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• CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COUNCIL CARRIES THE WEIGHT OF A NATIONAL FREE FOR ALL

  Cllr Simon Bennett, leader of Wolverhampton's Conservative opposition group, claims that the city is paying the price for a 'national free for all' when it came to issuing taxi licences.

• POLICE APPEAL AFTER CABBIE FINDS MAN COVERED IN BLOOD IN WARRINGTON TOWN CENTRE

  A man was found "covered in blood" and unconscious on the floor in Warrington after a serious assault on Friday, September 12.

• TAMWORTH COUNCILLOR CALLS FOR UK WIDE UNIFORM LICENSING OR BAN ON OUT OF AREA TAXIS

  The council has voted to write to the Government to express its concerns and demand regulatory reform in a move it said would protect passengers.

• ROCHFORD COUNCIL CONSIDERS EXPANDING TAXI RANK NEAR RAYLEIGH STATION TO IMPROVE SAFETY

  The proposal, which calls for eight or nine taxi bays at The Approach Car Park, was part of a discussion during a Rochford Council meeting regarding a £96,000 car park revamp.

• NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL CONSIDERS MANDATORY CCTV FOR TAXIS

  The discussion was prompted by The Casey Report, which audited practices for preventing child sexual exploitation and suggested making CCTV compulsory in all taxis.

• YORK POLICE SEEK INFORMATION AFTER TAXI DAMAGED IN CITY CENTRE

  The criminal damage and public order offence took place on Monday, September 8, at approximately 1:30pm, at the taxi rank in Duncombe Place.

• ELMBRIDGE BC INVESTIGATES UBER ACTIVITY AT WEYBRIDGE STATION

  Local drivers report months of loitering and illegal parking by Uber vehicles—waiting for work, occupying the rank and with TfL?licensed Uber vehicles parked inside the car parks.

• BRISTOL AIRPORT SEARCHES FOR FIVE-YEAR TAXI FIRM PARTNER

  The successful provider has been promised a 'premium taxi office location' close to the terminal. The airport has also offered advertising support for the winning bid.

• CUMBRIAN TAXI BOSS FEARS FOR FUTURE AS COUNCIL GRANTS UBER LICENCE

  The decision, which will allow Uber to operate directly in the south Cumbria area, has been met with anger from independent operators.

• INDEPENDENT CAB DRIVERS' PETITION AGAINST PROPOSED BOURNEMOUTH STATION TAXI RANK LEASE

  The Bournemouth Taxi Rank Association, representing around 100 hackney drivers, has launched a petition against South Western Railway in response to the reported plan.

• PUBLIC TO HAVE A SAY IN DERBY PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE AGE LIMIT

  The 12-week consultation was approved by the city council's licensing committee following pushback from private hire drivers over a "too strict" new policy.

• BOLTON COUNCIL REVOKES TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE CITING PUBLIC SAFETY RISKS

  The committee was presented with a history of misconduct, including a recent assault charge involving the driver’s daughter.

• NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL BANS TAXI DRIVER OVER TERRIFYING INCIDENT WITH VULNERABLE GIRL

  The girl, Lottie Turner, was a passenger in an A1 Cars taxi on Wednesday, September 10, when the driver made an unauthorised stop to pick up a second, "vulnerable" man.

• KIRKLEES CABBIES DEMAND ANSWERS AS MILLIONS OF POUNDS UNACCOUNTED FOR

  The issue was brought to a head during a September 15 meeting of Kirklees Council’s Licensing and Safety Committee, which was set to vote on a fee increase for hackney and private hire licences.

• BLACKPOOL MP DEMANDS URGENT LICENSING REFORM TO PROTECT LOCAL DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SAFETY

  Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, September 11, Chris Webb MP highlighted the negative impact on the local economy and the livelihoods of taxi drivers.

• STAFFORD COUNCIL APPROVES BLACK COLOURED CABS PLUS INTRODUCES NEW WAV RULES

  Stafford Borough Council has updated its taxi licensing policy to permit black hackney carriages in the area, ending its long-standing rule that only white vehicles could be used.

• MONKEY DUST USER JAILED FOR STEALING CABBIES CAR IN STOKE-ON-TRENT BURGLARY

  Geraldine Grocott, 39, pleaded guilty to burglary, theft, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance.

• ENFIELD CAB DRIVER HAILED AS HERO FOR DARING MANOEUVRE TO AVOID FALLING TREE

  Terry Williams, who has driven for Oakwood Cars for about ten years, was transporting two women on a rural road in Buckinghamshire when a tree began to fall in front of them.

• UBER APPLICATION TO OPERATE IN SOUTHEND SPARKS DEBATE OVER LOCAL DRIVER IMPACT

  This comes seven years after the popular ride-hailing service was banned in 2018 due to safety concerns.

• NORFOLK WOMAN AVOIDS JAIL AFTER £10K EURO PET TAXI FRAUD

  Jane Mollett, 49, of Gorleston, admitted to seven counts of fraud at Norwich Crown Court.