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• BARNSLEY DRIVERS FACE 10% HIKE IN LICENSING FEES

  The cost of a standard one-year driver’s licence would jump from £150 to £165, while those opting for a three-year licence would see prices climb from £240 to £264.

• MANCHESTER TAXI DRIVERS STICK TO DIESEL AS ELECTRIC GRANTS STALL

  Less than a third of taxi drivers in Greater Manchester are using new government-funded grants to switch to electric vehicles, according to research by the Clean Cities Campaign.

• LOUGHBOROUGH TAXI DRIVERS FACE FINANCIAL STRAIN AS NEW VEHICLE RULES APPROVED

  Under the new timeline, drivers must have a vehicle newer than a 2009 plate by December 1 of this year to renew their licence, with standards tightening further to a 2014 plate by 2028.

• NEARLY HALF OF BRITS WOULDN'T FEEL SAFE IN A DRIVERLESS TAXI ACCORDING TO SURVEY

  Research by Go.Compare Car Insurance found that 46% of adults “wouldn’t feel safe using a driverless Uber,” highlighting a significant hurdle for the government-backed technology currently being trialled in the capital.

• ROYAL BOROUGH TO VOTE ON TAXI FARE HIKE AMID CONFUSION OVER PRICES

  Councillors in the Royal Borough are set to make a final decision on Monday 9 February, on a proposed 10 per cent increase to daytime taxi fares.

• MAN REFUSED NORTH AYRSHIRE TAXI LICENCE FOR VIOLENT ASSAULT AND SERIOUS MISCONDUCT

  A North Ayrshire man has been denied a taxi licence following a "very serious" series of alcohol-fuelled offences that included stamping on a customer's face and assaulting police officers.

• LONDON'S SELF-DRIVING ROBOTAXI CAUGHT BREAKING THE LAW BY RUNNING RED LIGHT

  Alex Kendall, boss of British tech company Wayve, posted a video on social media to show off his car's “impressive drive without intervention” on his way to receive an OBE.

• PH DRIVER LOSES LICENCE AFTER BEING CAUGHT USING ILLEGAL GHOST PLATES IN CHELTENHAM

  A Wolverhampton-licensed private hire driver's licence has been revoked for using illegal number plates and fraudulent insurance.

• CABBIE SCAMMED OUT OF £4,500 AFTER 780 MILE JOURNEY FROM LISBON TO BARCELONA

  The pair, aged 50 and 23, convinced the driver to take them from Lisbon, Portugal, all the way to Barcelona, Spain.

• TWO ARRESTED IN ACCRINGTON ON DRUGS CHARGES AFTER POLICE STOP SUSPICIOUS PHV

  Officers pulled over the Toyota Prius on Brown Street and discovered what they believe to be illegal drugs inside the car.

• SOUTH KESTEVEN AXES TAXI KNOWLEDGE TEST TO TACKLE DRIVER SHORTAGE

  Members of the district council have adopted a new HC and PH licensing policy removing the requirement for the knowledge test to make it easier and cheaper for people to start working as drivers.

• WIRRAL CABBIE SLAMS UNJUST FINE AFTER DROPPING DISABLED PASSENGER IN PEDESTRIAN ZONE

  Darren Magee, 55, was issued a fixed penalty notice by Merseyside Police on Bebington Road in New Ferry, a section of road that has been pedestrianised for over 30 years.

• CRACKDOWN IN NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH SEES TAXI LICENCE SUSPENDED FOLLOWING SAFETY CHECKS

  Police together with licensing officers from Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council (NBBC) and the City of Wolverhampton Council, joined forces for the operation across the borough.

• CHELMSFORD CABBIE'S DEVASTATING WRONG WAY A12 DASH ENDS IN SUSPENDED SENTENCE

  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.”

• FRIGHTENING SAFETY FAILURES: 23 TAXI LICENCES SUSPENDED IN HUNTINGDONSHIRE

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

• NOTTINGHAM KNIFE-WIELDING FARE DODGER SPARKS POLICE APPEAL FOR WITNESSES

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

• BOLTON COUNCIL BLOCKS PRIVATE HIRE LICENCE FOR DRIVER FOLLOWING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARREST

  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.

• CABBIE TO PAY OVER £1,000 FOR FOR REFUSING TO TAKE DISABLED PASSENGERS WITH GUIDE DOGS

  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.

• CORNISH TAXI DRIVERS SOUND THE ALARM AS UBER THREATENS RURAL "DEVASTATION"

  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.

• BLACKBURN TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE BLITZ: DRIVERS PENALISED IN LATE NIGHT SAFETY SWEEP

  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."