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• NORTH EAST LINCS COUNCILLORS PROPOSE CHANGES TO TACKLE DECLINE IN WAV TAXIS

  A council committee has recommended changes to address the "fast-dropping numbers" of wheelchair-accessible taxis, which have fallen from a peak of 47% to just 16% of the fleet.

• BOLT’S UK PROFIT PLUMMETS AMID COSTLY LEGAL BATTLES

  New accounts filed with Companies House show a pre-tax profit of just £133,355 for the year, a drastic drop from the £8.2 million recorded in 2023.

• UBER SEEKS TO EXPAND INTO NORTH LINCS BUT WOULD REQUIRE REMOVAL OF LANDLINE BARRIER

  Uber is in discussions with North Lincolnshire Council about launching its ride-sharing service in the area, a move that could see the local authority update its taxi licensing rules.

• HIGHLAND COUNCIL CONSIDERS DOUBLING TAXI LUGGAGE FEE

  Under the draft plans, the fee for luggage would rise from £5 to £10.

• LUTON TAXI DRIVER LOSES REVOCATION APPEAL AFTER LOCKING PASSENGER IN CAB

  Mohammad Razak had his hackney cab licence stripped in October 2024 after he locked a lone female passenger inside his vehicle, refusing to let her out until she paid a higher fare.

• ADCU RESPONDS TO UBER'S EVIDENCE TO THE TRANSPORT COMMITTEE'S INQUIRY INTO TAXI LICENSING

  Cristina-Georgiana Ioanitescu, President of ADCU, comments: “The submission is a one-way street, controlled by Uber, with no space on the road for the PHV drivers that are the industry’s lifeblood.

• NEW RULES FOR MONMOUTHSHIRE TAXI DRIVERS ON CRIMINAL RECORDS AND CCTV CONSIDERED

  The proposed changes, which were brought to the council's taxi and regulatory committee, aim to align with updated national standards from the Department of Transport.

• 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.

• MAN AND WOMAN IN JAIL AFTER KNIFE ROBBERY OF TAXI DRIVER IN NORTH LANARKSHIRE

  The terrifying incident took place on September 9 of last year, when Mark Doyle, 36, and Jamie Lee Black, 29, booked a taxi shortly after 1am.

• 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.