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• NEW BAYS FOR TAXIS AND PASSENGER DROP-OFFS TO BE TRIALLED IN LEICESTER

  New arrangements for taxi ranks and passenger pick-up and drop-off bays will be piloted in a busy part of Leicester city centre from early next month.

• CABBIES AMONG FIVE ARRESTED IN PEOPLE SMUGGLING CRACKDOWN IN DOVER

  Five people have been arrested and charged as part of a National Crime Agency investigation targeting a suspected organised crime group involved in smuggling migrants OUT OF the UK in lorries.

• THE DIRTY SECRET OF DRIVERLESS TAXIS

  Waymo's 2,500-vehicle car fleet requires 2.25 -2.5 full-time humans per vehicle just to operate — after buying the car and paying Magna to up-fit it.

• TAXI AND PH TRADE LEADERS SLAM GLASGOW COUNCILLOR'S CLAIMS AS FALSE AND DANGEROUS

  The backlash follows a TikTok video posted by Cllr Audrey Dempsey in which she claimed while drivers licensed in Glasgow undergo vetting and training, those licensed by other councils do not.

• GREATER MANCHESTER HACKNEY DRIVERS SUPPORT FUND NOW OPEN

  A major £8m funding package to help eligible black cab vehicle owners upgrade to cleaner, compliant vehicles has officially opened.

• TAXI DRIVER FACES COURT OVER ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF PASSENGER IN NEWCASTLE

  A 36-year-old taxi driver has appeared before Newcastle Magistrates' Court accused of sexually assaulting a woman while she was a passenger in his vehicle.

• TESLA'S DRIVERLESS ROBOTAXI CLAIMS CHALLENGED AS SAFETY MONITORS REAPPEAR IN CHASE CARS

  A surge in Tesla’s stock price following Elon Musk’s announcement of “unsupervised” Robotaxi drives in Austin has been met with scepticism after video evidence revealed the vehicles are being shadowed by human-operated t

• IPSWICH CABBIE'S LICENCE SUSPENDED AFTER MISSING MANDATORY HEALTH CHECK

  Ipswich Borough Council confirmed the immediate suspension of the driver’s licence on December 23, citing a failure to meet the strict safety requirements set out in the "Taxi and Private Hire Policy."

• LANCASTER LAUNCHES FREE TRAINING INITIATIVE TO TACKLE TAXI DRIVER SHORTAGE

  In a bid to bolster the local economy and improve transport accessibility, Lancaster City Council has announced a series of fully funded training courses for aspiring taxi drivers.

• MULTI AGENCY CRACKDOWN PULLS UNSAFE TAXIS AND PHVS OFF HYNDBURN STREETS

  A joint enforcement operation in Hyndburn has resulted in four taxis being immediately removed from service after failing critical safety and emissions inspections.

• ABERGAVENNY CABBIE UPSET OVER PROSECUTION FOR SCROLLING ROOF SIGN DESPITE LICENSING APPROVAL

  Monmouthshire's only Trustpilot excellent rated taxi driver has been prosecuted over a roof sign that the council's principal licencing officer allegedly approved five times.

• KNOWLEDGE TESTS WOES IN NEWLY FORMED NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE UNITARY COUNCIL

  Veteran hackney driver Ricky Dunkley told PHTM: "We’ve just learned that the first 20 drivers have now taken the test — and every single one of them has failed.

• TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE SAFETY CHECKS IN ST HELENS

  St Helens enforcement officers working with local police officers recently carried out a stop-and-check operation on taxi and private hire vehicles in St Helens town centre.

• CHAOS IN GRAVESEND AS TAXI IS STUCK AFTER PLOUGHING THROUGH WALLS AND GARDENS

  Residents in a Gravesend street were left in disbelief this morning after a taxi veered off the road, tearing through several front gardens and demolishing two walls.

• POLICE AND TAXI FIRM APPEAL FOR WITNESSES FOLLOWING MACCLESFIELD HIT AND RUN

  A Macclesfield taxi firm and Cheshire Police are calling for public assistance after a hit-and-run left a passenger hospitalised and a driver "extremely shaken."

• DRAMATIC WATER RESCUE IN ABERDEENSHIRE AS STORMS LASH SCOTLAND

  Emergency crews launched a specialist operation to save two people on Thursday morning, 22 January, after their taxi became submerged in deep floodwater near Kintore.

• 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.