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• TAXI MARSHALS RETURN TO BISHOPS STORTFORD RAIL STATION TO ENSURE SAFE FESTIVE NIGHTS

  The initiative, which costs £3,800 and is partly funded by the Hertfordshire Police & Crime Commissioner's Safer Town Centres Grant Scheme, commenced on 5 December.

• EXPERTS URGE RENAMING HOME TO SCHOOL TRANSPORT TO CURB SPIRALLING £2.3 BILLION COSTS

  Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee, witnesses argued that while councils are committed to helping children entitled to support, the service does not need to be “a door-to-door taxi service.”

• CORNWALL TAXI DRIVERS LOSE LICENCES AFTER DRUG DRIVING ARRESTS AND SPEEDING SPREE

  Several taxi drivers in Cornwall have had their licences revoked or refused following serious misconduct, including being arrested for driving on cocaine and then smashing into cars.

• WIRRAL BLACK CAB FARES ROW: UNION PUSHES FOR HIKE DESPITE DRIVER FEARS OF BEING PRICED OUT

  The proposal, to be considered by the regulatory committee, would see day rates increase by as much as 13% for longer journeys and a 13% increase for one-mile journeys at Christmas and New Year.

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  An "explosive" new report lays bare the "serious safety concerns" of the UK's "outdated and poorly regulated number plate system," warning it enables criminals to operate undetected.

• ARREST IN COLD CASE: MAN 76 CHARGED WITH 2008 MURDER OF TIPTON TAXI DRIVER

  David Harrison, from Bilston, is accused of killing 39-year-old Mr. Khan. The victim "was shot outside his Tudor Street home at 9.25pm on March 3, 2008, and later died at hospital."

• 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.