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• HIGHLAND COUNCIL SCRAMBLES TO OVERTURN DECISION LETTING JAILED RAPIST KEEP OPERATOR'S LICENCE

  The Highland Council is rushing to revisit a highly controversial decision that allowed convicted rapist David Brown to keep his operator's licence, despite him recently being sentenced to nearly seven years in prison.

• AVON AND SOMERSET POLICE SEIZE NITROUS OXIDE CANISTERS FROM PHV IN TAXI SAFETY CRACKDOWN

  The safety operation, which also utilised mystery shopper exercises to boost security for passengers—particularly women—highlighted a growing concern among local law enforcement.

• RUNAWAY PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE SMASHES INTO CANTERBURY HOUSE AND WRECKS PORCH

  The dramatic incident unfolded on a Monday in Canterbury, when the driverless cab crossed the front garden and slammed into the structure, dislodging bricks and mangling the vehicle itself.

• BRADFORD TAXI FARES SET FOR BIG BUMP: MINIMUM CHARGE RISES TO £3

  Under the newly unveiled structure, passengers taking the shortest trips in the city will face a 20% increase, bringing the minimum charge for distances up to 96 yards to £3.

• ADCU URGES LONDON ASSEMBLY TO PAUSE AV PILOTS UNTIL VARIOUS ASSESSMENTS CARRIED OUT

  ADCU has submitted formal evidence to London Assembly’s inquiry into AVs, calling for pause in trials until full safety, economic and equality assessments have been carried out.

• TAXI MARSHALS SET TO BECOME A REGULAR PRESENCE ON SALISBURY'S STREETS

  The marshals will be operating throughout the summer and into 2027 as part of a scheme to improve night-time safety in the city.

• LONDON PROTEST OVER DRIVERLESS CARS DISRUPTS CITY HALL TRANSPORT MEETING

  Private hire drivers, working on platforms including Uber and Bolt, disrupted a London Assembly Transport Committee meeting on 24 June to protest the planned rollout of driverless cars on London’s streets.

• DONCASTER CABBIES DIVIDED OVER PLANS FOR MANDATORY IN CAR CCTV SYSTEMS

  A recent 12-week consultation revealed that 40 per cent of drivers oppose the requirement, slightly outnumbering the 32 per cent who support it.

• APPEAL FOR MAN WANTED FOR BURNLEY TAXI DRIVER ASSAULT

  Officers want to speak to Christian Dobos, 34, after an incident was reported in Sunningdale Gardens where a taxi driver was assaulted and a wing mirror on the taxi was damaged.

• SOUTH RIBBLE CABBIES CALL FOR "VERY REASONABLE" FARE INCREASE AMID COST OF LIVING PRESSURES

  The proposed hike would add 20p to the starting meter rate, bringing it to £2.90, and increase the distance charge by 4p for every tenth of a mile, raising it from 20p to 24p.

• NORTHUMBERLAND COUNCILLORS' ALARM OVER GOVERNMENT PLANS TO HAND TAXI LICENSING TO MAYORAL AUTHORITY

  Ministers want to transfer licensing powers to regional transport bodies, which in the North East means the mayoral authority.

• WIGAN CABBIES SLAM "CRAZY" AGE LIMIT RULES THREATENING THEIR LIVELIHOODS

  John Moreton, a 63-year-old cabbie from Wigan, faces being unable to use his hybrid vehicle beyond 2026 due to the rule.

• COOPERS TAXIS CHORLEY OFFICIALLY JOINS DG GROUP

  Established for over 30 years, Coopers Taxis has built an outstanding reputation for providing reliable transport around Chorley, offering a diverse fleet to cater for every journey.

• DRUG DRIVING CABBIE AVOIDS JAIL AFTER MOTORWAY CRASH INJURES PASSENGER

  Jake Bland, 36, of Burton-in-Lonsdale, was handed a suspended sentence following the collision, which court records attributed to the defendant’s "bad driving."

• BRISTOL COUNCILLORS UNDER FIRE FOR LETTING LAW-BREAKING TAXI DRIVERS STAY ON THE ROAD

  An analysis of 137 pages of newly published committee minutes by the Local Democracy Reporting Service reveals that the local authority regularly takes a lenient approach.

• SEFTON INUNDATED WITH TAXI APPLICATIONS AS OUT OF BOROUGH DRIVERS SURGE

  At a recent Licensing and Regulatory Committee meeting, principal licensing officer Mark Toohey revealed that around 50 new drivers are applying every single week.

• BRADFORD PH BOSS LOSES LICENCE AFTER HOUSE CONVERTED INTO £210,000 CANNABIS FARM

  The decision was made by Bradford Council’s licensing panel following a police raid that uncovered a sophisticated illegal drug cultivation setup inside the house.

• HERO ELY CABBIE HONOURED AFTER SAVING ELDERLY PASSENGER FROM £3,000 SCAM

  Bridget Farley-Smith picked up the distressed woman but sensing something was wrong, Bridget chatted with her passenger, who revealed she was on her way to the bank to withdraw £3,000 in cash.

• BARNSLEY TAXI CCTV SCHEME SET FOR EXPANSION AFTER SURGE IN SAFETY AND NIGHT SHIFTS

  Following a highly successful pilot programme that installed cameras in all hackney carriages, council bosses are now looking to roll out the security systems to an additional 50 private hire vehicles.

• YORK TAXI BOSSES DEMAND URGENT HELP AS STATION GATEWAY WORKS HIT DRIVERS FINANCIALLY

  The York City Taxi Association has called for urgent action, warning that the construction of the York Station Gateway project has "substantially" impacted local hackney carriage drivers.