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• DUNDEE CABBIES CLAIM UNIFORM RULES ARE RISK TO HEALTH IN DRESS CODE SHOWDOWN

  The backlash follows a reminder issued by Dundee City Council in August, which warned drivers could lose their licences for failing to comply with the dress code.

• DAVID LAWRIE DIRECTOR NPHTA INVITED BY TRANSPORT COMMITTEE TO GIVE ORAL EVIDENCE ON BEHALF OF TRADE

  Could 2026 be the year we finally see some much needed Government support and urgent legislative change for our industry

• AGE CAP LIFTED FOR BOLTON HACKNEY CARRIAGES

  At a meeting of Bolton Council’s Licensing Committee, members backed proposals to remove the age cap and instead require all licensed hackneys and PHVs to meet emissions standards by 31 August 2030.

• CALLING ALL CORNWALL CABBIES HAVE YOUR SAY

  Cornwall Council has announced they are intending to remove the hackney carriage ‘taxi zones’, which currently exist in the former district and borough council areas of: Penwith Kerrier, Carrick, Restormel, North Cornwal

• OXFORD CABBIES GIVEN MORE TIME TO SWITCH TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES

  Oxford City Council introduced a policy in 2019 to make all hackney carriage and private hire vehicles meet the ultra-low emissions standards, meaning they would have to convert to EVs.

• CLARIFICATION OVER TELEGRAPH NEWSPAPER ARTICLE: "REEVES PLOTS TAXI TAX"

  While it is certainly true that the Labour Government may use the Budget in November to raise additional tax revenue, the private hire sector is not necessarily an easy target for the Chancellor.

• UBER DRIVER TO BE JAILED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF TEEN PASSENGER IN GLASGOW

  Dawitt Tessema, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a "very drunk" 19-year-old girl in the back of his vehicle and has been remanded in custody.

• 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.