls for a review of all current bus gates.

Scott Hamilton, 36, punched the driver, smashed a car window, and ripped off the rear-view mirror following a night out on May 20, 2023.

The council is asking residents, drivers, and businesses to complete a survey to address local concerns about passenger and driver safety.

Mohamed Abid Hussain told the passenger she could not bring "her pet" into his vehicle, despite the animal wearing a high-vis harness.

A joint operation by Police Scotland and Highland Council Trading Standards in Inverness has resulted in multiple warnings being issued to taxi and PH drivers for various licence breaches.

The driver, who works for Four Sixes taxi company, was suspended after a passenger's electric wheelchair fell backwards while attempting to ascend a ramp into the taxi.

Laura Oxburgh, head of on-island travel and transport implementation, said feedback showed the difficulty in identifying vehicles and drivers when customers needed to complain.

Addressing the council’s Licensing and Safety Committee on October 23, Manoj Lacximicant of the Bracknell Hackney Taxi Association painted a bleak picture of the industry.