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• UBER SHUTS DOWN OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA AND UGANDA AMID RISING COSTS AND FIERCE COMPETITION

  The company, which launched in Nigeria in 2014 and Uganda two years later, described the move as a difficult decision.

• STIRLING TAXI FARE INCREASE CONSULTATION FOR 2026 FESTIVE PERIOD

  The taxi trade in Stirling as well as members of the public are to be consulted over proposals to increase taxi fares by 11.7 per cent and to introduce new tariffs to cover the festive period.

• WARWICK DISTRICT COUNCIL CONSIDERS TEN PER CENT HIKE IN TAXI FARES ACROSS THE REGION

  Warwick DC's cabinet is set to decide on 9 September, whether to approve the rise for the area's 127 hackneys, which would mark the first adjustment to the maximum permitted charges in two years.

• DISGRACED CABBIE DENIED LICENCE RENEWAL AFTER ASSAULTING CHILD WITH MILKSHAKE

  Mohammad Anwar had his renewal application rejected by Glasgow City Council's licensing committee following a formal objection raised by Police Scotland.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.