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• GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO VAT CONSULTATION ON PHV SECTOR - NO ‘TAXI TAX’

  The government will not amend VAT legislation to allow PHVOs to act as agents for tax purposes in all cases

• NORTH AYRSHIRE LICENCE GRANTED TO MAN DESPITE UNDECLARED CONVICTION FOR POLICEMAN ASSAULT

  Police Scotland had objected to the licence being granted to Greg Davidson following routine checks that revealed a live conviction which he had failed to declare on his application form.

• TAXI SAFETY CRACKDOWN EIGHT COMPLIANCE NOTICES ISSUED IN BARNSLEY OPERATION

  The operation was a joint effort between Barnsley Council enforcement officers, South Yorks Police, and teams from other authorities, including Wolverhampton, Kirklees, Sheffield, and Leeds.

• ALDERSHOT MAN JAILED 13 MONTHS AFTER THREATENING TAXI DRIVER OVER £8 FARE

  Craig Mahon, 35, refused to pay the fare and brandished the knife at the driver on Saturday, October 18. The victim was unharmed, and Mahon fled the scene.

• FAIRFUEL PETITION DELIVERED TO DOWNING STREET ON 25 NOVEMBER

  On the eve of the Budget, MPs together with Howard Cox, founder of FairFuelUK, delivered a petition to No 10 calling on Chancellor to keep Fuel Duty frozen or even cut it.

• WOLVERHAMPTON COUNCIL COMPLIANCE TEAM OUT ON PATROL IN ST HELENS TODAY

  They came across this Wolverhampton licensed PHV on a taxi rank in the Town Centre.

• BRADFORD UBER DRIVER LOSES APPEAL AFTER 'AGGRESSIVE' CONFRONTATION WITH WARDEN

  Mamun appeared at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court on November 14 to challenge the Bradford Council's decision, which was made in January of this year.

• NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL LAUNCHES LICENSING REVIEW AMIDST INDUSTRY CHALLENGES

  Councillors have unanimously approved the engagement, which will involve a broad range of stakeholders

• BOLT TEST LETS DRIVERS SET THEIR OWN FARES AND INTRODUCES A FLAT COMMISSION

  The new model, Bolt Flex, lets drivers out of London set their own trip prices, accept price offers from passengers, run their work like independent businesses, with a flat commission for each trip.

• MPS TO DELIVER CUT FUEL DUTY PETITION TO DOWNING STREET TODAY

  At 2pm on Tuesday, 25th November, Lewis Cocking MP for Broxbourne will lead a group of MPs from various parties to deliver a 152,000-signature petition to Number 10 and 11 Downing Street.

• 40 CABBIES LOSE LICENCES AFTER PAST CRIMES, MISCONDUCT UNCOVERED IN BUCKS COUNCIL REVIEW

  The findings were published in the council’s annual review of taxis and minicabs, covering the period from October 2024 to September 2025.

• STAGGERING RESULTS AS POLICE FIND UNSAFE UNROADWORTHY TAXIS IN CARDIFF SAFETY BLITZ

  The two-day operation over the weekend of November 15 and 16, saw South Wales Police team up with taxi licensing teams from Cardiff and Newport councils, as well as the DVSA.

• FEAR BUSINESSES MAY BECOME UNVIABLE AS POWYS COUNCIL PROPOSES 8 PER CENT LICENCE FEE HIKE

  The proposed rise, set to take effect from April 1, 2026, follows an identical eight per cent increase implemented earlier this year.

• POLICE CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL AND FAKE TAXIS IN BIRMINGHAM

  West Midlands Police have launched a dedicated operation alongside Taxi Licensing teams to target illegal and fake taxi services operating within Birmingham city centre, resulting in penalties and planned prosecutions.

• BRADFORD PRIVATE DRIVER STRIPPED OF LICENCE AFTER FALSE CLAIM OVER M1 SPEEDING

  Gebrebrahan Nayzgi was behind the wheel when his vehicle was recorded speeding but when contacted by police, Nayzgi named his wife as the driver in an attempt to evade penalty points.

• IRISH TAXI DRIVERS PROTEST UBERS FIXED FARES AS INDUSTRY REGULATION DEBATE RAGES

  Over 1,500 taxi drivers from across Ireland staged a slow protest, calling for an update to industry regulations which they claim are failing to keep pace with app-based dispatchers like Uber.

• MESSAGE FROM THE NPHTA: PLEASE COPY PASTE EMAIL BELOW AND SEND TO YOUR LOCAL MP

  If this amendment to the Deregulation Act 2015 is approved, it will be a nationwide problem - not just Greater Manchester

• UNSAFE CAB IN COLCHESTER RESULTS IN CABBIE LOSING LICENCE AFTER POLICE INSPECTION

  Essex Police’s neighbourhood policing team is currently working with Colchester Council’s licensing team to conduct inspections and ensure that taxis operating across the city are safe for passengers.

• TAXI TERROR: WOMAN JAILED FOR 26 MONTHS AFTER KNIFEPOINT ROBBERY IN COATBRIDGE

  Jamie Lee Black, 30, of Glasgow, and her co-accused, Mark Doyle, 36, of Coatbridge, admitted to assaulting the male driver and robbing him of cash and his car keys.

• KNOWSLEY COUNCIL CONSIDERS UNMET SURVEY OR 'QUALITY OF VEHICLE' RESTRICTIONS

  Major changes to Knowsley Council’s taxi licensing policy could significantly reduce the number of hackneys on Merseyside roads, driven by proposals for stricter vehicle quality standards.