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• CABBIES IMMEDIATELY SUSPENDED AFTER POLICE CONDUCTED MORE PATROLS IN AYLESBURY TOWN CENTRE

  PC Holly Andrews has been working alongside Licensing Officers from Buckinghamshire Council carrying out compliance checks on taxis and PHVs in the town.

• PETERBOROUGH UBER DRIVERS STAGE 48 HOUR STRIKE OVER PAY AND CONDITIONS

  Mehtab Anwar, 30, a full-time Uber driver and one of the strike organisers, stated that "the recent fare prices are unsustainable, making it difficult for drivers to earn a fair income."

• BRADFORD UBER DRIVER £80 FINED AFTER REFUSING TO TRANSPORT GUIDE DOG

  A Bradford Uber driver, Khurram Mukhtar, was fined and ordered to pay costs after he admitted to refusing a fare from a blind woman with a guide dog.

• TAXI TAKEN OFF ROAD IN RIBBLE VALLEY AFTER FAILING SAFETY CHECK

  The checks were part of a collaborative effort between Ribble Valley Borough Council and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to ensure the safety of licensed vehicles in the area.

• CABBIE IN RANGERS SHIRT DENIED TAXI LICENCE RENEWAL AFTER ZIG ZAG STOP

  Gareth Wilkinson had applied for renewal of his taxi driver's licence and a private hire vehicle licence, but his application was rejected unanimously by the committee.

• RIP: SAD TO REPORT DEATH OF A TAXI DRIVER IN M23 CRASH

  Officers were called to the M23 following reports of a collision involving the driver of an Audi and the driver of a VW.

• THUG JAILED AFTER VICIOUS ATTACK ON TAXI DRIVER IN WEDNESBURY OVER CRASH PHOTO

  Kyle Henry, 32, punched Miah Muktar so hard he collapsed to the ground "like a sack of potatoes," leaving him with what the court called "permanent and it seems irreversible injuries.

• GETT ACQUIRED BY ISRAELI CONSORTIUM FOR $188 MILLION

  The new owners group consists of some of the largest and most experienced institutional investors in Israel with proven track record of investing in and fostering companies.

• COUNTY DURHAM MAN JAILED FOR DISGRACEFUL ATTACK ON PARTNER IN MOVING TAXI

  Cory Lavery, 30, attacked the woman during an argument, leaving her with a bloodied nose and bruises.

• TAXI LICENCES RENEWED DESPITE WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL POLICY VIOLATION

  Under current council policy, non-wheelchair accessible vehicles must be less than five years old when first licensed.

• 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.

• BAIDU SELF DRIVING TAXI FALLS INTO CONSTRUCTION PIT IN CHINA RAISING SAFETY CONCERNS

  The incident, which has been widely shared online, shows a female passenger safely climbing out of the pit with the help of onlookers.

• 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.