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• ROBBER WHO ATTACKED CABBIE AND STOLE CAR IN SOUTH SHIELDS JAILED FOR FOUR YEARS

  Jonathan Mitchell, 25, targeted the cabbie after changing destinations multiple times in South Shields, prompting the driver to radio his control room for police assistance.

• PRESTON PH DRIVER PROSECUTED AFTER TRANSPORTING VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN UNLICENSED VEHICLE

  The private hire driver was caught operating a silver Renault Master that carried the children - including a wheelchair user - and a passenger assistant to a school in Chorley.

• TAXI TRADE RAISES LICENSING CONCERNS AT MEETING WITH NORTH NORTHANTS COUNCIL

  The meeting covered concerns about the knowledge test and the promised Licensing Panel safeguard after three failed attempts - including an experienced driver who has been unable to work while his renewal remains unresol

• IPSWICH BC CONSIDERS 3 PER CENT TAXI FARE RISE TO HELP DRIVERS WITH OPERATING COSTS

  Ipswich BC's Executive is being asked to approve a public consultation at a meeting on September 8. If no objections are raised, the revised tariffs could come into effect on October 13.

• 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.

• SKEGNESS TAXI FIRM WINS PRAISE FOR EXTRAORDINARY KINDNESS TO FAMILY FACING SERIOUS ILLNESS

  Mark Johnson, owner of Lincs Coast Taxis, met Sarah after picking up the family - she explained her son Oliver had been treated that day for a brain tumour, the driver was deeply moved.

• 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.