Taxi drivers operating at Norwich station car park are reporting they have been wrongfully issued £100 fines by NCP, despite only spending brief periods dropping off or picking up customers.

The kiosks, set for a broader rollout at hotels, ports, and international airports, are specifically designed to serve international visitors arriving without local U.S. mobile data plans.

The incident has led the operator, Hello, to immediately halt its robotaxi service in the city as authorities investigate.

The initiative, which costs £3,800 and is partly funded by the Hertfordshire Police & Crime Commissioner's Safer Town Centres Grant Scheme, commenced on 5 December.

Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee, witnesses argued that while councils are committed to helping children entitled to support, the service does not need to be “a door-to-door taxi service.”

Several taxi drivers in Cornwall have had their licences revoked or refused following serious misconduct, including being arrested for driving on cocaine and then smashing into cars.

The proposal, to be considered by the regulatory committee, would see day rates increase by as much as 13% for longer journeys and a 13% increase for one-mile journeys at Christmas and New Year.

The council’s general purposes board is due to consider the report on December 10, which confirms that representatives of the taxi trade "have now been requested to submit their views.