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• BANBRIDGE TAXI FIRMS MAKE FINAL FARE-WELLS AS FONACAB TAKES OVER

  Two long-serving taxi firms in Banbridge, Q Cabs and Bann Taxis, have officially closed their doors after decades of service and handed over their operations to fonaCAB.

• COVENTRY TAXI FARES SET TO INCREASE AFTER UNITE UNION PROPOSALS APPROVED

  The council explained that the adjustment "would retain the existing start fares but reduce the initial distance and time covered by those fares, resulting in fares moving to the next increment sooner."

• PETITION CALLS FOR BRITISH AIRPORTS TO SCRAP EXPENSIVE PASSENGER DROP OFF CHARGES

  The petition demands that airports provide free or low-cost options for brief passenger stops, rather than charging substantial fees just to let someone out before a flight.

• TAXICOP PC PATRICK QUINTON ISSUES GHOST NUMBER PLATE WARNING

  Ghost plates are those that have been manufactured or altered to prevent cameras reading the plate.

• GREATER MANCHESTER MAYOR HOPEFUL FOR NEW LAWS TO CRACK DOWN ON CROSS-BORDER WORKING

  The issue has long frustrated local residents, many of whom have questioned why so many vehicles carrying passengers hold licences issued by distant authorities rather than Greater Manchester.

• BRADFORD PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER QUESTIONS STAYING IN THE TRADE AFTER ROCK SHATTERS CAR WINDOW

  Aftab Shah was driving a passenger from the Bradford Interchange along Halifax Road shortly after 12:30am on Monday, July 27, when the projectile shattered his side window.

• LATEST DFT TAXI PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE STATS FOR ENGLAND AS OF APRIL 2026

  Full breakdown in PHTM September issue AND detailed tables with numbers updated for each licensing authority will be updated on PHTM website in due course.

• LONDON HEATHROW NAMED WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE AIRPORT FOR TAXI TRAVEL TO CITY CENTRE

  A new global analysis by commercial vehicle insurer Zego has revealed that a typical metered cab journey from the airport to central London averages £92.20.

• BATH MAN FINED AFTER LAUNCHING RACIST TIRADE AT TAXI DRIVER

  Stephen Woods appeared before Bath magistrates on Wednesday, August 5, following the ugly confrontation that unfolded on May 10 outside the Bath Spa railway station.

• GLASGOW TAXI DRIVERS WARN CITY RANK CUTS WILL HARM ELDERLY AND DISABLED

  The licensing committee has approved plans to reduce the taxi rank on Stockwell Street from four spaces down to just two as part of the wider Avenues street upgrade programme.

• 27 MONTHS' JAIL FOR DARTFORD THUG WHO STAMPED ON CABBIE'S HEAD MULTIPLE TIMES IN RACIST BEATING

  Oliver Dryden, a 30-year-old from Orpington, launched the savage attack after a minor road traffic collision on Crossways Boulevard in Dartford on January 15, 2025.

• WORCESTER CITY COUNCIL PROPOSES SHAKE UP TO CITY TAXI FARES

  The proposed changes impact journeys across the board, with different rates set for daytime travel, late-night trips, and travel on weekends or public holidays.

• JOINT COMPLIANCE OPERATION AT BRISTOL AIRPORT

  Dave Etheridge, Licensing leader from Tewkesbury BC said: "A few issues to follow up on, but no serious defects found with our licensed vehicles."

• CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO EAST SUFFOLK TAXI VEHICLE SPECIFICATION

  The proposed changes have been developed in consultation with the council's appointed testing garages.

• GLASGOW TAXI DRIVERS GIVEN TEMPORARY 25P FUEL SURCHARGE AMID RISING COSTS

  The taxi fares review recommended the 25p addition as a short-term fix to help drivers manage spiking overheads, as weell as other changes to the scales.

• 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

• PASTOR FOUND GUILTY AFTER POSING AS CABBIE AND LURING WOMAN INTO HIS CAR IN GLASGOW

  Harry Chinkumbi, 34, targeted a 24-year-old and her friend in the early hours of 22 September 2024 after they stated they could not get a taxi home from Glasgow city centre.

• 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.