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• SWANSEA FRESHERS' WEEK CRACKDOWN PULLS UNSAFE TAXIS OFF THE STREETS

  South Wales Police and licensing teams from Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, and Newport councils conducted two operations, stopping over 50 taxis and private hire vehicles to ensure safety.

• STORM AMY: TREE CRASHES DOWN ON BLACKBURN PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE

  A private hire vehicle driver in Blackburn recounted the moment a tree came crashing down onto his car during heavy wind and rain on the afternoon of Friday, October 3.

• KNIFE WIELDING ROBBERY HIGHLIGHTS TIDE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST FIFE AND TAYSIDE CABBIES

  A Fife taxi driver, Kay Rooney, has spoken out about the lasting trauma following a knifepoint robbery by an attacker who was on bail for a similar offence.

• SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR DRUNK WHO RACIALLY ABUSED CABBIE IN BURNLEY

  Thomas Llewellyn, 38, of Warrington, appeared before Preston Magistrates’ Court after admitting to a string of offences committed in Burnley on January 8 this year.

• SEVEN YEARS' JAIL FOR MAN WHO ROBBED CABBIE AT KNIFEPOINT AND DEMANDED HE GET INTO BOOT

  Dale Allison, 43, of Hull, was jailed for seven years and two months after admitting to robbery and causing criminal damage. He pleaded guilty on the day his trial was due to start.

• ADCU WELCOMES LONDON ASSEMBLY MEMBER'S CALL FOR URGENT ACTION TO PROTECT OUR INDUSTRY

  The App Drivers’ and Couriers’ Union (ADCU) has welcomed calls by London Assembly Member and Chair of the London Transport Committee, Elly Baker, for urgent Government action to protect the capital’s private hire and tax

• POLICE SEEK MAN AFTER SERIOUS ASSAULT ON LEWES TAXI DRIVER

  Eastbourne Police have released an image in a public appeal to trace a man in connection with a serious assault on a taxi driver in Lewes on August 16.

• HOSPITAL ORDER FOR MAN WHO STOLE SWANSEA TAXI AND LED POLICE ON DANGEROUS CHASE

  A Swansea court has issued a hospital order for a man who robbed a taxi driver at scissor-point before leading police on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit in the stolen vehicle. 

• STOCKTON COUNCIL REFUSES TAXI LICENCE OVER CRASH AND DRIVING OFFENCES

  The incident on Crooks Barn Lane, Norton, at 4:30 pm on March 3, was reviewed by Stockton Council's licensing committee as the unnamed driver applied to renew his hackney carriage and private hire licence.

• FALMOUTH CABBIES WARN OF SUBSTANDARD SERVICE IF TAXI ZONES ARE SCRAPPED

  Cornwall taxis are currently licensed across six separate zones—a system based on the former district councils and maintained since the unitary authority was established in 2009.

• YOUR LOCAL CAR CELEBRATES ONE MILLION JOURNEYS AND WINS GOLD AT SME SURREY BUSINESS AWARDS

  Camberley-based taxi and PH company Your Local Car is celebrating a double milestone by completing its one millionth passenger journey and winning a Gold Award at the SME Surrey Business Awards 2025.

• TAXI FARES TO RISE 20P TO KEEP IPSWICH TRADE IN BUSINESS

  The increase, equivalent to 2.55 per cent—in line with the average inflation rate leading up to May - was backed by executive councillors on Tuesday, September 30.

• FINE AND DVLA POINTS FOR BRADFORD PH DRIVER GUILTY OF PLYING FOR HIRE IN LEEDS

  Leeds taxi and private hire licensing enforcement officers investigated and prosecuted Bradford licensed private hire driver, Aqib Hussain, for plying for hire and having no insurance.

• LONDON MEETS LEGAL LIMITS FOR TOXIC NO2 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2024

  New air quality data from Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) reveals that London met the Air Quality Standards regulations for the first time in 2024.

• WOMAN ASSISTS POLICE AFTER ALLEGED RACIAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT OF BOURNEMOUTH CABBIE

  The incident was reported to have occurred at approximately 11:05pm on Sunday, August 24, in the Exeter Road area.

• LONDON CABBIES TRAINED TO SPOT AND HELP HARASSMENT VICTIMS

  The initiative aims to support vulnerable commuters and equip drivers with the skills to handle sensitive situations.

• TRAFFORD PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER GUILTY OF PLYING FOR HIRE AND OVERCHARGING

  Rehan Mirza, 42 from Crumpsal, was waiting in his Mercedes at the hackney rank on Sir Matt Busby Way after a Manchester United Premier League match on November 10 last year.

• 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

• YOBS WREAK HAVOC AT CHATHAM BUS STATION BLOCKING BUSES TAXIS AND INJURING TWO DRIVERS

  Taxi drivers say yobs on bikes have been targeting their moving vehicles, jumping on their bonnets and preventing them from moving off safely at the Waterfront Bus Station in Chatham.