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• SWANSEA TAXIS AND PHVS TO INSTALL CARD READERS FOLLOWING PUBLIC DEMAND

  The decision, made by the council’s general licensing committee, dictates that all newly licensed private hire and hackney carriages must carry card readers from December 2025.

• EAST AYRSHIRE FARES RISE UP TO 19 PER CENT AFTER DRIVERS WIN APPEAL AGAINST COUNCIL

  The council had voted in June to block the fare rise, despite earlier proposals to increase the initial charge of a journey from £4.00 to £4.50 and the cost per additional 130 yards from 20p to 25p.

• BLACKBURN WITH DARWIN COUNCIL LICENSED DRIVERS TO FACE SIX YEARLY DRIVING TESTS UNDER NEW RULES

  Until now, cabbies were only required to pass a test when first applying for a licence. The updated policy, which comes into force on 1 January 2026, means drivers will need to complete the test at every other licence re

• APPALLING BLACK CAB PAEDOPHILE CONVICTED OF 15 SEX OFFENCES AGAINST YOUNG GIRLS

  Former Birmingham cabbie, Peter King, 72, has been convicted of 15 sex offences after preying on and grooming three girls as young as six in the 1990s and early 2000s.

• HALLOWEEN HORROR AS CABBIE STABS GRANDAD WITH SCREWDRIVER IN DARWEN ROAD RAGE CLASH

  Tariq Mahmood, of Blackburn, came face-to-face with his victim on a double-parked street in Darwen with neither driver willing to give way, leading to a tense stand-off.

• NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCILLORS APPROVE KEY LICENSING CHANGES

  Councillors in North East Lincolnshire have approved significant changes to local taxi licensing, including a slight increase in tariff rates and a doubling of the fee for passengers who soil a vehicle.

• CHELTENHAM PRIVATE HIRE BOSS TO PAY £3,100 FOR OPERATING WITHOUT OPERATORS LICENCE

  On Monday, October 27, Victor Whitham pleaded guilty to operating a private hire vehicle without a private hire operator's licence.

• EXETER TAXI FARES SET TO SPIKE 25% BY CHRISTMAS, POTENTIALLY REACHING NATIONAL TOP 10

  If implemented, the increase would be the first fare rise in three years and would see Exeter's rates become the most expensive in Devon.

• UBER PARTNERS WITH NVIDIA TO ROLL OUT 100,000 SELF DRIVING CARS BY 2027

  The move signals potential tough competition for human drivers who have historically formed the backbone of the ride-hailing giant.

• MIDLOTHIAN TAXI FARE HIKE HALTED AFTER APPEAL TO UK TRAFFIC COMMISSIONER

  Taxi fare increases of up to 20 per cent approved by Midlothian councillors have been suspended after local operators filed an appeal with the UK Government Traffic Commissioner.

• EDINBURGH TAXI DRIVER HAILED AS HERO FOR STOPPING RUNAWAY VAN

  A dramatic moment in Clermiston has been captured on video showing a quick-thinking Edinburgh taxi driver stop a runaway delivery van as it sped down a residential street.

• EDINBURGH TO REVIEW BUS LANE ACCESS FOR PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES AMID OPPOSITION

  A report before the city’s transport meeting next Thursday asks councillors to look at opening up bus lanes to PHVs and calls for a review of all current bus gates.

• SUNDERLAND LOUT GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE AFTER ATTACKING UBER DRIVER IN SICKNESS ROW

  Scott Hamilton, 36, punched the driver, smashed a car window, and ripped off the rear-view mirror following a night out on May 20, 2023.

• ARUN COUNCIL SEEKS FEEDBACK ON MANDATORY CCTV AND PANIC BUTTONS FOR TAXIS AND PHVS

  The council is asking residents, drivers, and businesses to complete a survey to address local concerns about passenger and driver safety.

• 'APPALLED AT THE DISCRIMINATION': PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER FINED FOR REFUSING BLIND PASSENGER AND GUIDE DOG

  Mohamed Abid Hussain told the passenger she could not bring "her pet" into his vehicle, despite the animal wearing a high-vis harness.

• INVERNESS CABBIES ISSUED WARNINGS OVER DRESS CODE, DOCUMENTATION AND VEHICLE CONDITION

  A joint operation by Police Scotland and Highland Council Trading Standards in Inverness has resulted in multiple warnings being issued to taxi and PH drivers for various licence breaches.

• TRAINING GAP EXPOSED AFTER CHORLEY CABBIE SUSPENDED OVER ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR NEAR-MISS

  The driver, who works for Four Sixes taxi company, was suspended after a passenger's electric wheelchair fell backwards while attempting to ascend a ramp into the taxi.

• GUERNSEY TAXI DRIVERS MUST WEAR LANYARDS TO COMBAT OVERCHARGING COMPLAINTS

  Laura Oxburgh, head of on-island travel and transport implementation, said feedback showed the difficulty in identifying vehicles and drivers when customers needed to complain.

• STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE: BRACKNELL CAB DRIVER'S PLEA FOR COUNCIL HELP AMID TRADE DECLINE

  Addressing the council’s Licensing and Safety Committee on October 23, Manoj Lacximicant of the Bracknell Hackney Taxi Association painted a bleak picture of the industry.

• RUSHCLIFFE COUNCIL SPLIT ON MANDATORY TAXI CCTV POLICY AGREES TO 12-MONTH REVIEW

  A draft of the new Hackney Carriage and PH Licensing Policy for 2025 to 2030 was presented to the Licensing Committee on October 27, with an aim to reverse the decline in licensed taxis.