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• TFL PUTS DRIVERS ON NOTICE OVER SOCIAL MEDIA CONDUCT

  Transport for London (TfL) has issued a formal notice to remind taxi and private hire vehicle licence holders about the professional standards expected of them.

• TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE ILLEGAL WORKING GUIDANCE UPDATED

  This guidance is issued for use by licensing authorities handling applications for taxi operator, taxi sector, private hire car, private hire vehicle or booking office driver licences.

• EDINBURGH COUNCIL TO SURVEY PRIVATE HIRE CAR OVERPROVISION

  The decision on Friday 8 August, follows a petition from a group of taxi drivers who argued that the market is "over-saturated" and causing "unsustainable pressure" on their trade.

• LONDON PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER TO PAY OVER £2,000 FOR ILLEGAL READING FESTIVAL PICK UP

  Abdul Mashud was caught on August 23, 2024, after he agreed to take undercover Reading Council Licensing officers from a petrol station near the festival site to Slough Train Station for an inflated fare of £120.

• NBBC PROPOSED TAXI POLICY CHANGES INCLUDE CONTROVERSIAL 3 POINTS FOR FOOD AND DRINK IN CABS

  This is operator John Igo's response

• MESSAGE TO MEMBERS OF OUR TRADE FROM BRISTOL TAXICOP PATRICK QUINTON

  On Thursday, I was at Bristol Airport working with 13 Police, DVSA and Licensing Colleagues from South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Newport and Merthyr Tydfil.

• SEVEN OUT OF TOWN PHVS SUSPENDED IN YORK TAXI OPERATION

  To support the taxi trade’s high standards and passenger safety, an operation to stop and check private hire vehicles was carried out last weekend.

• MULTIPLE "UNROADWORTHY" TAXIS AND PHVS FOUND IN EAST MIDLANDS AREA SAFETY CHECK

  Officers from Leicestershire Roads Policing Unit (RPU) carried out the road safety operation on roads around East Midlands Airport, checking road worthiness of cars, particularly taxis and PHVs.

• WE ARE UNABLE TO WORK WOLVERHAMPTON DRIVERS MEET TO PROTEST LICENCE DELAYS

  Members of the Wolverhampton Taxi and Private Hire Federation met on Tuesday, August 5, to discuss their next steps after claiming the city council is "dragging their feet."

• GLASGOW PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER ACCUSED OF ASSAULT HAS LICENCE RENEWED FOR THREE YEARS

  The city's licensing committee renewed Iqbal Akhtar's licence after twice postponing a decision to await an update on the criminal proceedings.

• PLYMOUTH LICENSING TEAM FIRST COUNCIL SERVICE TO EARN COMMUNITY SAFETY ACCREDITATION

  The accreditation gives officers additional tools to help tackle anti-social behaviour, manage traffic incidents, and work more closely with police.

• GLASGOW TAXI FARES TO INCREASE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE APPROVAL

  The Glasgow City Licensing Committee has approved a 3.32% increase to taxi fares after an independent review concluded that the "costs of operating a tax in Glasgow...have increased."

• UBER RATING SAVES PH DRIVER FROM LONGER SUSPENSION OVER FAILURE TO DECLARE SPEEDING OFFENCES

  The driver had previously taken a speed awareness course and admitted to three recent speeding incidents from 2023 and 2024.

• THREE ARRESTED AFTER HAMILTON TAXI DRIVER ALLEGEDLY ROBBED AT KNIFEPOINT

  According to a Facebook post by his employer, Cadzow Cars, the driver was "seriously assaulted" on Mill Road shortly before 1am.

• STIRLING TAXI TRADE AND RESIDENTS TO BE CONSULTED ON VEHICLE AND DRIVER POLICY

  Stirling residents, and the local taxi trade, are being asked to provide their views on a new Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle and Driver Policy.

• PARIS TOPS LIST OF WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES FOR TAXIS WITH LONDON A CLOSE SECOND

  A new study by taxi insurance specialists ChoiceQuote has identified the most and least expensive cities in the world for taking a cab.

• CARD PAYMENTS MUST BE ACCEPTED IN CHELTENHAM TAXIS AND PHVS BY 1 SEPTEMBER

  This change marks the end of "cash only" rides across the borough, ensuring that drivers can no longer refuse fares from customers who wish to pay by card.

• GRIMSBY TAXI DRIVER CYCLES FOR CHARITY AFTER PROSTATE CANCER JOURNEY

  A Grimsby taxi driver, Ronnie Gibson, swapped his cab for a bicycle to raise over £2,000 for a hospital charity after successfully being treated for prostate cancer.

• OVER A THIRD OF PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE USERS IN LANCASHIRE FEEL UNSAFE

  Research carried out in collaboration with Chorley Taxi Association found more than 200 PHV users who took part in the survey reported feeling unsafe when using PHVs in the county.

• HONEST LONDON CABBIE RETURNS £100,000 HERMES HANDBAG TO GRATEFUL OWNER

  Terry found the bag, thought to be a Mini Kelly black alligator with silver hardware, and immediately recognised it as something special.