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• CABBIE SUBJECTED TO RACIST RANT AND BOTTLE THREAT IN EARLY HOURS NEWPORT ATTACK

  Jonathan Carver launched his attack on the cabbie in Newport after a dispute over a £20 fare, Cardiff Crown Courtheard.

• STOKE PH DRIVER AVOIDS IMMEDIATE JAIL AFTER RISKY MOVE LEAVES CYCLIST PARALYSED

  Khalid Mohammad (formerly Haroon Malik), 66, was driving his Toyota Prius in Burslem on September 16 last year when he attempted a turn at a busy junction despite his traffic light being red.

• FUMING CABBIE ACCUSES DERBY CITY COUNCIL OF MAKING HIM JOBLESS OVER CAR CONDITION

  The 47-year-old, who has driven a PHV for 20 years, claims his livelihood is in jeopardy after the council “suspended” his vehicle licence.

• PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER FINED AND GIVEN POINTS FOR ILLEGAL PICK UP IN MILTON KEYNES

  Loay Khojali received a £1,111 fine and six DVLA penalty points after he was caught in a test purchase sting run by Milton Keynes City Council.

• DRUNK DRUG IMPAIRED DRIVER JAILED FOR FATAL MORECAMBE TAXI COLLISION

  Jez Shepherd, 23, had stolen the Punto earlier that day. At the time of the crash, he was driving at nearly 90mph in a 30mph zone, was more than twice the legal drink-drive limit, and was high on drugs.

• WOLVERHAMPTON LICENSED PHVS BEING CHECKED IN MANCHESTER TONIGHT

  Wolverhampton Licensing working with GM Police & BTP were on a joint licensing operation in Manchester City Centre, checking PHVs at Shudehill Station and Victoria & Piccadilly train Stations.

• PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER CAUGHT USING MOBILE PHONE COULD LOSE HIS LICENCE

  West Midlands police officers on Operation Tramline patrol, saw this private hire vehicle being driven in an unprofessional manner.

• PETERBOROUGH BLACKMAILER JAILED FOR 28 MONTHS AFTER THREATENING VICTIM IN TAXI

  The incident occurred on January 20 last year in Lincoln Road, Millfield, when 36-year-old Omar Afzal spotted the victim in a taxi.

• HULL PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER REPORTS PASSENGERS TERRIFIED AFTER ATTACK BY E BIKE GROUP

  The driver said the "hooligans" ultimately smashed the rear window of his car while he was driving two passengers, whom he described as being "in their sixties."

• DRIVERS AND RESIDENTS DEBATE OVER HARTLEPOOL'S YELLOW TAXI COLOUR

  Cabbies and residents speak ahead of a Hartlepool council committee meeting that will consider a proposal to change the long-standing yellow colour requirement for the borough's taxis.

• SUPPORT FOR EXPANDING CCTV IN BARNSLEY SCHOOL TRANSPORT PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES

  A recent Barnsley Council consultation showed a majority of respondents backed proposals to expand the use of CCTV to private hire vehicles used for home-to-school transport.

• TAXI DRIVER ALLEGEDLY THREATENED WITH GLASS BOTTLE IN CLYDEBANK

  A 49-year-old woman has been arrested and charged following an alleged incident where a taxi driver was 'threatened with a glass bottle' in Clydebank.

• OLDHAM COUNCIL CHANGES TAXI TESTING RULES TO CUT WAITING TIMES

  Effective this month, taxi and private hire drivers will be allowed to have their mid-year vehicle tests conducted at any DVSA-approved test centre, instead of being restricted solely to the council's facility.

• BP PULSE CONTINUES TFL PARTNERSHIP HELPING ACCELERATE LONDON'S EV NETWORK

  The BP pulse and TfL network encompasses over 150 chargers, located across London boroughs and extending out as far as Watford and Epping Forest.

• SEVEN OUT OF TWELVE TAXIS / PHVS SUSPENDED AFTER INSPECTION OPERATION IN BRADFORD

  An operation involving West Yorkshire Police's Bradford East NPT and the Bradford Council Taxi Enforcement Team last Friday, October 17, resulted in the suspension of a majority of inspected vehicles.

• ARRESTS MADE AFTER TAXI DRIVER SUFFERS 'SIGNIFICANT FACIAL INJURIES'

  West Yorkshire Police were called at 4.10am on Saturday, October 18, to Market Street, Milnsbridge, after the injury to the cabbie was reported.

• AUTOCAB AND ZTRIP ANNOUNCE LANDMARK PARTNERSHIP TO POWER 3,600 VEHICLES ACROSS 20 US STATES

  The first vehicles operating Autocab’s technology are now live in Las Vegas, a location zTrip expanded into in 2025 with more than 500 cars.

• DARLINGTON COUNCIL LISTENS TO THEIR DRIVERS AND REJECTS MANDATORY CCTV

  In the end the council stated that they would not be seeking to make CCTV mandatory but if the white paper seeks to make it so, then they would have no choice but to implement it.

• 20K REWARD OFFERED FOR THIRD SUSPECT IN SHOOTING AFTER LOCAL TAXI TAKEN IN WALSALL

  Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £20,000 for information leading to the identification of a third person involved in a "mistaken identity" shooting in Gloucester.

• KNIFE WIELDING THUG JAILED AFTER THREATENING TO KILL MIDDLESBROUGH TAXI DRIVER AND FAMILY

  A Middlesbrough taxi driver was subjected to a terrifying ordeal when a passenger, Wakahs Nawaz, punched him, produced a four-inch knife, and threatened to kill him and his family.