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• MAXIMUM SOMERSET TAXI FARES SET TO RISE THIS MONTH TO TACKLE MOUNTING OPERATING COSTS

  Somerset Council’s executive committee is expected to approve the new tariff structure today, 2 September, to help drivers cope with mounting fuel and insurance expenses.

• ISLE OF WIGHT MAN ADMITS STEALING TAXI THAT SPARKED CRASH AND INJURING DRIVER

  Leon Gladdis, 29, of Newport, admitted to aggravated vehicle taking when he appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court last month, reversing an earlier not-guilty plea.

• BOLT BOSS CONFIRMS NEW LIVERPOOL DRIVERS MUST HAVE LOCAL LICENCES

  The new scheme, named Bolt Flex, allows passengers to use the existing app to book a vehicle and agree on a fare directly with the driver.

• CROSS BORDER SOUTH GLOS OPERATION INSPECTS OVER 100 CARS WITH MAJORITY FULLY COMPLIANT

  Conducted on the morning of August 12, the initiative focused on checking vehicles and drivers crossing local authority boundaries to ensure maximum passenger safety.

• NELSON CABBIE BANNED AND FINED AFTER DRIVING FOUR TIMES OVER COCAINE LIMIT

  Sana Majeed, 28, initially entered a not guilty plea at Blackburn Magistrates' Court before changing his plea to guilty for driving while over the limit for benzoylecgonine.

• PH DRIVER WITH MYSTERY PASSENGER HAS LICENCE REVOKED AFTER TERRIFYING PAISLEY MOTHER

  Laura Hegart, 50, and her 26-year-old daughter had ordered a Renfrewshire Cab outside Whisky Joe's Bar at around 9pm on January 27 when they noticed two men inside the vehicle.

• BRUTAL ATTACKER JAILED AFTER CABBIE FORCED TO HAVE EYE REMOVED FOLLOWING VICIOUS ASSAULT

  Jordan Hammond, 34, was jailed for four years at Newcastle Crown Court after admitting to causing grievous bodily harm with a one-year extended licence period.

• TAXI FARES IN BLAENAU GWENT COULD RISE AS DRIVERS BATTLE SURGING FUEL COSTS

  A special meeting of the Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council General Licensing committee is set to review a consultation report that examines several ways to adjust pricing to help the trade cope with rising expenses.

• BEXLEYHEATH CABBIE JAILED FOR SIX YEARS AFTER FATAL CRASH CAUSED BY EXTREME FATIGUE

  Kolawole Erunkulu, 45, from Bexleyheath, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after his Audi swerved into a layby on the A23 in Merstham and struck 59-year-old Philip Dray on August 17, 2025.

• LONDON ROBOTAXI LAUNCH DELAYED AS REGULATORS FAIL TO ISSUE CRUCIAL GUIDANCE

  Christina Calderato, TfL’s director of strategy, recently told the London assembly’s transport committee that the transit authority would not be ready to accept applications “for some time.”

• TEWKESBURY CABBIES SET TO FACE NEW PENALTY POINT SCHEME

  The Executive Committee will review the recommendation on September 2, and if approved, the revised policy will take effect on September 28.

• STOLEN TAXI STOPPED AFTER BEING DRIVEN THE WRONG WAY DOWN THE A55 IN ANGLESEY

  The vehicle, belonging to local firm Tacsi Zoe, was stolen from Holyhead on Monday evening, August 24.

• NEWPORT BLACK CAB FARES COULD JUMP BY UP TO 17 PER CENT

  The local licensing manager has deemed the proposed increase reasonable due to rising fuel costs and the length of time since the last fare review in 2022.

• SWALE COUNCIL ORDERS ICARS TO REMOVE REMEMBRANCE POPPIES AND STICKERS FROM VEHICLES

  Neil McLennan, owner of iCars, was told by a licensing officer that the displays violated council advertising policies.

• LONDON CABBIE FINED £60 FOR DROPPING OFF DISABLED PASSENGER IN LONDON

  Gary Taylor, a 20-year-old veteran of the capital's taxi trade, received the penalty after dropping off the passenger at 10.30pm in the Brentford Lock area.

• DRUNK BEGGAR GUILTY OF RACIALLY ABUSING AND FLASHING CABBIE AT DUNFERMLINE TAXI RANK

  Robert Hooper, 51, targeted the 49-year-old cabbie on Queen Anne Street after spending the day begging on the streets.

• TWO MEN JAILED FOR OVER THREE YEARS AFTER ROBBERY INVOLVING LINCOLN CABBIE

  Liam O’Leary, 46, (left) from Lincoln was jailed for 3 years and 4 months and Shane McHale, 23, also from Lincoln was jailed for 3 years and 2 months.

• POLICE APPEAL AFTER TAXI DRIVER ATTACKED BY TWO PEOPLE IN CARLISLE CAB RANK

  The incident happened at about 11.30pm on August 16 at the taxi rank on Court Square Brow, next to Carlisle Railway Station.

• BAN AND LICENCE REVOCATION FOR PH DRIVER CAUGHT ON PHONE WHILE DRIVING IN LEEDS

  A Leeds private hire driver has been banned from the road for three years and stripped of his licence after nearly colliding with a police car while using a mobile phone at the wheel.

• FOREST OF DEAN FACES TAXI DESERT CRISIS WITH ONLY 58 LICENSED VEHICLES FOR NEARLY 90,000 RESIDENTS

  According to Department for Transport statistics from April 2026, this equates to a mere 0.6 vehicles for every 1,000 residents, placing the district among the areas most vulnerable to becoming a rural taxi desert.