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• REDDITCH BOROUGH COUNCIL EXPLORES EXTENDING MAXIMUM PERMITTED AGE OF VEHICLES

  Under the current policy, vehicles that exceed standard age limits are reviewed individually, with input from licensing officers and a qualified vehicle engineer.

• CABBIE FINED AFTER CCTV CAPTURES FLY TIPPING INCIDENT IN NORWICH

  A cabbie received a £300 fine following a fixed penalty notice after CCTV footage showed him driving a Norwich woman to Bowers Avenue to dump rubbish.

• WEST NORTHANTS CONSULTATION INCLUDES PASSENGER SAFETY ENGLISH AND VEHICLE SHAKE UP

  The review, which is the first since April 2024, aims to strengthen passenger safety while simplifying requirements for the trade following feedback from drivers and operators.

• LITHERLAND MOTHER COLLAPSES IN COURT AFTER AVOIDING JAIL FOR TAXI DRIVER SEXUAL ASSAULT

  Emma Richards, of Litherland, sobbed and fell to the floor despite being given an 18-month community order and a six-month alcohol abstinence requirement.

• ROBBER STOPPED BY HEROIC FALKIRK CABBIE FACES POSSIBLE LIFE SENTENCE

  Gregor Thomson was captured on dash-cam footage holding up the cab driver following a late-night pick-up in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, on 5 May.

• CORNISH TAXI FIRMS FACE CLOSURE THREAT AS SOARING FUEL AND OTHER COSTS BITE

  The situation is made worse by local authority regulations, which have left the maximum fares that hackney carriage taxis can charge unchanged for the last four years.

• LONDON PRIVATE HIRE DRIVERS DISRUPT TFL GALA IN PROTEST AGAINST DRIVERLESS CARS

  Drivers belonging to the IWGB Union showed up at TfL’s annual Transport Dinner this evening to call on Sadiq Khan to stop the rollout of driverless cars in London

• WAKEFIELD CABBIE JAILED AFTER BEING CAUGHT WITH £120,000 OF CLASS A DRUGS

  Hasan Saghir, 26, travelled 220 miles from his home to Shepton Mallet in Somerset on 6 February to collect the package, using his cab to blend in and evade detection.

• CUMBERLAND COUNCIL LAUNCHES CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED TAXI FARE REVISION

  The initiative aims to strike a balance between running costs for taxi operators and affordability for local passengers.

• CABBIE FOUND WITHOUT REQUIRED GLASSES DURING REGIONAL SAFETY CHECKS IN WEST MIDLANDS

  Thirty licensed vehicles were pulled over and inspected during the multi-agency crackdown involving Walsall Council, City of Wolverhampton Council and West Midlands Police.

• QUICK THINKING NOTTINGHAM CABBIE DRIVER DRIVES SUSPECT WITH COUNTERFEIT CASH STRAIGHT TO POLICE STAT

  The taxi driver immediately recognised the note was fake due to the way it felt in his hands. When questioned, the passenger handed over further notes which were also fake.

• UBER BEGINS SELF DRIVING ROBOTAXI TESTING IN MANCHESTER

  Partnering with tech firms Verne and Pony.ai, Uber announced the news on 14 October, following the launch of Europe’s first robotaxi service on the Uber app in Zagreb in August.

• BOSTON TAXI FARES TO INCREASE AS COUNCIL APPROVES PRICE HIKE

  The decision followed an application from the Boston HCA, which warned price hikes were vital to keep businesses afloat amid rising fuel prices, staffing costs and insurance premiums.

• LYFT EXPANDS INTO NORTHERN IRELAND WITH FREENOW AND FONACAB PARTNERSHIP

  The service is now live across key areas where FonaCAB operates, including Belfast, Lisburn, Newtownabbey, Carrickfergus, Craigavon, and Banbridge.

• MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE CONFIRMS REVIEW INTO JERSEY'S "OVERLY COMPLEX" TAXI SERVICE

  Deputy Samantha Gleave, had raised concerns over whether current rules could be simplified to reduce costs, improve flexibility, boost the night-time economy and increase service availability.

• RBWM TAXI LICENSING REFORMS ON LOWERING EMISSIONS SPARKS CONSULTATION

  The proposed rules mark a shift away from traditional vehicle age limits towards emissions-based standards, aligning with Department for Transport guidance.

• £135,000 PORSCHE TAYCAN JOINS NORWICH PRIVATE HIRE FLEET

  Operating as part of the official taxi and private hire service for Norwich Airport, the high-end vehicle is now in full-time service and available for executive hire on request.

• NEWCASTLE TAXI DRIVER FINED FOR ILLEGALLY PICKING UP FARES IN STOKE

  Dilshad Ahmed, from Longton, committed the offence on 26 December 2025 at a temporary match day taxi pick-up point at Trentham Lakes.

• RACIST PASSENGER WHO CHOKED LIVERPOOL TAXI DRIVER WALKS FREE FROM COURT

  Gary Bohanna, 51, launched the unprovoked attack on driver Emmanuel Okinlola after being picked up from a Kirkdale pub on the afternoon of 15 December last year.

• BOLTON COUNCIL REFUSES PRIVATE HIRE LICENCE OVER UNDISCLOSED MOBILE PHONE OFFENCE

  The council’s Director of Place, Jon Dyson, presented a report outlining why the local authority considered the unnamed applicant not to be a "fit and proper person" to hold a driver's licence.