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• SUNDERLAND CABBIES PUSH FOR FARE HIKE TO COMBAT PROHIBITIVE COSTS

  The Sunderland Hackney Carriage Operators’ Association (SHCOA) is seeking an average increase of 4.1 per cent across its three main tariffs to help drivers survive a surge in overheads.

• LONDON TAXI FARES TO RISE AS CABBIE NUMBERS HIT 50 YEAR LOW

  London black cab fares are set to increase above the rate of inflation in a desperate move to stop drivers from leaving the trade.

• CABBIE SPARED JAIL AFTER RUNNING OVER WOMAN LYING IN ROAD SHE MISTOOK FOR A BLACK BAG

  Lucy Stolzenberg, 74, was driving four passengers when she ran over 58-year-old Rhian Cassidy in Caerau after failing to realise the figure in the road was a person.

• ARUN CABBIES AND PUBLIC CLASH OVER MANDATORY CCTV IN TAXIS AND PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES

  While a recent report suggests the council moves forward with the plan, a public consultation revealed a dramatic split in opinion.

• CREWE CABBIE MAKES A SPLASH WITH RUBBER DUCK POTHOLE PROTEST

  The stunt is part of a wider social media campaign by Shaine Tench, which includes videos of him lying inside large potholes to grab the public's attention.

• BARNSLEY COUNCILLOR PRAISES HIGH TAXI STANDARDS AFTER EYE OPENING NIGHT WITH ENFORCEMENT TEAMS

  Councillor Andy Wray, who represents the Rockingham ward, described his time with the team as an "eye-opening experience" that showed why local residents should feel safe.

• FIFE TAXI DRIVERS CALL FOR THE RESIGNATION OF LICENSING CHIEF AFTER FARE DELAY BLUNDER

  Taxi operators have called for the resignation of the Licensing Committee convenor as council failure costs the trade over six months of lost fare increases.

• SLOUGH COUNCIL BACKTRACKS ON GREEN TAXI RULES TO PROTECT DRIVER LIVELIHOODS

  The decision marks a major U-turn on the town’s air quality plans, with officials warning the move is "quite a significant shift" from an already agreed policy

• WARWICK SAFETY BLITZ PULLS FAULTY TAXIS OFF THE ROAD DURING SURPRISE INSPECTIONS

  During the operation on Thursday 13 February 2026, a total of 53 licensed private hire and hackney carriage vehicles were inspected to ensure they were safe and legal for passengers.

• BARNSLEY TAXI CCTV TRIAL COULD OPEN DOORS FOR MORE FUNDING FOLLOWING SAFETY SUCCESS

  Members of the Barnsley Town Board are set to receive an update on the scheme, which provided recording equipment to hackney carriages through the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.

• CABBIE WINS TRIBUNAL AFTER PETERHEAD COMPANY TOOK £500 EXCESS FROM WAGES FOLLOWING CRASH

  Fraser Allan, who worked for Central Taxis (North East) Ltd, took the firm to an employment tribunal after they began taking £100 a month from his pay following a crash in June 2024.

• OFFSHORE WORKER FINED AFTER HEADBUTTING ELGIN CABBIE AND RIPPING OUT CAR MIRROR

  Thomas Van Holten, 29, appeared at Elgin Sheriff Court following the disturbance on November 30, 2024, which left a driver with a bloodied and swollen nose.

• NEW DRIVER JAILED AFTER SPEEDING STUNTS LEAD TO MULTI-CAR PILE -UP AND DEATH OF CABBIE

  Liberty Mitchell, of Chipping Norton, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and driving without insurance following the December 2022 crash on the B4425 in Gloucestershire.

• LONDON PH DRIVERS HOLD MOTORCADE PROTEST DEMANDING TFL REGULATION OF UBER AND SIMILAR OPERATORS

  The protest was organised by members of the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) to demand that Transport for London introduce stronger regulation of ride-hailing companies.

• FREENOW BY LYFT RECOGNISES OUTSTANDING BLACK CAB DRIVERS AT DRIVER RECOGNITION EVENT

  The event recognises drivers across three categories: Driver of the Year, Legacy Driver and Driver’s Driver.

• LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL GRANTS UBER A PRIVATE HIRE OPERATOR LICENCE

  Lancaster City Council has granted a private hire operator’s licence to Uber Britannia Ltd despite denying earlier in the week that they had applied for a licence.

• JAIL FOR PAIR OF COVENTRY BURGLARS WHO HIJACKED TAXI AND THREATENED TO STAB DRIVER

  Ian Giles 51 and Jason Dalton 37 stole cars and burgled houses across the city, threatening and assaulting anyone who tried to stop them.

• CABBIE FORCED TO LEAP FROM MOVING TAXI DURING TERRIFYING HANLEY KNIFEPOINT ROBBERY

  James Whitehouse, 29, has been jailed for 42 months after he and an accomplice targeted the driver as he sat parked near The Golden Cup pub last February.

• CUMBRIA MP SLAMS UBER FOR THREATENING LOCAL CABBIES' LIVELIHOODS

  Local taxi drivers in south Cumbria are facing an uncertain future as out-of-town Uber drivers continue to move into the region, according to Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron.

• PRESTON MAN DETAINED IN HOSPITAL AFTER STABBING AND ROBBING TAXI DRIVER

  Philip Dookie, who is of no fixed abode, admitted to stabbing and robbing the driver during the incident on Holland House Way last February.