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• LICHFIELD COUNCIL ROLLS OUT NEW TAXI PLATES TO BOOST PASSENGER SAFETY AND CONFIDENCE

  The new system, which will be implemented across the district's 114 licensed vehicles and 131 drivers by April 1, 2026, includes new plates for the rear, front, and sides of vehicles.

• ANDY BURNHAM BRANDS CABBIE'S £170 MANCHESTER AIRPORT CHARGE HARSH

  The penalty, which is now being pursued by debt collectors, was issued to a cabbie after he forgot to update his new car's registration details on the airport's automatic payment system.

• READING PH OPERATOR FINED AFTER ADVERTISING UNINSURED AIRPORT TAXI TRANSFERS ON FACEBOOK

  In September 2024, Reading Council Licensing officers were made aware of a post on Facebook for ‘easy airport transfers from Reading’, by an account in the name of Samuel Szymczyk.

• GLASGOW TAXIS INTRODUCES QR CODE FEEDBACK SYSTEM

  The new system allows riders to rate the service, price, driver, and vehicle. There is also a section for more detailed written feedback.

• AYR TAXI DRIVERS TREAT YOUNGSTERS TO ZOO DAY

  Kind-hearted taxi drivers from Ayr gave up their time last week for the annual Ayr Taxi Day Out, treating families from Whiteleys Retreat to a memorable trip.

• GLASGOW COUNCIL URGED TO RECONSIDER FEMALE-ONLY TAXI SERVICE

  This comes six years after the council rejected a similar proposal, citing discrimination against men.

• STRATFORD TAXI DRIVER SUSPENDED FOR FAILING TO REPORT CONVICTIONS

  The driver, a 65-year-old from Stratford-upon-Avon, had failed to inform the licensing authority of these convictions, which totalled nine penalty points on his licence.

• SUSPECT CHARGED WITH EIGHT OFFENCES AFTER FATAL TAXI CRASH IN MORECAMBE

  Jez Shepherd, 22, of Morecambe, was charged after a collision involving a black Fiat Punto and a white Ford Mondeo taxi on Westgate.

• WESTMORLAND COUNCIL CONSIDERS RENEWING TWO EXPIRED TAXI LICENCES THAT VIOLATE AGE POLICY

  The applications were made by Sedbergh-based Lady Cab Taxis for a Vauxhall Insignia and Windermere-based Ace Taxi for a Toyota Prius Plus.

• OFF DUTY MET POLICE OFFICER JAILED FOR ASSAULTING TWO TAXI DRIVERS IN CHELSMSFORD

  Drunk PC Lee Tilson punched one driver in the chest multiple times and attempted to grab a second driver through his car window in Chelmsford.

• SHOCK FIGURES REVEAL ONLY NINE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES IN ANGUS

  This figure represents under 7% of the district's taxi fleet, falling significantly short of the Scottish Government's 20% target and starkly contrasting with Dundee's 40% accessibility rate.

• PAEDOPHILE CABBIE CAUGHT IN UNDERCOVER POLICE STING AFTER SICK MESSAGES TO DECOY

  Aaron Burnicle, 36, was snared in a cross-border investigation after he sent explicit messages and images to what he believed was a 13-year-old girl on the messaging app Kik.

• 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.

• TWO DRIVERS ARRESTED AFTER TAXI PASSENGER TRAGICALLY DIES IN CRASH

  Lancashire Police are appealing for witnesses and footage following a fatal collision in Morecambe.