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• VICTORY FOR PH DRIVERS AS DERBY COUNCIL RELAXES PHV AGE RULE DESPITE SAFETY WARNINGS

  Derby city bosses have voted to soften a controversial rule regarding the age of private hire vehicles, raising the age limit for newly licensed cars from the suggested five years to nine years.

• COMPANY ACCUSED OF RISKING PUBLIC SAFETY WITH BACK OF VAN MEDICAL SCAM

  The company, Doctors on Wheels Ltd, is accused of submitting bogus medical forms to the DVLA for drivers seeking to operate taxis, buses and lorries.

• FIFE TAXI FARES SET TO RISE AS COUNCILLORS BALANCE DRIVER COSTS AND PASSENGER BUDGETS

  Under the new agreement, daytime fares will increase by five per cent, while night-time journeys between 10pm and 6am will jump by 10 per cent.

• GANGLAND FOOT SOLDIERS JAILED FOR 25 YEARS AFTER FIREBOMBING TAXI OFFICE AND VEHICLES

  Kieran Abercrombie, Robert Thomson, Kenzie Gardner, and Tyler Ramage carried out the attacks in May 2025 as part of an escalating "gangland war" between rival crime families.

• FIFE COUNCIL GRANTS TAXI LICENCE TO DRIVER CAUGHT SPEEDING AT 95MPH

  Muhammad Saleem appeared before the Regulation and Licensing Committee after Police Scotland flagged a previous offence where he was clocked travelling at 95mph.

• LONDON PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER HAILED A HERO AFTER HELPING DELIVER BABY IN BACK SEAT

  Driver Mo, who works for Carrot Cars, was transporting a couple to the Royal London Hospital when they realised the baby, named Sven, was arriving much sooner than expected.

• EDINBURGH TAXI TRADE OUTRAGED BY LENIENT ONE-MONTH BAN FOR DRIVER LINKED TO CANNABIS FARM

  Muhammad Umar, who was convicted in 2024 for his role as a landlord of a flat housing a £40,000 cannabis farm, also has a record for careless driving after he was caught speeding on the wrong side of the road to skip a r

• NORTH YORKSHIRE TAXI DRIVERS WARN NEW VEHICLE RULES COULD FINISH OFF THE TRADE

  North Yorkshire Council is considering a new policy that would require all new hackney carriage licences to be for wheelchair-accessible vehicles (WAVs), zero-emission electric cars, or hybrids.

• RENFREWSHIRE THUG JAILED AFTER POINTING REPLICA PISTOL AT PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER'S FACE

  Gary Todd was high on street Valium when he pointed an airsoft pistol, designed to look like a real American self-loading handgun, at driver Mr. Awais.

• TWELVE DRIVERS CAUGHT OUT IN THREE RIVERS TAXI SAFETY CRACKDOWN

  The joint effort, led by the Community Safety Unit and local police, targeted vehicles travelling through the district to ensure they were safe for the public.

• DRUNK ATTACKER JAILED AFTER STABBING CHESHIRE CABBIE AND STEALING CAB

  Daniel Eckersley, also known as Daniel Bryan, appeared at Chester Crown Court following the violent incident on December 6, 2025.

• CARDIFF CABBIE BANNED AFTER COLLISION LEAVES PEDESTRIAN WITH LIFE CHANGING INJURIES

  Khalid Gadalseed, 50, was behind the wheel of a Mercedes Vito on September 27, 2023, when he struck Ioan Williams on Greyfriars Road, Cardiff city centre.

• VEEZU - THE NEW NAME FOR CABSSMART, CARSSMART AND AVENUE TAXIS IN IPSWICH AND EAST SUFFOLK

  Avenue Taxis, Ipswich’s longest-established taxi company, and CabsSmart, the award-winning private hire operator, are rebranding as Veezu.

• NEW FOREST TAXI DRIVERS FACE HIGHER FEES AS COUNCIL APPROVES LICENSING PRICE HIKE

  The decision, made by the New Forest District Council’s general purposes and licensing committee on Friday, March 6, comes despite warnings from the trade that drivers are already struggling with a "spiralling" cost of l

• HASTINGS TAXI DRIVER CONVICTED OF MULTIPLE SEXUAL ASSAULTS AGAINST PASSENGERS

  Abdulhamid Alammar, 34, of the Baldslow area in St Leonards, was convicted following a trial at Lewes Crown Court on Friday, March 6, in relation to a 2024 attack that came to light during a separate investigation.

• UBER SECURES OFFICIAL LICENCE TO OPERATE IN LINCOLN

  The decision follows growing frustration over out-of-town drivers working in the city under licences issued by other authorities, such as Wolverhampton.

• EDINBURGH TRAVELLERS FACE FARE HIKES UNDER NEW AIRPORT AND CITY TAXI PROPOSALS

  A report by consulting firm Jacobs suggests a series of increases to account for inflation and rising costs, including a plan to raise the terminal drop-off and pick-up fee from £6 to £7.

• HERO CABBIE SAVES TWO WOMEN FROM BURNING CARS AFTER HEAD ON CRASH IN ROTHERHAM

  The crash, which involved a BMW and a Saab on Pleasley Road, left both drivers trapped inside as fire began to break out.

• GWYNEDD DRIVER BACK BEHIND THE WHEEL AFTER HITTING PEDESTRIAN ON DANGEROUS CORNER

  Mr. A, who has spent over 15 years in the trade, faced a review of his suitability after he hit a member of the public on what was described as a “dark and dangerous corner” in April 2025.

• SHEFFIELD PREDATOR JAILED AFTER POSING AS TAXI DRIVER TO RAPE LONE WOMAN

  Shabir Sultani, 27, targeted his victim after a night out in Sheffield city centre in early 2025 lying to her by claiming he was a licensed driver who would get her home safely.