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• BRIGHTON CABBIES CALL FOR ACTION OVER DRUNKENNESS AND HARASSMENT AT TAXI SHELTER

  Andrew Peters, representative for the Brighton and Hove Cab Trade Association, warned that the situation is now “interfering with the work of taxi drivers” as customers become too intimidated to use the rank.

• POLICE SEIZE CARS AND REPORT DOZENS OF DRIVERS IN STANSTED AIRPORT TAXI SAFETY STING

  A team of officers from Essex Police, the DVLA, and Uttlesford, Braintree, Chelmsford, Harlow and Wolverhampton council staff, pulled over 50 vehicles for inspection.

• EDINBURGH'S NEW £2.3M TAXI TESTING CENTRE FINALLY READY TO OPEN AFTER LONG DELAYS

  City councillors were told at a recent meeting that the South Gyle site should be operational by May or June once final "snagging lists" are completed.

• ISLE OF WIGHT TAXI BOSS FIGHTS COUNCIL OVER CANNABIS LICENCE BAN

  Adil Aslam, the CEO of Alpha IOW, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court on Tuesday 5 May, to appeal the council’s decision, claiming the move was not "proportionate."

• CORNWALL COUNCIL CHIEF BRANDS CORNWALLS TAXI ZONE SYSTEM "RIDICULOUS"

  During a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, May 6, local leaders debated whether to scrap Cornwall’s six separate taxi zones in favor of a single, countywide area.

• DUBLIN TAXI DRIVER ORDERED TO PAY €12K AFTER REFUSING BLIND COUPLE AND GUIDE DOG

  The couple, who had just arrived on a train from Cork, testified that Mr. Dongo shouted at them in an "aggressive and abusive manner" before winding up his window and driving away.

• MALAYSIAN TAXI DRIVER UNDER INVESTIGATION AFTER PASSENGER LEAPS FROM MOVING VEHICLE

  The dramatic incident, which occurred on May 1, was captured on dashcam showing the woman leaping onto the tarmac, sending her shoes and phone flying as following motorists braked hard to avoid her.

• RADIO TAXIS SOUTHAMPTON GOES THE EXTRA MILE TO GET 84 YEAR OLD RUNNER TO FINISH LINE

  Annie Bruce-Low, who has run every Southampton Half Marathon since 2015, feared she would have to pull out of this year’s race after losing her usual transport to the starting line.

• HUDDERSFIELD MAN TO PAY COMPENSATION AFTER VICIOUS ATTACK ON CABBIE OVER PARKING

  The attack took place on Ruskin Grove in the Sheepridge area on March 31, 2024, following what was described as a parking "dispute."

• EUROPE'S FIRST ROBOTAXI SERVICE HITS THE STREETS IN CROATIA

  A Croatian company named Verne has launched what it claims is Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service, beginning a phased rollout in the city of Zagreb.

• TORBAY TAXI DRIVER ISSUED FINAL WARNING AFTER STRING OF SPEEDING TICKETS

  The driver appeared before a council sub-committee after collecting nine points on his license, including two offenses caught by the same controversial camera in Newton Abbot just four days apart.

• POLICE LOOKING FOR TWO MEN AFTER TAXI DRIVER ASSAULT IN KINGSWINFORD, DUDLEY

  It happened on Dubarry Avenue, at around 12:10am on Sunday 29 March.

• EDINBURGH TAXI FARES SET TO RISE AS COUNCILLORS WEIGH UP PRICE HIKE

  If the plan is approved, Edinburgh will climb from the 19th to the 13th most expensive city for taxis in the UK, putting it on par with Glasgow.

• SWANSEA COUNCIL LED INVESTIGATION FINDS MEDICAL COMPANY GUILTY

  Andrew Eburne, 51, from Hinkley, is set to be sentenced in June at Swansea Crown Court, after recently being found guilty of operating a fraudulent business - Doctors on Wheels Ltd.

• PREDATORY MANCHESTER PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER JAILED FOR HORRENDOUS ABDUCTION AND RAPE OF STUDENT

  Muhammad Nasir, 40, had logged off his booking system - meaning he was not legally allowed to take passengers - when he targeted the 20-year-old victim outside a city centre nightclub.

• ROSSENDALE COUNCIL CRACKS DOWN ON ILLEGAL CHARGES FOR USING CARDS

  The local authority acted after residents reported that some drivers were adding surcharges - often around 10 per cent or more - to the final bill.

• HUDDERSFIELD MAN SENTENCED AFTER BRUTAL ASSAULT ON CABBIE

  Bilal Khan, from Dalton, appeared before Kirklees Magistrates’ Court where he admitted to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

• NORTH YORKSHIRE SET TO RAISE TAXI FARES AS FUEL COSTS ROCKET

  The proposal, set for a vote on Tuesday, May 12, comes after Middle East conflicts pushed petrol prices up by more than 17 per cent and diesel by a staggering 42 per cent since 2024.

• EDINBURGH CITY TAXIS COULD SOON FEATURE IN CAB ADVERTISING SCREENS

  The company behind the move, LA Trading, is seeking permission to install the devices on the driver’s side of the internal safety barriers, a service it already provides in cities such as Manchester and Brighton.

• FORMER MAYOR OF BRACKNELL JAILED FOR HELPING SON HIDE EVIDENCE OF TEEN TAXI RAPE

  Naheed Ejaz, 61, used a "conspiracy of silence" to protect 41-year-old Diwan Khan, a chauffeur in her family taxi business, while police were at her door.