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• HARTLEPOOL COUNCIL KEEPS YELLOW TAXI COLOUR POLICY

  Hartlepool Borough Council licensing chiefs have voted to keep the town's hackney carriages fully yellow following a public consultation earlier this summer.

• SOUTHAMPTON PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER LOSES LICENCE AFTER MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS

  Councillors made the decision during a hearing held behind closed doors on September 16, concluding that the driver was no longer a fit and proper person to hold the driver's licence.

• NORTH EAST TEENAGER SPARED PRISON AFTER PUNCHING PH DRIVER AND STEALING TAKINGS

  As the driver was adding details into the taxi app, 18-year-old Brandon Moloney opened the door and punched him in the cheek, "causing an immediate stinging sensation".

• DISGRACED NEWCASTLE PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER SPARED JAIL AFTER ONLINE GROOMING WITH SCHOOLBOY

  David Richardson, 31, communicated with who he thought was a 14-year-old schoolboy, sending indecent images of himself and discussed picking the teenager up from school.

• UNLICENSED PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER WHO DROVE SEND CHILDREN TO LLANELLI SCHOOL FINED £2,700

  Derrick Lewis was caught driving pupils in a licensed private hire car during a council spot check at Ysgol Heol Goffa in February. He didn't turn up to court.

• GWYNEDD COUNCIL APPROVES TAXI FARE INCREASES STARTING OCTOBER

  Taxi fares across Gwynedd are set to rise from October 1, 2026, after Cyngor Gwynedd's general licensing committee formally approved the changes on Monday, September 21.

• GLASGOW CABBIE HELPS SAVE PASSENGER AFTER HEART STOPS

  Driver Charlie Matthews was carrying passenger Jake Sinclair on an early-morning private hire trip to Stobhill Hospital when he noticed Jake had slumped over in the back of his cab.

• 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.