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• INVERCLYDE TAXIS SET FOR POTENTIAL NEW FARE HIKE JUST ONE YEAR AFTER 7% RISE

  The council’s general purposes board is due to consider the report on December 10, which confirms that representatives of the taxi trade "have now been requested to submit their views.

• REPORT WARNS OF RAPIDLY GROWING GHOST NUMBER PLATE CRISIS AS 41% LONDON CABBIES ARE NON COMPLIANT

  An "explosive" new report lays bare the "serious safety concerns" of the UK's "outdated and poorly regulated number plate system," warning it enables criminals to operate undetected.

• UNSAFE TYRE LEADS TO IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION OF LANCASHIRE TAXI LICENCE

  The driver was penalised after officers discovered that the treads on one of his tyres measured a mere "0.8mm," well below the legal limit.

• CHRISTMAS SAFETY ALERT: EAST RIDING COUNCIL WARNS OF BOGUS TAXI DRIVERS

  The council has noted an annual rise in reports of "bogus vehicles purporting to be lawful taxi services" during the holiday period.

• HMRC OFFERS TIME TO HELP YOU PAY YOUR TAXI BILL

  Self Assessment customers can spread the cost of their tax bill with HMRC’s Time to Pay service.

• CHARITY DEMANDS LICENCE REVOCATION FOR COVENTRY CABBIES WHO REFUSE GUIDE DOGS

  The charity highlighted that 9,410 people in Coventry currently live with sight loss, a figure predicted to rise to 10,800 by 2032.

• HEATHROW HIKES DROP OFF FEE TO 7 AND CUTS WAIT TIME LABELLED UNJUSTIFIABLE MONEYMAKER

  Motoring campaigners and taxi drivers have fiercely criticised the steady fee increases, arguing that passengers will ultimately be forced to "shoulder the costs."

• TAXI DRIVERS PUSH BACK: PETITION DEMANDS DELAY TO SLOUGH'S DIESEL CUT OFF POLICY

  The petition argues that Slough’s cut-off is “stricter and more costly” than neighbouring authorities, adding that drivers and operators will be asked to “bear high costs” to upgrade their vehicles.

• CUT OFF THE UBER APP: COTSWOLD CABBIES DEMAND BAN OVER FEARS OF OUT OF AREA DRIVERS

  Licensed drivers in the Cotswolds are demanding a local ban on the Uber app, claiming they are losing "thousands of pounds" due to competition from drivers licensed in distant areas

• LEVC BACKS GREATER MANCHESTER'S CLEAN TAXI PLANS WITH UP TO £2M CONTRIBUTION

  London EV Company (LEVC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, backing the city-region's £8m Hackney Support Fund.

• GOVERNMENT MOVES TO TIGHTEN TAXI LICENSING WITH RIGOROUS VETTING TO TACKLE OUT OF AREA DRIVERS

  The Government has issued a statement detailing its plans to overhaul taxi licensing under The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, specifically aiming to tackle the controversial issue of 'out-of-area' wor

• REVEALED THE WORLD'S WORST PLACE FOR TAXI SCAMS AND HOW TO AVOID THE BROKEN METER TRICK

  New research analysing Reddit travel discussions has named Turkey as the country where tourists most frequently report falling victim to taxi scams.

• BOURNEMOUTH FARE DODGERS EXPOSED AFTER ONE SHARES POLICE APPEAL ON FACEBOOK

  Larisa Sumovskaja, 18, and Jasmine Orchard, 21, took a taxi home after a night out, but left the vehicle without paying the £38 fare.

• TORBAY TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE SUSPENDED AFTER 19 COMPLAINTS IN SIX WEEKS

  The unnamed driver's licence is suspended for three months, though she may return sooner if she completes training.

• GLASGOW MOVES TO MAKE CARD PAYMENTS MANDATORY FOR TAXIS

  Glasgow taxi drivers could soon be required to accept card payments after the city's licensing committee officially agreed to hold a public consultation on the issue.

• SHETLAND TAXI FARES POISED FOR FIRST RISE SINCE 2022 AMID SURGING COSTS

  The move is being driven by "significant increases in the cost of vehicles and maintenance, fuel and the cost of living," according to a Shetland Islands Council (SIC) report.

• PETERBOROUGH COUNCIL VOTES TO URGE GOVERNMENT FOR NATIONAL STANDARDS AND FUNDING FOR CCTV

  The motion, spearheaded by Labour councillor Mohammed Jamil, requires the city council to write to the Secretary of State for Transport and two local MPs, urging their support.

• TAXI ENGULFED IN FLAMES AT TRAIN STATION IN EAST KILBRIDE AFTER PASSENGER ALERTS DRIVER

  Footage captured the vehicle entirely "enveloped in flames" as firefighters arrived on the scene to tackle the intense blaze.

• BASINGSTOKE COUNCIL TO PAY OVER £270K FOR RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AGAINST TWO BLACK PH DRIVERS

  The claimants, Miss O Akinleye and Mr A Olumade, pursued an employment tribunal against BDBC alleging sex discrimination, race discrimination, harassment, and victimisation.

• WAKEFIELD COUNCIL LICENSING OFFICER ACCUSES ELECTED MEMBERS OF BEING "CORRUPT"

  Several members of the Wakefield taxi & private hire trade were at the meeting and one was so angry and concerned at what was said by this licensing officer that he has lodged the complaint.