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• HASTINGS PROPOSES TAXI AGE LIMIT EXTENSION TO OFFSET RISING COSTS

  Under the new proposals, the age limit for eight-seater vehicles and WAVs would be extended from 10 to 15 years, while age limits for electric and hydrogen vehicles could be scrapped.

• TRUSTED FRIEND JAILED FOR DESTROYING HULL TAXI FIRM IN £670K FRAUD

  Gemma Phoenix, 44, admitted to abusing her position at Hull Cars Ltd in a betrayal that left the company's owner "devastated" and forced him to sell his life's work.

• NATIONAL OUTCRY AS FAMOUS CRITICS AND MP BLAST COUNCIL OVER RESTAURANT TAXI ROW

  A small North Yorkshire restaurant has become the centre of a national debate after top media figures and a local MP lined up to attack a council’s decision to ban free lifts for diners.

• CORNWALL'S SINGLE TAXI ZONE DECISION TO BE MADE

  The Liberal Democrat and Independent coalition must choose whether to keep the current six separate taxi zones or create one massive countywide licensing area, following government advice.

• PEEBLES MAN SPARES JAIL AFTER STRIKING TAXI DRIVER WITH WINE BOTTLE

  Cameron Sinclair was a teenager at the time of the attack, which took place in November 2024 after he had been part of a large wedding party travelling back from Edinburgh.

• SPEEDING CONVICTION FAILS TO STOP FAREHAM PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER SECURING LICENCE

  Fareham Borough Council has approved three private hire driver applications following a licensing panel review, including one from a driver with multiple speeding convictions.

• BRITAIN'S "UNSUNG HEROES": TAXIS HAILED AS ESSENTIAL SAFETY NET

  According to a survey of 2,000, 82% of people consider taxi drivers essential to their local communities, acting as a reliable safety net when public transport fails or emergencies strike.

• SHORT LIVED FREEDOM: SERIAL FARE DODGER JAILED AFTER TARGETING CHORLEY CABBIE

  Leroy Teasdale pleaded guilty to making off without payment during a hearing at Preston Magistrates on April 14, where he was sentenced to two months in jail.

• LEEDS CABBIES TO RALLY AGAINST TOTAL DISASTER OF CROSS-BORDER WORKING

  Leeds licensed drivers and business owners are set to stage a major rally this Sunday, 26 April 2026, to protest "cross-border working" rules they claim are destroying local livelihoods and putting passengers in danger.

• WAYMO TEST VEHICLE CRASHES INTO POLICE CORDON DURING LONDON STABBING INVESTIGATION

  Video footage captured the car driving through "Do Not Cross" tape, seemingly ignoring the sirens and flashing lights of emergency vehicles before braking sharply.

• LYFT AGREES TO ACQUIRE GETTS UK BUSINESS WITH THE CLOSE EXPECTED IN THE COMING WEEKS

  With the addition of Gett, Lyft is positioned as the leading app for London black cabs and will offer a comprehensive suite of ground transport options.

• MESSAGE TO THE TRADE FROM BRISTOL SOUTH GLOS TAXI COP PC PATRICK QUINTON

  “Hello drivers, today I was working with police colleagues, South Glos Licensing and DVSA.

• OVER 150 VIOLENT OFFENDERS GRANTED LICENCES FROM THE UK'S "TAXI CAPITAL"

  Information obtained by the Guardian shows that Wolverhampton approved 438 licences for drivers with criminal records, including 61 drug offences, 36 drink-driving offences, and four sexual offences.

• OLDHAM MAN JAILED FOR NINE YEARS FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TEENAGER WHO MISTOOK HIM FOR CABBIE

  Tayumur Raja, 29, has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl who had mistaken his car for a taxi.

• POLICE HUNT PASSENGER AFTER UNPROVOKED ATTACK ON BOURNEMOUTH TAXI DRIVER

  Detectives have released a CCTV image of a man they want to identify after a taxi driver was punched in the face during an afternoon shift in Bournemouth.

• CAERPHILLY COUNCIL CONSIDERS SHAKE-UP TO TAXI FARES

  The local council has launched a public consultation to gather feedback on two different proposals that would update the prices charged by licensed hackney carriages.

• CABBIE JAILED FOR NINE YEARS AFTER USING VEHICLE AS "WEAPON" IN NEWCASTLE ROAD RAGE ATTACK

  Hasan Mohammed's Skoda Superb came around a corner at speed, swerving dangerously, as a family was crossing the road after leaving a restaurant.

• SOUTHEND TAXI DRIVERS LEFT REELING AFTER SPATE OF "SHOCKING ATTACKS" ON VEHICLES

  Thieves are believed to have targeted the cars overnight to search for cash and valuables, hitting multiple firms and leaving self-employed drivers unable to work.

• IPSWICH TAXI DRIVERS LOSE LICENCES OVER MISSING MEDICAL CHECKS

  Ipswich Borough Council took the swift action after the drivers did not submit medical certificates proving they met the strict safety requirements set by the DVLA.

• DUO JAILED AFTER TERRIFYING KNIFEPOINT ROBBERY OF GLOUCESTER TAXI DRIVER

  Justin Francis, 39, and Tiffany Davis, 36, were sentenced at Bristol Crown Court after targeting their victim when he pulled into Valley Gardens last September.