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• DISABLED PASSENGERS FACE TAXI DISCRIMINATION AND PLUMMETING WAV NUMBERS IN CARDIFF

  Campaigners have spoken out after experiencing discrimination and service failures in Cardiff, where the number of WAV taxis has plummeted from 475 in 2010 to just 168 today.

• PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER WITH NINE PENALTY POINTS DENIED LICENCE BY FENLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL

  The driver stated: "he had previously received penalty points which had fallen away" and admitted "on several occasions" he failed to notify a different licensing authority about his points

• DISABLED LEWISHAM COUNCILLOR HAD TO PUSH HERSELF HOME IN 30C HEAT AFTER TAXI SCHEME FAILED

  Lewisham councillor and Disabled People's Champion, Maria McKenna, endured a gruelling hour-long journey in her electronic wheelchair, after waiting nearly two hours for a vehicle that never arrived.

• SOUTH CAMBS COUNCIL REFUSED PH LICENCE OVER DRIVERS POOR ENGLISH AND DISHONESTY CONCERNS

  During a private meeting held without the press or public present, officials examined the driver's application and heard oral evidence from both the applicant and a licensing officer.

• FORMER ARMY TRANSLATOR TURNED PH DRIVER JAILED FOR SEVEN YEARS FOR RAPING TEENAGE PASSENGER

  Abdul Nabizada, 36, was today sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh after being found guilty of a horrific attack on a 19-year-old woman who had trusted him to take her home safely.

• SHEFFIELD CABBIES FEAR INCREASING RACIST ATTACKS AS VEHICLES ARE TARGETED

  Mohammed Awais Alyas, director of Sheff Fleet Ltd, and a working driver himself, says that while vandalism has long been an issue, the hostility has taken a clear and alarming racial turn.

• TAXI DRIVER SAFETY FEARS SPARK CALDERDALE COUNCIL MOT DEBATE

  Taxi drivers in Calderdale are facing a clash over vehicle safety checks after a council meeting heard that a cab's handbrake completely failed just weeks after passing an MOT at a private garage.

• LUTON PH DRIVER ORDERED TO PAY £1,600 AFTER OBSTRUCTING MILTON KEYNES ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

  The incident happened at Milton Keynes Central Station on 9 December 2025, when an enforcement officer approached a private hire vehicle as part of routine licensing checks.

• APPEAL AFTER TAXI DRIVER RACIALLY ABUSED IN NOTTINGHAM

  Police investigating a public order incident have released an image of a man they would like to identify.

• BLACK CAB SHORTAGE THREATENS LONDON TAXI DRIVERS

  Drivers and fleet operators in the capital are currently enduring nine-month waiting times for vehicles from the LEVC, which remains the only available manufacturer for purpose-built London taxis.

• BRADFORD’S LARGEST SCHOOL TRANSPORT PROVIDER ISSUES IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ITS DRIVERS

  The company says it will “not race to the bottom” on school transport contracts if doing so risks the financial sustainability of its drivers or the quality and reliability of the service.

• POLICE RELEASE IMAGE APPEAL AFTER TAXI DRIVER FACING RACIAL ABUSE IN WARSASH, HAMPSHIRE

  Police are investigating an alleged racial abuse incident targeting a taxi driver in Warsash after three passengers were picked up in the Brook Avenue area.

• TAXI DRIVERS LESS LIKELY TO DIE OF ALZHEIMER'S: HOW NAVIGATION PROTECTS THE BRAIN

  Researchers found that the protective benefit comes from continuous real-time navigation rather than driving itself.

• FORMER WEST YORKS POLICE SERGEANT WHO PUNCHED AND STRANGLED CABBIE WOULD HAVE BEEN SACKED

  Edward Howard, 28, from Shelf, Halifax, carried out the attack near Cleckheaton on November 10, 2025, after becoming heavily intoxicated following a night out in Leeds city centre.

• NEWCASTLE UBER DRIVER WHO RAN RED LIGHT AND KNOCKED DOWN GRANDFATHER AVOIDS IMMEDIATE JAIL

  Shak Rahman, 48, struck the victim as he crossed Percy Street after finishing work, throwing him into the air and onto the windscreen before he landed heavily on the road.

• DRUNK FARE DODGER WHO PUT CARLISLE CABBIE IN HEADLOCK GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE

  A Carlisle cabbie who was grabbed from behind and put in a headlock by a drunk passenger refusing to pay a £28 fare fought back by biting his attacker on the wrist.  

• DRIVERS WARNED OVER MULTI-MILLION POUND 'CRASH FOR CASH' SCAMS

  Dashcam manufacturer Nextbase released exclusive footage to ITV News highlighting these fraudulent schemes, where criminals intentionally cause collisions to exploit motor insurance policies.

• LONDON ASSEMBLY AND GMB UNION RAISE URGENT SAFETY AND JOB CONCERNS OVER UBER ROBOTAXI TRIAL

  While the initial phase will feature a licensed private hire driver behind the wheel rather than full automation, the decision has drawn swift criticism and caution from officials and unions alike.

• TEIGNBRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL: STILL TIME TO HAVE SAY ON TAXI POLICY REVIEW

  The public consultation closes at midday on Friday, August 7, with the council urging anyone with an interest in the future of taxi and private hire services in the district to take part before the deadline.

• WAYVE AND UBER MOVE A STEP CLOSER TO AUTONOMOUS RIDES IN LONDON AS TFL GRANTS PHV LICENCES

  The decision marks a major milestone for ride-hailing giant Uber and British artificial intelligence firm Wayve, making London the first city in the world to deploy Wayve’s commercial autonomous technology.