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• UBER DRIVER ACCUSED OF MURDERING PASSENGER AFTER ROW OVER VOMIT IN CAR

  Basildon Crown Court heard that Michael Ashton, 28, pictured, had been out with his partner before the couple took an Uber home and an argument broke out with the driver, Hayadulla Turkmani, 53.

• CHILDREN RELUCTANT TO USE SEND SCHOOL TAXIS IN ESSEX

  "I don't want to put my children in the school transport taxi, but how else do I get them to school?" asks Donna.

• OVER 250 TAXIS AND PHVS CHECKED IN MAJOR POLICE OPERATION ACROSS LANCASHIRE

  The checks took place on 2 & 3 October as part of Lancashire Constabulary’s ongoing NightSafe campaign, aimed at keeping passengers safe and ensuring vehicles and drivers meet the required standards.

• UNLICENSED IPSWICH PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER FINED £1,124 AFTER RUNNING RED LIGHT

  Ionel-Adrian Sandu, from Ipswich, was driving a vehicle licensed by Ipswich Borough Council along the A6005 in Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, on 12 April when he went through a red light.

• BOLT LOSES SUPREME COURT VAT APPEAL BID - MAJOR RULING FOR PRIVATE HIRE INDUSTRY

  Will this bring greater clarity and a more level playing field across the trade?

• NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE TRADE REP CHALLENGES COUNCIL OVER HUMAN COST OF LICENSING DECISIONS

  In an email addressed to senior council officers and Councillor Kirk Harrison, Neil raises concerns about medical assessment procedures, knowledge testing, vehicle requirements and oversight of out-of-area private hire o

• OXFORD TAXIS KEIGHLEY MAKES PLEA TO PARENTS OF UNRULY KIDS AFTER CAR EGGED

  The message below was shared on the firms Facebook page: “The two pictures you see here were taken just days apart, and they are both the same vehicle..."

• MESSAGE TO ALL OPERATORS FROM THE TAXI AND VEHICLE POLICY TEAM AT THE DFT

  We wanted to make you aware of changes to the Home Office’s Right to Work [RTW] Scheme that came into effect on 1 October 2026.

• CAMPAIGNER SHARES HIS CONCERNS ABOUT BRUTAL ATTACK ON WAKEFIELD CABBIE

  A taxi driver was reportedly seriously assaulted very recently in Eastmoor, Wakefield, sustaining injuries including a broken nose.

• BOURNEMOUTH TAXI DRIVERS WELCOME FAIRER STATION RANK ARRANGEMENTS

  South Western Railway (SWR) plans to reopen its online permit portal from 1 December, allowing eligible drivers to apply for permits and make payments directly.

• BE WARNED: 25 BRADFORD DRIVERS LOSE LICENCES OVER MOBILE PHONE OFFENCES

  Figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request reveal that 25 Bradford-licensed drivers have had their licences revoked for mobile phone offences since 2024.

• ADCU BACKS CALL FOR TFL TO HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER DRIVERLESS VEHICLES

  ADCU has consistently argued that autonomous vehicle policy must not be driven solely by commercial interests, but should prioritise public safety, democratic accountability and the livelihoods of workers.

• ADDISON LEE FOUNDER SIR JOHN GRIFFIN LOSES £20.5 MILLION DOMICILE FIGHT WITH HMRC

  The case highlights the complicated - and often absurd - arguments created by Britain’s old non-domiciled ("non-dom") tax system, which the government finally scrapped in April 2025.

• YORK TAXI DRIVER RACIALLY ABUSED AS POLICE SEEK MAN

  North Yorkshire Police has issued a photograph of a man officers want to speak to about the incident at about 7pm on Sunday, September 6.

• TAXI FACES LICENCE REVIEW AFTER INSPECTORS DISCOVER DANGEROUS SUSPENSION DEFECT IN REDDITCH

  West Mercia Police teamed up with Worcestershire Regulatory Services and licensing officers from Wolverhampton City Council for the operation on the evening of Friday 25 September, to examine taxis and private hire vehic

• TELFORD TAXI DRIVERS HESITANT OVER FREE IN-CAB CCTV SCHEME DUE TO PRIVACY FEARS

  Out of approximately 400 licensed vehicles in the borough, only 48 hackney carriages and private hire vehicles have had the safety cameras installed so far using funding from the community safety partnership.

• LIVERPOOL CABBIE JAILED FOR 38 MONTHS AFTER BEING CAUGHT COURIERING PINK KETAMINE

  Peter McFadden, a 55-year-old boxing coach and taxi driver from Norris Green, came to the attention of police on June 4 when he was pulled over for speeding along Croxteth Hall Lane.

• FORMER TAXI DRIVER FINED £1,623 AND PENALISED WITH SIX POINTS FOR DRIVING WITHOUT LICENCE OR INSURANCE

  Mohammed Manir, 63, was spotted by enforcement officers driving in Crawshawbooth on March 17 who recognised that he had not held a hackney carriage driver licence for several years.

• POLICE APPEAL AFTER WOMAN JUMPS INTO SWINDON TAXI TO ESCAPE SEXUAL ASSAULT

  At around 1.20am, a stranger grabbed her from behind and touched her inappropriately before she managed to break away, get into the taxi, and leave the area with a female friend.

• STRATFORD ON AVON DC LAUNCHES CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED NEW TAXI LICENSING POLICY

  The proposed framework, which would run from 2027 to 2032 to replace rules introduced in 2009, introduces major changes to vehicle age limits to give proprietors more flexibility while encouraging greener travel.