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• EDINBURGH'S NEW TAXI TEST CENTRE £1.3 MILLION OVER BUDGET AND ALMOST A YEAR LATE

  A new council testing facility for taxis and private hire cars in Edinburgh is £1.3 million over budget and running almost a year behind schedule, an investigation by the Local Democracy Reporting Service has revealed.

• DERBY POLICE SEEK TAXI DRIVER AFTER E BIKE ATTEMPTED ROBBERY

  The incident occurred between midnight and 12.10pm on Thursday, November 6, close to the junction of Normanton Road and Melbourne Street. A

• WEST NORTHANTS CABBIE TO PAY £1,367 AFTER REFUSING PASSENGER WITH ASSISTANCE DOG

  Milton Keynes City Council investigated the matter and found that the driver, Mr Musthafa, had "driven past the passenger and made no attempt to pick her up."

• DARLINGTON CABBIE MASSIVELY AFFECTED AFTER KID SMASHED REAR WINDOW

  Allan Swan, 44, who is self-employed and works with Harry's Taxis, was driving on Yarm Road on a recent Saturday night when he suddenly heard "cracking." 

• NEWBURY CABBIE JAILED FOR SIX YEARS OVER PSYCHOTIC DELUSIONS IN KNIFE ATTACK ON WIFE

  Mehmet Balikci, 57, was sentenced at Reading Crown Court on November 11, after jurors convicted him in January of causing actual bodily harm, common assault, and making threats to kill.

• SWINDON TAXI RANK "UNSAFE AND INACCESSIBLE" FOR DISABLED PASSENGERS DRIVERS CLAIM

  Driver Andy Lucas stated they were “promised a fully accessible rank but the design makes it difficult to load wheelchairs.

• PRIVATE HIRE CARS BARRED FROM EDINBURGH BUS LANES AS TRANSPORT COMMITTEE DEFEATS TRIAL BID

  A proposal to allow private hire vehicles temporary access to Edinburgh's bus lanes has been defeated by the city’s transport committee, although a review of bus gates is set to follow.

• WOLVERHAMPTON COUNCIL ISSUES 1000S OF OUT OF TOWN LICENCES AMID CRIMINAL RECORD CONCERNS

  The issue was discussed at a North Yorkshire Council meeting where councillors heard of an increase in drivers living and working in North Yorks but obtaining their licence elsewhere

• PROFESSIONAL DRIVER IS A PHRASE WHICH IS HALF THE TIME ATTACHED TO THE WRONG THINGS

  These are the thoughts on this post shared by Rob Finlayson from Saltire Private Hire:

• REINSTATE OPERATOR NAME ON PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER BADGES

  Agree or disagree with this member of trade's email to Thanet council .

• UBER DRIVER JAILED FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TWO WOMEN AFTER DRIVING ONE HOME FROM CARDIFF NIGHT OUT

  Amanuale Mebrahtu, 28, was convicted of assault by penetration and sexual assault following incidents involving two separate victims who he came into contact with while working as a driver.

• MAN WHO CLASHED WITH POLICE AND FILMED DANCERS DENIED ABERDEEN TAXI LICENCE

  James Murray’s application was refused on Wednesday, November 12, following an objection from Police Scotland, who confirmed he had a “live conviction” that he had failed to declare.

• BARROW MAN JAILED AFTER RACIALLY ABUSING TAXI DRIVER AND UNPROVOKED PUB ASSAULT

  Joshua Hardie, 24, pleaded guilty at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court on November 10 to a Section 4a Public Order Act offence and assault by beating.

• PETITION TO SAVE CUMBERLANDS TAXI TRADE TO BE DEBATED BY COUNCILLORS

  Cumberland Council's regulatory committee is set to consider a petition aimed at changing the council's new taxi and private hire policy.

• TAXI DRIVERS IN DEVON AND CORNWALL LINKED TO 34 SEXUAL OFFENCES IN THREE YEARS

  A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has unveiled the scale of sexual offences committed by taxi drivers across the Devon and Cornwall policing area over the past three financial years.

• RESPECT AND OUR THANKS TO THIS NOW RETIRED LONDON BLACK CAB DRIVER

  For 58 years, Michael Son had navigated the city's maze of streets, passing the legendary "Knowledge" exam that requires memorizing 25,000 streets and 20,000 landmarks.

• HIGH COURT ALLOWS 13,000 LONDON BLACK CAB DRIVERS' £340M CLAIM AGAINST UBER TO MOVE FORWARD

  The drivers claim to have lost money along with Justin Peters, who is taking legal action on behalf of Kabbee and Iride, as a result of Uber London misrepresenting its business model to TfL.

• CHANGES CONFIRMED TO LONDON CONGESTION CHARGE

  The Cleaner Vehicle Discount was introduced in 2019 to run until 25 December 2025, but now the Mayor has decided to continue incentivising the switch to EVs, so greener drivers still pay less.

• SECOND MEETING OF TRANSPORT COMMITTEE INQUIRY INTO TAXI AND PHV LICENSING ON 19 NOVEMBER

  A very interesting line up of company representatives will be giving oral evidence.

• LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL ISSUES 103 FIXED PENALTY NOTICES FOR SMOKING IN A LICENSED VEHICLE

  Liverpool City Council issues 103 fixed penalty notices for smoking in a licensed vehicle - the highest number recorded across UK councils