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• BOGUS CABBIE JAILED FOR 20 MONTHS FOR ABDUCTING WOMAN IN STIRLING AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTING HER

  Mahmoud Kalawizada, a 32-year-old Syrian national, was convicted after a jury found him guilty of sexual assault and abduction, having offered "taxi services when not licensed as a taxi driver."

• EDINBURGH CABBIE WHO HIT PEDESTRIAN WHILE BEATING RED LIGHT ALLOWED TO KEEP LICENCE

  Adel Amrouche appeared before a City of Edinburgh Council licensing meeting on Monday, December 15, after Police Scotland flagged the collision as part of his licence renewal application.

• ABERDEEN CONSIDERS AXING 'STREET KNOWLEDGE' TEST AND MERGING TAXI ZONES AMID DRIVER SHORTAGE

  Licensing chiefs have put forward several proposals aimed at addressing driver shortages and modernising the service.

• UBER GRANTED LICENCE TO OPERATE IN SOUTHEND AFTER UNANIMOUS LICENSING SUB COMMITTEE APPROVAL

  This means Uber is now able to operate in the city. The licence will be granted for a period of five years, after which Uber will need to reapply.

• TAXI ATTACKED: POLICE PROBE AIR WEAPON SHOOTING IN CHRISTCHURCH

  The incident occurred at approximately 10.18pm on Thursday, December 11, 2025, on Somerford Road.

• BUCKS COUNCIL WINS 14TH CONSECUTIVE TAXI LICENCE APPEAL AS DRIVER LOSES IN CROWN COURT

  A former PH driver in Buckinghamshire, identified as Mr. Nawaz, has lost his appeal at a Crown Court hearing to regain his licence, which had been revoked due to "unsatisfactory driving standards."

• NIGHT MARSHALS RETURN TO THE STREETS OF HARROGATE AND SELBY

  There will be two night marshals in each town who will monitor and manage behaviour and incidents at taxi ranks and the main areas of nightlife.

• WEST NORTHANTS PH DRIVER LOSES LICENCE AFTER REFUSING PASSENGER WITH ASSISTANCE DOG

  Fairas Musthafa was prosecuted after an incident in Shenley Church End, where Milton Keynes council found he had "driven past the passenger and made no attempt to pick her up."

• THORNABY LUXURY CHAUFFEUR SERVICE TARGETS GENDER IMBALANCE BY RECRUITING FEMALE DRIVERS

  The company, which operates across Teesside, Durham, and Newcastle, was founded by Babar Malik, who is reviving a brand previously associated with his father's taxi business.

• NEW ENTRANCE FINALLY OPENS AT NEWCASTLE CENTRAL STATION BUT MAJOR TAXI REJIG ABANDONED

  Council and rail officials celebrated the opening of the £4 million gateway, located opposite the Centre For Life, on Wednesday morning, 10 December.

• JOINT OPERATION CHECKING LICENSED VEHICLES IN MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE

  As part of a proactive operation, Greater Manchester Police officers checked over 174 taxis and PHVs in Manchester City Centre.

• MESSAGE TO OUR TRADE FROM BRISTOL SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE TAXICOP PC PATRICK QUINTON

  On Friday and Saturday evening I was working with Bristol Council Parking Officers dealing with taxi rank offences.

• GATWICK AIRPORT BECOMES UK'S MOST EXPENSIVE DROP-OFF ZONE WITH 43% HIKE TO £10

  The West Sussex airport has defended the decision, citing a significant rise in its operating costs, specifically pointing to an increase in business rates levied by Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

• SHEFFIELD RAILWAY STATION ROAD CHAOS PROMPTS TRIAL BAN ON PRIVATE DROP-OFFS

  Sheffield council is set to trial a change to the road layout outside the station in a bid to alleviate “heavy congestion” and resolve longstanding conflicts between taxis and private vehicles.

• WIRRAL TAXI FARES TO RISE AS DRIVER WARNS OF THE RISK OF LOSING THE HACKNEY FLEET

  The Regulatory and General Purposes Committee approved the proposal, put forward by Unite the Union, at a meeting on December 10, despite having received four objections from the public .

• DURHAM TAXI DRIVERS DEMAND ACCESS TO £8M UNSPENT NEWCASTLE CAZ GRANT CASH

  Newcastle City Council recently announced that applications for Clean Air Zone (CAZ) upgrade grants, worth up to £16,000, will close on January 30.

• SWANSEA TAXI CRACKDOWN: THREE VEHICLES PULLED OFF ROAD IN SAFETY OPERATION

  The enforcement action, codenamed Operation Beccles, was carried out on 5 December by the Swansea and Neath Port Talbot Licensing Team with colleagues from Swansea Council taxi licensing team.

• WELL DONE TO WIRRAL PH DRIVER ALAN GILFOYLE

  Year 11 of doing his annual toy appeal to help less fortunate local kids get a present on Christmas Day.

• SAFETY FIRST AS SOUTHEND SET TO DETERMINE UBER LICENCE APPLICATION

  The council’s independent, quasi-judicial Licensing Sub-Committee will determine an application from Uber Britannia Limited for a Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) Operator’s Licence.

• CATALAN TAXI DRIVERS GRIDLOCK BARCELONA IN MASS PROTEST AGAINST UBER AND CABIFY

  The demonstration aims to ensure the draft legislation, which would drastically reduce VTC licences from 900 to around 300, is passed in its current strict form.