Khurram Bashir sped toward oncoming traffic at up to 60mph on December 23, forcing one motorist to swerve when she was “confronted by a sight of headlights driving at speed towards her.”

Between October and mid-January, the local authority suspended 23 licences, with 10 vehicles sidelined for "major defects" and four pulled for "dangerous defects".

The alarming incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon in Carlton, Nottingham, when neighbourhood officers patrolling Gedling Road were flagged down by the shaken victim.

Recently published minutes from a licensing committee meeting reveal that the applicant was arrested in 2022 on suspicion of strangling his wife after she contacted the police.

Pouya Tajari, 28, was brought before North Staffordshire Justice Centre following an incident in March 2024, when he declined to pick up two residents and their guide dogs.

Local taxi drivers are warning that the arrival of Uber in Cornwall could "destroy" rural communities and dismantle local businesses that have served the Duchy for decades.

The operation resulted in 20 vehicles being pulled over for rigorous spot checks to ensure all operators were "properly licensed and vehicles were safe to be on the road."

Southend City Council said that Uber has informed them it has chosen to surrender its private hire operator licence to operate in the city.