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• HOME SECRETARY SAYS ASYLUM SEEKERS WILL BE BANNED FROM USING TAXIS PHVS FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS

  Under the new rules, taxi use for medical travel will be restricted to "exceptional" cases such as physical disability, pregnancy or serious illness - and these will require government approval.

• 10 YEARS 9 MONTHS JAIL FOR MAN WHO RECRUITED 5 CABBIES TO SMUGGLE PEOPLE ACROSS THE CHANNEL

  Madjid Belabes, 53, arranged for the five cabbies to take people from London to lay-bys in Kent before being put in lorries and taken to France.

• WHEN ONE BAD DRIVER DAMAGES AN ENTIRE INDUSTRY

  A driver accused of switching off his meter, quoting inflated prices and demanding cash only, or behaving in a way that’s opposite to what passengers expect from a licensed professional driver.

• BRADFORD UBER DRIVER REFUSES TO PICK UP IN RANK DESPITE LEEDS LICENSING OFFICER SAYING HE CAN

  However this particular individual who described himself as working for Leeds City Council was gesturing for me to pick him up in the hackney carriage rank.

• UBER WINS DIGITAL PRIVATE HIRE CONTRACT AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT FOR APP WEBB BOOKINGS

  Traditional desk operator at Manchester Airport .... tender not awarded???

• BREAKING BUDGET NEWS - NO TOMS SCHEME TO REDUCE VAT LIABILITIES

  From 1 January 2026, private hire vehicle operators - ride hailing apps - WILL NO LONGER be able to use the Tour Operators Margin Scheme to reduce their VAT liabilities/

• 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.