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• TOM HAYES MP SEEKS VIEWS ON TAXI LICENSING REFORMS IN BOURNEMOUTH EAST

  Tom Hayes MP recently hosted a meeting with taxi and private hire drivers at St Saviour's Church to hear about the reforms they would recommend as the Government brings forward a draft law.

• TRAGEDY STRIKES IN LIVERPOOL AS YOUNG WOMAN DIES FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLE

  The incident occurred on Wednesday evening, 2 September, at around 5.40pm as the victim was walking towards the city centre.

• VEEZU EXPANDS WEST MIDLANDS PRESENCE WITH TRIPLE 20 TAXI ACQUISITION

  Cardiff-based private hire technology firm Veezu has purchased Triple 20 Taxi Cars, adding around 270 self-employed drivers across Dudley and Sandwell to its growing regional network.

• UBER AND WAYVE LAUNCH LONDON'S FIRST SELF-DRIVING TAXI SERVICE

  Users across the city can be matched with a driverless Ford Mustang Mach-E, though the chances are currently slim with only 15 vehicles licensed out of the capital's 100,000 Ubers.

• NEW TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE PENALTY POINTS SCHEME APPROVED BY TEWKESBURY COUNCIL

  Under the scheme, penalty points can be issued for minor infringements of licence conditions. The points issued will depend on the nature and seriousness of the breach and will remain on a driver’s record for three years

• BUCKS COUNCIL ROLLS OUT MAJOR POLICY CHANGES TO BOOST SAFETY, ACCESSIBILITY AND ECO FRIENDLY TRAVEL

  The comprehensive updates, which took effect on September 1, 2026, streamline the application process for drivers while modernising vehicle standards and passenger requirements across the county.

• ABERDEENSHIRE APPROVES FIVE PER CENT TAXI FARE RISE STARTING IN NOVEMBER TO HELP STRUGGLING OPERATOR

  The licensing sub-committee greenlit the fare adjustment following a low-turnout public consultation where participants highlighted cost-of-living pressures.

• SWALE COUNCIL PERFORMS U TURN TO ALLOW TAXIS TO DISPLAY REMEMBRANCE POPPIES AFTER FIERCE BACKLASH

  The local authority held the urgent meeting to implement a temporary licensing change after iCars boss Neil McLennan was ordered to strip remembrance emblems from his fleet of taxis.

• 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.

• ST HELENS CABINET SET TO APPROVE TOWN CENTRE TAXI RANK CHANGES AMID REGENERATION

  Under the proposals, several existing taxi stands on Church Street, Bridge Street, and Exchange Street will be removed and replaced with new locations across the town centre.

• 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.