The GMB union warns the plan could confuse the public, endanger drivers and damage vehicles.
Mohammed Khan, 40, was driving along Harrogate Road on 3 April around 8:45pm when a group of youths, some masked, hurled a brick at his car near Sainsbury's.
Greater Manchester Police's Commercial Vehicle Unit (CVU) teamed up with City of Wolverhampton Council Licensing to conduct checks on over 30 taxi and private hire vehicles.
Reece Rainey appeared at Blackburn Magistrates' Court where he pleaded guilty to assaulting Shabaz Akhtar, leaving the driver with multiple broken teeth and mouth injuries.
e Cardiff-based company, which claims to be "Britain’s fastest growing private hire company," is currently in the process of acquiring local firm Drive Private Hire Ltd, situated on Layerthorpe.
In a shocking act of broad daylight revenge, taxi driver Awet Teame, 32, has admitted to attempting to murder a man who had previously defrauded him out of thousands of pounds.
Private hire driver, Kamran Nawaz, 37, admitted to the crime, which occurred on May 23 of last year in the Anderston area of the city.
Tracy Hibbert, who has been a taxi driver since 1991, bought a 2019 Ford Transit Custom van in August.
The move comes as the council reviews licences, addressing concerns ranging from DVLA issues and medical conditions to more serious allegations flagged by police and other authorities.