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• BARNSLEY FAMILY PRIVATE HIRE FIRM BOOMS AS BROTHERS TAKE ON NATIONAL RIVALS

  Platinum Travel, owned by brothers Alex and Ryan Elbourne, has seen its pool of licensed drivers shoot up from 35 to 140 and its operations team expand to 16 to meet surging demand.

• PAISLEY BUS DRIVER WHO LEFT CABBIE CLINGING TO MOVING BUS DOORS IN ROAD RAGE CLASH AVOIDS PRISON

  Daniel Smith, 35, of Paisley, was ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work, placed under supervision for 24 months, fined £300, and banned from driving for 30 months at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

• TAXI PROCESSION TO HONOUR LEGENDARY HERNE BAY CABBIE JENNIFER EVERRETT

  On July 30, six vehicles from Herne Cars will form a funeral procession to Herne Bay Crematorium to pay tribute to one of the funniest cabbies to ever drive the local streets.

• TAXI UNION DEMANDS NEW PRIME MINISTER HALTS LONDON ROBOTAXI TRIALS

  The App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) has made an urgent appeal to incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham, demanding he immediately halt upcoming trials of driverless cars in the capital.

• GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS THE TERMS OF ITS NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE EXCISE DUTY (EVED) SCHEME

  From launch, EVs and hydrogen fuel cell cars will pay three pence per mile, while PHEVs will pay a lower rate of 1.5 pence per mile as those drivers also pay fuel duty.

• CHECKEDSAFE APPOINTS DR MIKE GALVIN TO LEAD NEXT PHASE OF GROWTH

  The appointment marks another important milestone in CheckedSafe’s growth and reinforces the company’s commitment to strong governance, strategic expansion, and innovation across the sector.

• SHEFFIELD CAB DRIVER LOSES FIVE STONE AFTER WAKE UP CALL WHILE CLOTHES SHOPPING

  Shermaine "Sham" Bond, 38, has spent the last seven years driving cabs, where long hours behind the wheel and irregular meal times caused her weight to climb to 14st 6lbs.

• DONCASTER BANS ALL WRITTEN-OFF CARS FROM SERVING AS TAXIS OR PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES

  Members of the City of Doncaster Council’s licensing committee voted to outlaw both Category S (structural) and Category N (non-structural) write-offs from operating in the city.

• TAXI CHARITY TAKES VETERANS ON TRADITIONAL SUMMER OUTING TO WORTHING

  The convoy of licensed London taxis began the day in South Holmwood, where volunteer drivers and veterans gathered for refreshments before making the journey together to the Sussex coast.

• NAPPING USA ROBOTAXI PASSENGERS SPARK COSTLY EMERGENCY RESPONSES

  Last year, 30-year-old interior designer Ditto Kasendar fell asleep during a short ride in Los Angeles. He woke up nearly an hour after his trip ended to find firefighters opening his door.

• FAKE TAXI DRIVER JAILED FOR SEVEN YEARS AFTER KIDNAPPING WOMAN ON NEWCASTLE NIGHT OUT

  Kuldip Chahal, from Blyth, approached the woman, picked her up from the ground, and guided her through the crowded streets for ten minutes to his parked car on Fenkle Street.

• 11 YEARS JAIL FOR CABBIE FROM SALFORD WHO RAPED VULNERABLE PASSENGER

  Khalafalla Yagoub, from Salford, was found guilty of rape at Manchester Crown Court in June and sentenced on July 13.

• 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.

• POLICE APPEAL: LIVERPOOL CABBIE KNOCKED OUT IN WAVERTREE AFTER CHALLENGING FARE DODGERS

  The incident unfolded late Saturday night, July 11, after the driver picked up the group from a restaurant on Mill Lane around 11:30pm.

• 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.