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• WEALDEN COUNCILLORS SET TO DISCUSS 10 PER CENT INCREASE IN TAXI FARES

  Council officers described the proposed rise in a report as "reasonable", explaining it reflects the growing financial pressures and rising costs faced by drivers since fares were adjusted in Oct 2022.

• VIRGIN ATLANTIC PASSENGERS COULD SOON SWAP TRAFFIC FOR 8 MINUTE FLYING TAXI RIDES

  Announced at the Farnborough Air Show, the agreement will allow airline customers to book a flight on Joby's electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft (eVTOL) directly through the Virgin Atlantic app or website.

• HMRC REMINDER TO PRIVATE HIRE AND TAXI DRIVERS

  Deadline approaches for first Making Tax Digital quarterly update...

• CARDIFF TAXI CRACKDOWN THREE VEHICLES SEIZED AND DOZENS FINED IN MAJOR OVERNIGHT SAFETY SWEEP

  The sweep, which ran from 4pm on July 18 to 2am the following morning, focused on ensuring passenger vehicles were safe, roadworthy, and operating legally.

• JOINT NUNEATON OPERATION SEES TAXIS CHECKED SHOWING ONLY MINOR COMPLIANCE ISSUES

  On Tuesday, 14 July, traffic officers set up on Avenue Road, Nuneaton, alongside council colleagues to target defective taxis and general traffic offences — with encouraging results.

• CHARGE DROPPED AGAINST ISLE OF MAN CABBIE ACCUSED OF ASKING PASSENGER FOR SEXUAL FAVOURS

  Adrian Erive Santos, 45, from Ramsey, appeared at Douglas Courthouse on Tuesday morning, 21 July, following allegations stemming from an incident on June 27.

• CCTV IMAGE RELEASED AFTER CABBIE ASSAULTED OUTSIDE FARNHAM STATION IN IN SURREY

  Officers investigating the assault of a taxi driver outside Farnham railway station in May have released this image in connection with the offence.

• CALDERDALE PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR TAXI DRIVERS FRUSTRATED BY RESTRICTED LICENSING ACCESS

  Independent Cllr Osman Khalil brought the concerns of the area's more than 1,000 drivers to the council, stating the office is open for just three hours on Wednesdays and Fridays.

• BRADFORD PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER TO APPEAL AFTER LOSING LICENCE OVER ALLEGED PASSENGER ASSAULT

  A 37-year-old Bradford private hire driver, Mohammed Mohammed, has had his licence revoked following allegations that he assaulted a passenger during a dispute over a late pick-up.

• UBER DRIVER TARGETED IN FLOUR BOMBING ATTACK NEAR SHEFFIELD COACH STATION

  An Uber driver was targeted while carrying a passenger near Sheffield Coach Station after three young male cyclists threw a bag of flour into his vehicle.

• BRADFORD CABBIE SCRAPS LICENCE REVOCATION APPEAL OVER LEGAL COST FEARS

  Mohammed Rafiq, from Bradford, was stripped of his licence by council officers who ruled he was no longer a "fit and proper person" to operate a PHV.

• KEIGHLEY CABBIE'S LICENCE NOT REVOKED THANKS TO REPRESENTATION BY COUNCILLOR VAZ SHABIR

  Cllr Shabir said: "Last month a taxi driver approached me about a hearing he had with North Yorkshire Council licensing committee on Saturday 20th June. He informed me on Friday 19th June!

• ISLE OF MAN FACES DEMANDS TO HALT NEW TAXI LICENCES OVER SAFETY CONCERNS

  Barry Murphy, who has worked in the local trade for 24 years, is calling for an immediate freeze on new Public Passenger Vehicle (PPV) applications until an independent review evaluates the island's licensing system.

• CYCLIST IN MILITARY CAMOUFLAGE SMASHES OXFORD TAXI AFTER OVERTAKING DISPUTE

  Thames Valley Police is now appealing for witnesses to the broad-daylight incident, which occurred around 12.35pm on Friday, July 3, on one of Oxford's busiest roads.

• HEREFORDSHIRE SCHOOL CABBIE SUSPENDED OVER UNROADWORTHY VEHICLE CONCERNS

  A local cabbie raised the alarm, highlighting a vehicle serving Westfield Special School. The whistleblower claimed the vehicle was unlicensed as a taxi, uninsured, and had failed its MoT.

• GLASGOW CABBIE WRONGLY JAILED FOR TEN MONTHS OVER MURDER BID SUES POLICE SCOTLAND

  Scott Troy, 43, was arrested at his home and accused of being a getaway driver following a violent attack on shopkeeper Mohammed Arif in Pollok on August 13, 2023.

• JAIL FOR ABERDEEN MAN WHO HELD KNIFE TO TAXI DRIVER'S NECK IN TERRIFYING ROBBERY

  Peter Garland was a passenger in the vehicle when he pulled out the weapon, held it to the driver's neck, made violent threats, and chased the victim before robbing him of his mobile phone.

• CHESHIRE POLICE AND WOLVERHAMPTON LICENSING LAUNCH WEEKEND CRACKDOWN TO ENSURE PASSENGER SAFETY

  Wolverhampton officials were brought in because a high volume of private hire vehicles operating in Warrington are licensed by city of Wolverhampton Council.

• CONWY COUNCIL WEIGHS ZERO TOLERANCE TAXI CRACKDOWN TO PROTECT CHILDREN

  Meeting on 20 July, the General Licensing Committee will consider sweeping amendments designed to tighten the criteria for who is deemed a “fit and proper person” to drive a cab.

• MANCHESTER ENTREPRENEUR LAUNCHES NEW DRIVER FIRST MODEL TO SUPPORT LOCAL DRIVERS

  A Manchester entrepreneur is aiming to reshape the city's private hire industry after announcing a new driver-first business model designed to help local drivers keep more of what they earn.