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• THE COUNCIL MIGHT BE LEGALLY RIGHT BUT IS IT FAIR?

  Dear PHTM - I am hoping someone could give me some advice on a matter with our local licensing authority.

• WOLVERHAMPTON PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER PROSECUTED FOR PLYING FOR HIRE

  Successful prosecution by Liverpool City Council following an incident in March involving a Wolverhampton licensed PHV driver.

• DRIVERS REMAIN VITAL FOR TAXI PRIVATE HIRE PASSENGERS ACROSS UK

  Research reveals multi-faceted nature of modern driver’s role.

• SPHA SECURES UPDATE TO BOOKING OFFICE RULES IN GLASGOW

  The Scottish Private Hire Association has achieved a significant victory for small-scale and independent operators in Glasgow.

• NIGHTMARE FOR RURAL TAXI DRIVERS AS FUEL PRICES SOAR

  Rural taxi and private hire drivers in the West of England are fighting to stay afloat as soaring fuel costs squeeze profit margins. 

• BRIT ARRESTED AFTER SEVILLE CABBIE STABBED 16 TIMES DRIVES TO POLICE STATION

  A British passenger has been arrested in Seville after allegedly stabbing a local cabbie 16 times in a brutal knife assault, sparking fresh safety demands from the city's taxi trade.

• UBER ROSYTH BOOKING OFFICE LICENCE BID FACES 431 OBJECTIONS AHEAD OF DECISION

  Fife councillors will decide on Tuesday, 22 September, whether to grant Uber Scot Limited a private hire booking office licence at Rosyth Business Centre on Cromarty Campus after 431 objections were lodged.

• DONCASTER PRIVATE HIRE BOSS WINS 'SON OF PAKISTAN' AWARD DEDICATED TO LATE COLLEAGUE

  Jaan G Saqlain, managing director of Doncaster private hire firm Absolute Cabs, has received the prestigious “Farzand e Pakistan” (Son of Pakistan) award at a London ceremony over the weekend.

• TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE DRIVERS DELIGHTED AT END TO OXFORD BOTLEY ROAD DETOUR

  The major route reopened on Sunday, September 20, following delays and cost increases from £161m to £237m for the rail bridge replacement scheme. The closure began in April 2023.

• BRADFORD PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER COMPLETED OVER 200 JOBS WITHOUT VALID LICENCE

  Khalid Bashir continued working for Keighley-based Aireside Private Hire for a month while Bradford Council was processing his licence renewal.

• FLINTSHIRE COUNCIL INVESTIGATES DRIVER FILMED WATCHING YOUTUBE WITH SCHOOLCHILD ON BOARD

  Cllr Andrew Parkhurst shared the footage online, stating: "I have been sent a shocking video. It appears to show a Flintshire cabbie watching YouTube while driving a vulnerable child.

• CUMBERLAND COUNCIL AGREES CONSULTATION ON UNIFIED TAXI TARIFF

  If approved, the two-mile fare would harmonise at £7, matching Carlisle rates while raising fares £1 (17%) in Allerdale and 80p (13%) in Copeland, with no change for Carlisle.

• PRIVATE HIRE DRIVERS CAR TORCHED OUTSIDE SOUTHAMPTON HOME

  Sukhy Sidhu, 59, was alerted just after 10.15pm by his 21-year-old son when a Ring doorbell alarm went off, capturing footage of a person standing next to the vehicle as flames ignited.

• PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER CONVICTED AFTER POLICE FIND £50K OF CANNABIS IN BOOT NEAR CARLISLE

  Muhammad Malik, 46, claimed a bin bag containing the £50,000 worth of drugs was left behind by an unidentified customer and that he set off on an 11-hour, 600-mile round trip to Scotland.

• GLASGOW PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER SUSPENDED AFTER ACCUSATION OF RECORDING PASSENGERS

  Abdiqadir Mohamed Nur faced Glasgow City Council’s licensing and regulatory committee at John Street following a complaint to the local authority’s taxi and private hire enforcement unit.

• COVENTRY HACKNEY FARES TO RISE AFTER COUNCIL APPROVAL

  Coventry taxi fares will increase despite opposition from local cabbies, following approval by cabinet member for city services Cllr Patricia Hetherton on 15 September.

• LIVERPOOL COUNCIL TO TIGHTEN DRUG RULES AFTER 12 DRIVERS LOSE LICENCES OVER COCAINE AND CANNABIS

  The council tested 630 drivers - 13% of its 4,800 registered drivers - over the past 7 years, uncovering a “small minority” using illegal substances on a “recreational basis or as habitual users.”

• SUCCESSFUL TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT OPERATION IN HEYWOOD

  officers from the Heywood Neighbourhood Policing Team executed a comprehensive Traffic Enforcement Operation under the banner of Op Paragon.

• DENBIGHSHIRE FREEZES WALES HIGHEST TAXI FARES FOR 2027

  Lead licensing officer Nicky Jones told councillors that Denbighshire’s rates sit above 2nd place Swansea and beat averages in England, while other N. Wales councils charge “a lot less than ours”.

• LONDON TAXI FLEET RISK WARNING ISSUED OVER TX5 PARTS SHORTAGES

  London’s licensed taxi fleet could shrink further as parts shortages for TX5 electric cabs leave self-employed drivers facing income loss and extended vehicle downtime.