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• SOUTH OXON AND VALE OF WHITE HORSE CONSULTATION ON TAXI POLICY UPDATES

  South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse DCs are inviting residents, businesses and the taxi and PH trade to share their views on proposed updates to their Joint Taxi Licensing Policy.  

• LEWES TAXI TRADE HITS OUT AT "KICK IN THE TEETH" FEE HIKES AS PETITION DEMANDS FARE REVIEW

  Taxi campaigners have launched a formal petition urging Lewes District Council to overhaul its fare structures and freeze licensing costs

• JUSTICE QUEST CONTINUES 47 YEARS AFTER BRUTAL MURDER OF CARDIFF CABBIE JOHN ARMSTRONG

  Nearly 50 years after the father and "family man" disappeared during a shift, the South Wales Police Specialist Crime Review Unit has confirmed the case is still an active investigation.

• POTTERIES CABBIE AND ACCOMPLICE JAILED AFTER USING PHV AS FRONT FOR COUNTY LINES DRUG OPERATION

  Tahir Darr, of Burslem, and Saeed Malik, of Middleport, were key members of a county lines gang that funneled crack cocaine and heroin from the Potteries into Crewe.

• REDDITCH BOROUGH COUNCIL PROPOSES NEW TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE LICENCE FEES

  The proposed fee to obtain or renew a hackney carriage or private hire vehicle licence has been set at £318.

• POLICE SEEK WITNESS CABBIE WHO MAY HAVE NEARLY HIT MAN BEFORE FATAL ARDWICK CRASH

  Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has released CCTV images of a black cab which may have narrowly avoided hitting a pedestrian moments before a fatal crash in Ardwick.

• PH DRIVER'S LICENCE SUSPENDED FOR 3 MONTHS FOLLOWING BREACH OF VEHICLE LICENCE CONDITIONS

  The 46 year old driver had failed to comply with essential vehicle testing requirements, had poor record keeping practices, and had continued to breach conditions despite several written warnings.

• CONSULTATION TO BE LAUNCHED IN ABERDEEN ON SCRAPPING THE KNOWLEDGE TEST

  Under current rules anyone seeking a licence as a taxi or private hire driver in the city has to sit the test.

• LPHCA DEFENDS WOLVERHAMPTON COUNCIL FOR PROCESSING LARGER NUMBERS OF PHV LICENCES FROM ACROSS UK

  In the last five years, Wolverhampton has tripled the number of private hire vehicles it has licensed to over 30,000.

• COSTLY MISTAKE TFL CHAUFFEUR FINED £2268 AFTER ILLEGAL PLYING AT HENLEY REGATTA

  Shafqat Ali, 36, pleaded guilty to: unlawfully plying for hire; driving without the required insurance; failing to wear his Transport for London-issued driver’s badge.

• MANDATORY RETRAINING FOR NOTTINGHAM CABBIES AFTER GROOMING SCANDAL PROBE

  Taxi drivers in Nottingham may be required to undergo safeguarding training every three years following a damning national report that found current licensing arrangements are "not fit for purpose."

• DEVON CABBIE JAILED FOR FOUR YEARS AFTER SEXUALLY ABUSING CHILD IN EXCHANGE FOR FARE

  Terence Round, of St Giles on the Heath, appeared at Truro Crown Court on 19 January, following guilty pleas to engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a girl who was aged under 16.

• NO SECOND CHANCES: STOCKTON CABBIE DENIED LICENCE OVER CCTV CHAIN BRAWL

  The driver, who served the borough for 16 years without a criminal record, applied for a new private hire licence after his previous one was revoked in August 2024.

• CABBIE FACING CAREER RUIN AFTER AMASSING £85K DURING DISHONEST BENEFIT CLAIM

  Gergely Tomasovszky, 43, appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty to dishonestly making a false statement to obtain benefit payments.

• GRIDLOCK IN LICHFIELD: TAXI DRIVERS STAGE 'GO-SLOW' PROTESTS OVER CITY PEDESTRIANISATION

  Members of the RMT union are set to blockade key routes between 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm today, January 21, 2026.

• 'MIRACLE' £50K DEPOSIT: UBER DRIVER LOSES LICENCE APPEAL AFTER MYSTERY MONEY CLAIM

  Amar Rangzab, 33, appeared at Bradford Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 16 January, to appeal the council’s decision to revoke his licence following fraud charges brought by The Insolvency Service.

• HELENSBURGH CABBIE STRIPPED OF LICENCES AFTER 4KG CANNABIS FOUND IN BOOT OF HIS CAR

  Gerald Murphy, 66, saw his career come to an abrupt end following a West Dunbartonshire Council licensing committee hearing.

• SHEFFIELD POLICE LAUNCH ACTION PLAN AFTER YOUTHS TURN STREETS INTO TAXI NO GO AREAS

  South Yorkshire Police has unveiled a dedicated patrol plan to combat violence against cabbies in Sheffield, following warnings that parts of the city are “no go” areas due to missile attacks.

• WYRE FOREST DISTRICT COUNCIL PROPOSES TAXI LICENCE FEE RISE

  Wyre Forest District Council proposes to vary the level of licence fees for taxis and private hire vehicles.

• LEWES DISTRICT COUNCIL PROPOSES ANOTHER HUGE LICENSING FEE INCREASE

  Lewes DC is to hit the taxi trade with another huge licensing fee increase - looking to increase some fees by over 50% - this just after last year when they increased them 66% in some cases.