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• HAMILTON PASSENGER JAILED FOR 18 MONTHS AFTER VIOLENT ATTACK ON TAXI DRIVER

  Michael McCabe, 43, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison following the July incident, which also involved him smashing a resident's window with a wheelie bin.

• PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES ON A52 NEAR WAINFLEET AFTER ENGINE FAULT

  Emergency crews from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue were alerted to the blaze on the Wainfleet bypass at 11:25 pm on Sunday.

• LONDON MAN WHO POSED AS TAXI DRIVER IN BRIGHTON TO RAPE WOMAN FOUND GUILTY

  In the early hours of Sunday, July 3, 2022, Ruckling Ramsay was driving around Brighton city centre where he picked up a vulnerable, 19-year-old woman and pressured her into sniffing white powder.

• LICENSING OFFICERS ASKED TO CHECK TAXI PRIVATE HIRE DRIVERS FOR MOTABILTY FRAUD

  "Can I draw your attention to the new eForm on the Motability Operations webpage for reporting misuse.

• MANCHESTER AIRPORT MEETING AGREED TO DISCUSS DANGEROUS UNSANITARY CONDITIONS IN DRIVER WAITING

  The ADCU has welcomed Manchester Airport's agreement to meet with the union to discuss urgent concerns regarding the conditions faced by PH drivers using the airport's designated waiting area.

• TAXI AND PH AMONGST THE UK SECTORS MOST IMPACTED BY INFLATION AS COST SURGE 54 PER CENT

  The cost of running a business has risen significantly in the past decade, reshaping the business landscape across the UK.

• MAN SEEN ASSAULTING CABBIE IN NORTHAMPTON ... CAN YOU HELP?

  The incident happened near to the Palmerston Road and Cliftonville junction on Saturday, May 23, between 1.45am and 2am, when a man was seen assaulting a taxi driver.

• GREEN LIGHT FOR EDINBURGH TAXI OUTING AFTER POLICE ESCORT ROW

  The annual Edinburgh Taxi Outing was shelved earlier this week after officers declined to provide a motorbike escort due to a "policy change".

• PHTM SO PROUD OF OUR TRADE: THIS POST WAS SHARED ON LINKEDIN

  I travelled to London to visit my critically ill grandson at Great Ormond Street Hospital. After arriving at Paddington, I jumped into a black cab across the city.

• ADDISON LEE ROLLS OUT CPR TRAINING WITH ST JOHNS AMBULANCE AFTER DRIVER HELPS SAVE PASSENGER'S LIFE

  Godwin Omotobora joined twenty Addison Lee drivers on 27th May for a training session at its West Drayton Fleet Hub, delivered by St John Ambulance staff, to share his first-hand experience and encourage other drivers to

• ADDISON LEE ROLLS OUT CPR TRAINING AFTER DRIVER HELPS SAVE PASSENGERS LIFE

  Godwin Omotobora joined twenty Addison Lee drivers on 27th May for a training session to share his first-hand experience and encourage other drivers to learn the skills that helped him to save a life.

• BRADFORD PRIVATE HIRE BOSS FINED AFTER BLAMING SOFTWARE ISSUE FOR UNLICENSED DRIVER

  Imran Khan, 43, the operator of Aireside Private Hire, failed to attend his scheduled hearing at Bradford Magistrates Court.

• CCTV RELEASED AFTER BEER BOTTLE SMASHES NOTTINGHAM TAXI WINDOW OUTSIDE KFC

  The incident took place at around 3:15 am on April 18 outside the fast-food restaurant on Milton Street.

• WELL DONE TO CORKER CARS ST ALBANS FOR SUPPORTING THE ELDERLY IN THEIR COMMUNITY

  "From the moment we set off, there was laughter and excitement in the air. After enjoying breakfast, we headed to the seaside where everyone had the opportunity to relax and take in the sea air.

• ABERDEEN SPLIT OVER THE FUTURE OF TAXI KNOWLEDGE TEST

  Out of roughly 1,800 responses gathered by Aberdeen City Council, 45.5% voted to keep the test, while 43.1% argued it should be scrapped entirely.

• TAXI LANDS ON TOP OF PARKED CARS IN DRAMATIC NEWPORT ROAD CRASH

  Emergency services rushed to Bassaleg Road, near the Handpost pub, shortly after midday on Friday, May 22, after a taxi collided with two stationary vehicles.

• EDINBURGH COUNCIL DEMANDS EMERGENCY TALKS AFTER ICONIC ANNUAL TAXI OUTING CANCELLED

  The 78th annual Edinburgh Taxi Trades Outing, which sees a parade of balloon-covered black cabs drive vulnerable children through the capital, was scheduled for June 9.

• CHANCE TAXI REUNION ALLOWS GLASGOW DRIVER TO THANK PASSENGER WHO SAVED HIS LIFE FROM PROSTATE CANCER

  In 2024, driver Brian Kelly, 66, picked up Tam Hewitt, a 76-year-old volunteer for Prostate Cancer UK. During the journey, Mr Hewitt spoke about the importance of getting checked for the disease.

• HERO VAN DRIVER RESCUES OBLIVIOUS TAXI PASSENGERS FROM M60 VEHICLE FIRE

  The van driver was travelling along the motorway in Greater Manchester near Simister Island on Thursday when he spotted flames coming from the cab.

• 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.