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• CALL FOR TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE ACCESS TO BUS LANES IN ROTHERHAM

  A petition launched by Cllr Simon Ball is calling for taxis and private hire vehicles to be allowed to use bus lanes in Rotherham, a request that will go before the council.

• MAN ON MOTORBIKE ASSAULTED BY TAXI DRIVER IN OXFORD COWLEY ROAD ATTACK

  Thames Valley Police is investigating an alleged assault by a taxi driver that occurred on Cowley Road in Oxford around 12:37 am on October 8.

• HUNT LAUNCHED FOR CABBIE CASH THIEF AFTER STRING OF THEFTS IN MIDDLESBROUGH

  Cleveland Police has launched a hunt for a thief after a string of thefts from taxis in the central and Park wards of Middlesbrough.

• GATWICK AIRPORT DRIVERS PROTEST OVER UBER'S LOCAL LICENSING LOOPHOLES

  Private hire drivers at Gatwick Airport, organised by Unite the union, are today staging a protest at the South Terminal roundabout, claiming that Uber is "destroying local livelihoods".

• JERSEY TAXI DRIVERS WELCOME UBER STYLE RATINGS TO WEED OUT POOR PERFORMERS

  This support comes after a new report commissioned by DVS found overwhelmingly negative feedback on the island's taxi service, with 78% of respondents offering negative feedback.

• VIOLENT CO DOWN OFFENDER JAILED FOR ATTACK ON TAXI DRIVER

  Jamie Love (25) of Killyleagh was handed a three-year sentence at Belfast Crown Court on Monday, October 6, for assaulting a taxi driver.

• SHOCKED MUM FLED FROM BARROW CABBIE WEARING BOXERS AND DRUNK AT WHEEL

  Pensioner and taxi driver Geoffrey Thomas Albery was fined and disqualified from driving after being found behind the wheel over the legal alcohol limit and wearing "only his boxer shorts". 

• GLASGOW LICENSING COMMITTEE GRANTS TAXI LICENCE TO DRINK DRIVER

  Police Scotland objected to the application, with an officer telling councillors that the applicant had driven without “due care and attention or without reasonable consideration” for others.

• RAINBOW CITY TAXIS ACQUIRES COMCAB ABERDEEN CREATING 500-VEHICLE FLEET

  The full integration of the two companies is anticipated to be complete by "around Monday, October 19." 

• VEEZU ROLLS OUT NATIONAL ANTI-SPIKING CAMPAIGN AFTER SUCCESSFUL NORWICH PILOT

  The initiative focuses on providing anti-spiking guidance for Veezu drivers, training them to "recognise the warning signs of spiking and respond appropriately to help keep passengers safe." 

• CCTV APPEAL: POLICE SEEK MAN AFTER ASSAULT ON BRADFORD ROAD IN BIRSTALL

  While the driver was reported as "uninjured," the "taxi was damaged" during the event.

• LEVC'S PRE TAX LOSSES WIDEN DESPITE UNDERLYING COST CONTROLS

  According to new accounts filed with Companies House, the company's pre-tax loss ballooned to £179.4m, significantly up from the £75.5m loss reported in 2023.

• TORBAY TAXI DRIVER LOSES LICENCE AFTER ASSAULTING POLICE OFFICER

  The committee heard that the driver, who was not named, had failed to notify the council of her initial arrest and charges within the required 48 hours.

• DRUNKEN FIFE MAN FINED AND TO PAY COMPENSATION FOR THROWING GLASS AT TAXI DRIVER

  Jaymie Wilson, 35, has been ordered to pay a total of £770 after he became aggressive toward a taxi driver, uttered homophobic slurs, and threw a glass at him.

• BOLTON COUNCIL REFUSES PHV DRIVER'S LICENCE RENEWAL OVER ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT

  The details of the allegation stated that the passenger woke up to a horrifying situation: "The passenger passed out in the vehicle, upon coming around, the driver was licking her breasts.

• ROTHERHAM OFFICIALS FLAG SIGNIFICANT THREAT FROM OUT-OF-TOWN TAXI DRIVERS

  The officials voiced fears that drivers licensed in other areas can operate in Rotherham, about whom local authorities have "no information." 

• 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.