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• STIRLING COUNCIL LAUNCHES PUBLIC SURVEY TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF LOCAL TAXIS AND PHVS

  The review is being conducted alongside traffic consultants LVSA to evaluate the current state of licensed vehicles across the region.

• COLCHESTER PASSENGER JAILED FOR NINE YEARS AFTER LEAVING CABBIE FOR DEAD IN SAVAGE STREET ATTACK

  Brodie Farrell, 26, of Colchester, boarded the taxi in the city centre before violently attacking the driver upon arriving at his destination in Highwoods.

• DRIVER WITH THREE SERIOUS CONVICTIONS BIDS FOR NEW BCP COUNCIL TAXI LICENCE

  The applicant previously had his licence stripped by Christchurch BC and a BCP Council report said thast the driver "didn't advise the Christchurch BC of the initial offences or criminal convictions".

• LEICESTER UBER DRIVER WHO RAPED PASSENGER AT KNIFEPOINT JAILED FOR 16 YEARS

  The victim and her friend were outside a Leicester city centre bar when Adam Daley pulled up in his white Toyota Auris and offered to take them home if they booked the ride through the app.

• CEREDIGION TAXI FARES SET TO RISE BY 7 PER CENT DESPITE COST OF LIVING WARNINGS FROM PUBLIC

  Senior councillors on Ceredigion County Council’s Cabinet unanimously backed the fare hike at a meeting on July 7, marking the first rate change since 2022.

• TENSE PROTEST AS READING TAXI AND PH DRIVERS CONFRONT COUNCILLORS OVER STRICT EMISSIONS RULES

  Drivers gathered outside the Bridge Street offices to voice their anger at rules limiting licences to vehicles emitting a maximum of 75 mg of nitrogen oxides (NOx) per kilometre.

• END OF AN ERA FOR COOPERS - CHORLEY'S BIGGEST TAXI FIRM ACQUIRED BY DG GROUP AFTER 36 YEARS

  Coopers Taxis was founded in 1990 by husband and wife Phil and Lynne, who started the firm from the front room of their modest home with just a single telephone line.

• "COMPLETE MAYHEM": JERSEY AIRPORT RENOVATION STRIPS TAXI RANK CAPACITY IN PEAK SUMMER

  Jersey Taxi Drivers’ Association secretary Mick Tostevin revealed the closure has halved the airport's taxi capacity, removing a space that could previously accommodate about 30 cars.

• TAXI DRIVER ROBBED AND ASSAULTED BY FOUR PASSENGERS AFTER FARE DISPUTE IN MILTON KEYNES

  Police reported that during the dispute, one passenger attacked the driver - a man in his thirties - while another snatched a bag containing cash from inside the car.

• VETERAN GREENOCK CABBIE BANNED FROM ROADS AFTER BLUNDER LEAVES COUPLE WITH FRACTURED STERNUMS

  John Quinn, 61, caused the collision on December 12, 2024, when he failed to give way at a junction on Cartsburn Street, smashing his vehicle into a Renault Captur on Ingleston Street.

• POLICE HUNT FOR TWO MEN AFTER MANCHESTER TAXI DRIVER ASSAULTED OUTSIDE HOTEL

  Investigators are searching for two men who they believe can "help with the investigation" into the attack, which occurred outside the Rex Hotel on King Street.

• DUNDEE TAXI SAFETY FEARS SPARK CALLS FOR CRACKDOWN ON UNLICENSED DRIVERS

  Both Dundee City Council and the taxi drivers' union, Unite, have acknowledged the issue, which has prompted calls for tougher enforcement and iodentity checks.

• SOMERSET COUNCIL PROPOSES 10 PER CENT HIKE IN MAXIMUM TAXI FARES TO HELP RURAL DRIVERS

  Under the new proposals, maximum distance and waiting time charges will increase by 10 per cent, while taxi drivers will also be allowed to add a discretionary booking fee of up to £10 for pre-booked trips.

• FORMER BRITISH ARMY TRANSLATOR JAILED FOR RAPE OF TEENAGE PASSENGER IN EDINBURGH

  Abdul Nabizada, 35, targeted the 19-year-old student after picking her up from a night out in Edinburgh on November 13, 2021.

• DORSET COUNCIL UNDER FIRE OVER STAGGERING £185 MILLION SCHOOL TAXI BILL

  Shocking new figures reveal that school transport costs for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) pupils have rocketed by roughly 77 per cent over the last four years, up from just over £10 million.

• ISLE OF MAN TAXI FIRM DEMANDS GOVERNMENT REVIEW OF CCTV RULES AFTER ALLEGED SEXUAL INCIDENT

  An Isle of Man taxi company is calling for a urgent review of vehicle security rules after a video emerged on social media showing an alleged sexual incident inside a cab.

• WEST SUFFOLK TAXI FARES SET TO RISE DESPITE TIPPING POINT WARNINGS FOR CUSTOMERS

  Under the new rates, a standard two-mile daytime trip between 6am and midnight will cost an extra 35p, bringing the total to £8.35.

• BEAT THE HEAT BUT DONT BREAK THE BANK: SUMMER DRIVING HABITS CAN DRAIN YOUR FUEL TANK

  As temperatures soar across the UK, motorists are being warned that common air-conditioning mistakes and poor summer driving habits could cost them dearly at the fuel pump.

• GREATER MANCHESTER LAUNCHES £2M GRANT SCHEME TO HELP PH DRIVERS GO GREEN

  Under the newly approved Private Hire Vehicle Support Fund, eligible drivers can apply for grants of up to £2,500 to replace their older cars.

• EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL APPROVES NEW TAXI RANK ON BISHOPBRIGGS MAIN STREET

  Bishopbriggs is set to get a new taxi rank at the Kirkintilloch Road bus stop near Costa Coffee following a public consultation, East Dunbartonshire Council has decided.