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• BRADFORD TAXI DRIVERS FACE 18 FINES FOR SMOKING IN LICENSED VEHICLES

  Of the 18 fines issued in the Bradford area, 16 were paid promptly at the reduced rate of £30, while the remaining two were settled at the standard rate of £50.

• SOUTHAMPTON TAXI DRIVERS PUSH FOR PRIVATE HIRE WORK AMID 'UBER INFLUX'

  Currently, licensed hackney carriages in the city are prohibited from undertaking private hire work within Southampton, while private hire vehicles licensed elsewhere are free to operate in the area.

• 'UNREALISTIC ACCOUNT' COSTS BOLTON CAB DRIVER HIS LICENCE AFTER POLICE FIND £5,200 CASH

  The driver was arrested in September 2024, for the alleged offence of supplying controlled drugs and money laundering, according to minutes published from a Bolton council licensing panel meeting.

• MANCHESTER AIRPORT ALTERS TAXI DROP OFFS AT TERMINAL 2 TO COMBAT CONGESTION

  Passengers arriving via private hire or taxi will now be directed to the Lower T2 Drop-Off Forecourt instead of the Upper Forecourt.

• ABERDEEN STREETS TO SLOW DOWN AS NEW 20MPH LIMIT ENFORCED

  Aberdeen City Council has begun installing new 20mph speed limit signs across the north of the city, with the lower limit taking immediate effect on a rolling basis from Monday, November 17.

• NEW ZEALAND SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS RULING UBER DRIVERS DEEMED EMPLOYEES

  The decision stems from a 2022 case where four Uber drivers successfully argued in the Employment Court that they should be classified as employees, making them entitled to benefits like leave entitlements, holiday pay a

• SIX MEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF TAXI DRIVER JESBIR SINGH KHELA

  The body of the 47-year-old was discovered on Thursday 6 February this year, after Bedfordshire police were called to reports of a burnt-out vehicle in a field close to the B659 Langford Road.

• TWO ARRESTED AFTER YORK STABBING: POLICE URGE TAXI DRIVER IN TOYOTA COROLLA TO COME FORWARD

  Two men have been arrested following a "stabbing incident" in York that occurred shortly before 1am on Sunday, November 16, on Lady Pecketts Yard, just off The Stonebow.

• 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.