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• PAVEMENT PARKING ABERDEEN CABBIE BANNED AFTER PULLING OUT AND HITTING CYCLIST

  A taxi driver has been banned from the roads for a year after pulling out without indicating and colliding with a cyclist, causing serious injuries.

• YORK CABBIE WHO SENT UNDERAGE GIRL GIFTS AND ALCOHOL GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE

  Matthew Knowles, 45, from Foxwood, was convicted by a jury in August of two counts of meeting a girl for sexual purposes.

• TWO DARLINGTON PRIVATE HIRE DRIVERS FINED FOR ILLEGALLY PLYING FOR HIRE

  Two private hire drivers from Darlington have been fined after being caught illegally plying for hire in the town centre.

• BELFAST INTRODUCES TEMPORARY BUS LANE CHANGES TO EASE CONGESTION

  DfI Minister John O’Dowd has announced a pilot scheme to allow taxis in certain classes to use designated bus lanes in Belfast during road works associated with the Grand Central Station project.

• PASSENGER JAILED FOR SIX MONTHS FOR ASSAULTING DRIVER AND DAMAGING CAB IN FALKIRK

  A woman has been sentenced to six months in prison for assaulting a taxi driver and causing £500 worth of damage to his cab.

• YORK TAXI DRIVERS CONCERNED OVER LICENSING CHANGES WHICH COULD IMPACT AVAILABILITY AND COST OF WAVS

  On Tuesday 9 October, City of York Council’s Licensing and Regulatory Committee met to discuss its draft new Hackney Carriage and Private Hire policy.

• THOUSANDS OF LONDON CABBIES WRONGLY RECEIVE FINES AFTER CYBERATTACK AT TFL

  Black cab drivers in London are facing a significant issue due to a cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL).

• NEW PRESTON BUS GATE GENERATES £1M IN FINES IN THREE MONTHS

  The bus gate was installed six months ago on Corporation Street in Preston by Lancashire County Council (LCC) in a bid to reduce traffic at peak times and allow buses right of way.

• REWARD OF £1,000 OFFERED TO CATCH INTRUDER WHO ASSAULTED MI TAXIS NUNEATON OPERATOR

  John Igoe, director of Mi Taxis Nuneaton has offered £1,000 to catch intruder who assaulted his operator at 8am on the morning of Saturday 12 October.

• NORTHWICH PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE PARKED AND ALLEGEDLY PLYING FOR HIRE ON A TAXI RANK

  Driver has been reported to Cheshire West and Chester Council enforcement team who will hopefully take swift action

• TAKEME RAISES MONEY TO SUPPLY 3 OR 4 TUK TUKS TO FEMALE DRIVERS IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES

  This is a fantastic initiative, a life changer for these ladies to be able earn an income to feed their families.

• BURNLEY PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER TARGETED IN THREE SEPARATE STONE THROWING ATTACKS

  Danish Ali, who works for Ride Taxis, reported three separate attacks in recent weeks, involving young people throwing stones at his vehicle.

• ELON MUSK UNVEILS TESLA'S ROBOTAXI 'CYBERCAB' AND HIS AUTONOMOUS DRIVING PLANS

  The reveal at the 'We, Robot' event also saw announcements for expanded autonomous driving capabilities in the Model 3 and Model Y Tesla vehicles.

• HOVE TAXI PASSENGER ARRESTED FOR CLASS A DRUGS

  Plain-clothed officers from the Tactical Firearms Unit (TFU) spotted the passenger acting suspiciously in Cromwell Road on Friday, October 4.

• WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD TAXIS SET FOR A LIVERY MAKEOVER

  The Royal Borough Council is considering ditching the traditional purple livery for licensed hackney carriages, replacing it with a simpler design that features the borough's coat of arms.

• CABBIE'S HEART ATTACK SURVIVAL SPARKS FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN

  A London cab driver who miraculously survived a heart attack has launched a fundraising campaign to provide more defibrillators across the city.

• BRISTOL UBER DRIVERS PROTEST AGAINST FARE CUTS COMMISSION AND LACK OF COMMUNICATION

  Dozens of angry Uber drivers took to the streets of Bristol on Wednesday to protest against the company's recent decision to slash customer fares by 50%.

• DERBY CABBIE SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS TWO MONTHS FOR TRANSFERRING £1M CRIMINAL MONEY

  Serwan Mahmoud, 43, was caught transporting £76,000 in cash on the M4 near Cardiff.

• UBER CEO SAYS ELECTRIC CARS ARE "JUST PLAIN BETTER"

  Dara Khosrowshahi, the CEO of Uber, has outlined the company's ambitious plans to accelerate its transition to a fully electric fleet in the UK.

• CHESTERFIELD TAXI DRIVERS PROTEST AGAINST WOLVERHAMPTON COMPETITION

  Chesterfield drivers staged a protest outside the town hall on Tuesday, October 8, to voice their concerns about the impact of Wolverhampton-licensed cabs on their livelihoods.