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• CABBIE SCAMMED OUT OF £4,500 AFTER 780 MILE JOURNEY FROM LISBON TO BARCELONA

  The pair, aged 50 and 23, convinced the driver to take them from Lisbon, Portugal, all the way to Barcelona, Spain.

• TWO ARRESTED IN ACCRINGTON ON DRUGS CHARGES AFTER POLICE STOP SUSPICIOUS PHV

  Officers pulled over the Toyota Prius on Brown Street and discovered what they believe to be illegal drugs inside the car.

• SOUTH KESTEVEN AXES TAXI KNOWLEDGE TEST TO TACKLE DRIVER SHORTAGE

  Members of the district council have adopted a new HC and PH licensing policy removing the requirement for the knowledge test to make it easier and cheaper for people to start working as drivers.

• WIRRAL CABBIE SLAMS UNJUST FINE AFTER DROPPING DISABLED PASSENGER IN PEDESTRIAN ZONE

  Darren Magee, 55, was issued a fixed penalty notice by Merseyside Police on Bebington Road in New Ferry, a section of road that has been pedestrianised for over 30 years.

• CHELMSFORD CABBIE'S DEVASTATING WRONG WAY A12 DASH ENDS IN SUSPENDED SENTENCE

  Khurram Bashir sped toward oncoming traffic at up to 60mph on December 23, forcing one motorist to swerve when she was “confronted by a sight of headlights driving at speed towards her.”

• FRIGHTENING SAFETY FAILURES: 23 TAXI LICENCES SUSPENDED IN HUNTINGDONSHIRE

  Between October and mid-January, the local authority suspended 23 licences, with 10 vehicles sidelined for "major defects" and four pulled for "dangerous defects".

• NOTTINGHAM KNIFE-WIELDING FARE DODGER SPARKS POLICE APPEAL FOR WITNESSES

  The alarming incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon in Carlton, Nottingham, when neighbourhood officers patrolling Gedling Road were flagged down by the shaken victim.

• BOLTON COUNCIL BLOCKS PRIVATE HIRE LICENCE FOR DRIVER FOLLOWING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARREST

  Recently published minutes from a licensing committee meeting reveal that the applicant was arrested in 2022 on suspicion of strangling his wife after she contacted the police.

• CABBIE TO PAY OVER £1,000 FOR FOR REFUSING TO TAKE DISABLED PASSENGERS WITH GUIDE DOGS

  Pouya Tajari, 28, was brought before North Staffordshire Justice Centre following an incident in March 2024, when he declined to pick up two residents and their guide dogs.

• CORNISH TAXI DRIVERS SOUND THE ALARM AS UBER THREATENS RURAL "DEVASTATION"

  Local taxi drivers are warning that the arrival of Uber in Cornwall could "destroy" rural communities and dismantle local businesses that have served the Duchy for decades.

• BLACKBURN TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE BLITZ: DRIVERS PENALISED IN LATE NIGHT SAFETY SWEEP

  The operation resulted in 20 vehicles being pulled over for rigorous spot checks to ensure all operators were "properly licensed and vehicles were safe to be on the road."

• UBER PULLS OUT OF SOUTHEND JUST MONTHS AFTER GETTING OPERATORS LICENCE

  Southend City Council said that Uber has informed them it has chosen to surrender its private hire operator licence to operate in the city.

• ANDY BURNHAM ANNOUNCES £445 MILLION FUND FOR GREATER MANCHESTER LICENSED PHVS

  GM licensed PH drivers with vehicles that won't meet emission standards by end of 2026 will be able to get a £5k interest fee loan or claim a £1k grant to upgrade to a newer cleaner vehicle.

• FREENOW BY LYFT TO HOST TAXI DRIVER RECOGNITION EVENT

  Freenow by Lyft, will be hosting a driver recognition event to celebrate drivers who have provided outstanding service to passengers going above and beyond for their communities.

• 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.