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• NEW INDEPENDENT TRADE ASSOCIATION LAUNCHED IN EAST RENFREWSHIRE

  The East Renfrewshire Licensed Drivers’ Association (ERLDA) has been established following an agreement for the East Renfrewshire Branch of the SPHA to formally close and move forward independently.

• FOUR TAXIS SUSPENDED AND ONE DRIVER ARRESTED DURING CRACKDOWN ON BRADFORD ROAD

  The multi-agency operation took place on Thursday on Great Horton Road, targeting vehicle compliance, road safety, licensing rules, and environmental crime.

• MAN CHARGED AFTER TAXI DRIVER STRANGLED AND ROBBED IN CARLTON, NOTTS

  The terrifying assault took place around 9:50pm on 28 April 2026, while the victim was driving a customer along Carlton Hill Road.

• UNDERCOVER STING LEADS TO CONVICTIONS AND £2,500 FINES FOR READING PRIVATE HIRE DRIVERS

  The convictions follow successful undercover test purchase operations conducted by Reading Borough Council’s licensing team in the town centre and outside the Grosvenor Casino on Queens Road.

• EDINBURGH BLACK CAB UNION DEMANDS TERMINAL DROP OFF FEE EXEMPTION AFTER "OUTRAGEOUS" PRICE HIKE

  Unite the Union has taken its fight directly to Edinburgh Airport management, the City of Edinburgh Council, and the Scottish Government.

• WEST SUFFOLK COUNCIL APPROVES NEW TAXI EMISSIONS RULES TO REPLACE VEHICLE AGE LIMITS

  Starting 1 July 2026, the updated rules will require all new vehicles to meet the strict Euro 6 emissions standard, which limits harmful pollutants such as Nitrogen Dioxide and particulates.

• CHELMSFORD COUNCIL TO DROP TAXI PERMIT FEE SCHEME NEXT MONTH TO BOOST PASSENGER SERVICES

  Following a six-month trial at the new Beaulieu Park Station, the council initially suspended the £200 permit charges to allow drivers to use the rank for free.

• BRITONS CLOSER TO BOOKING DRIVERLESS TAXIS AND BUSES AS GOVERNMENT OPENS PILOT APPLICATIONS

  The new government pilot scheme marks a major milestone toward fully commercial passenger services, allowing prominent technology and transport firms to test bookable driverless journeys.

• WYRE MP BACKS NEW POWERS HANDED TO LOCAL COUNCILS TO CRACK DOWN ON OUT OF AREA TAXIS

  Lancaster and Wyre MP Cat Smith has thrown her support behind a new law that allows local councils to immediately suspend taxi licences issued by other authorities.

• JOHN WORBOYS COULD HAVE MORE THAN 1,000 VICTIMS SAYS CARRIE JOHNSON

  Johnson, who was a 19-year-old university student when she encountered Worboys in 2007, helped bring the serial sex attacker to justice.

• FROM TAXI DRIVER TO FIRST CITIZEN: EX-CABBIE IS SWORN IN AS MANCHESTER'S 128TH LORD MAYOR

  Councillor Shaukat Ali took over the civic role during a Mayor Making ceremony on Wednesday 20 May.

• CHINESE EV MANUFACTURER BEATS TESLA TO MASS PRODUCE A PURPOSE BUILT ROBOTAXI

  XPeng is the first Chinese automaker to achieve this milestone using entirely in-house hardware and software.

• BOLT CEO FIRES ENTIRE HR TEAM BECAUSE THEY CREATED PROBLEMS THAT DIDN'T EXIST

  Ryan Breslow, the co-founder and chief executive of US fintech firm Bolt, said the department was scrapped as part of sweeping layoffs aimed at returning the struggling business to 'start-up mode'.

• EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL BACKS PLANS FOR NEW TAXI RANKS TO PROVIDE LIFELINE FOR PASSENGERS

  The decision by the council's Licensing Sub-Committee comes in response to a direct request from a local taxi operator calling for an increase in the number of official stances.

• TAXI LICENCE REFUSED AFTER CONWY PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER FAILS TO REPORT CRASH

  Members of the general licensing committee voted overwhelmingly to refuse the application for a Skoda Octavia following a series of rule breaches and safety suspensions.

• STOKE CABBIE FINED FOR REFUSING RIDE TO DISABLED WOMAN WITH ASSISTANCE DOG

  Aras Abdullah, 47, turned away the woman at Stoke Station, claiming a severe allergy to animal hair, North Staffordshire Magistrates' Court heard.

• ROAD RAGE GLASGOW BUS DRIVER CONVICTED AFTER DRIVING OFF WITH CABBIE CLINGING TO THE DOORS

  Daniel Smith, 34, was found guilty of assault and causing serious injury by dangerous driving at Glasgow Sheriff Court, following a dramatic confrontation that left the victim with broken bones and lasting trauma.

• TAXI STOLEN AND DAMAGED FOLLOWING MASSIVE BRAWL OUTSIDE FARNHAM PUB

  Surrey Police officers were called to Castle Street in the early hours of Sunday morning (May 10) following reports of a massive fight.

• TAXI DRIVER CLEARED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AFTER THREE YEAR LEGAL BATTLE IN CHELMSFORD

  Argent Bajrami, 40, was cleared of the single charge by a jury, bringing an end to an allegation that dates back nearly three years.

• STOKE ON TRENT TAXI DRIVER THREATENED WITH GUN IN TERRIFYING ROADSIDE INCIDENT

  The cabbie was working on Forge Lane in Etruria when the frightening encounter unfolded.