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• FAREHAM PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER RETAINS LICENCE DESPITE PAST REVOCATION OVER SEXUAL CONTACT

  The panel heard that the driver had previously held a licence with Havant Borough Council, which was suspended and revoked following conduct that included sexual contact with a vulnerable passenger. 

• SPEEDING STOCKPORT CABBIE BANNED AFTER 91MPH RUN ON A55

  A 76-year-old cabbie has been stripped of his driving licence after failing to convince magistrates that a ban would cause him exceptional hardship. 

• PROPOSED LONDON TAXI FARE REVISIONS CONSIDER DRIVER COSTS AND LONGER JOURNEY RATES

  The transport authority has outlined four distinct options to help drivers cover rising expenses, maintain fair compensation,and keep taxi driving a viable career choice.

• ISLE OF WIGHT CABBIES COULD FACE NEW CODE OF CONDUCT

  Isle of Wight Council's environment and community protection committee (ECPC) has been advised to approve a draft Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Statement of Licensing Policy 2027–2032 for a six-week consultation. 

• POLICE VAN AMONG VEHICLES BLOCKING EAST RENFREWSHIRE RANK AS DRIVERS DEMAND COUNCIL ACTION

  Taxi drivers in East Renfrewshire are demanding tougher parking enforcement after all four spaces at a designated taxi rank were occupied by other vehicles – including a Police Scotland van.

• TFL UNVEILS PLANS TO MAKE ALL NEW LONDON PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES FULLY ELECTRIC BY 2028

  TfL has launched a public consultation on ambitious plans to phase out petrol, diesel, and hybrid engines from newly-licensed private hire vehicles. 

• PEMBROKESHIRE TAXI LICENSING POLICY AMENDMENTS BACKED BY COMMITTEE

  Following a six-week public consultation on a May draft that gathered 30 responses, the committee backed the proposals as a recommendation for a final decision by full council.

• SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR BRUTAL ATTACK ON ONE-ARMED UBER DRIVER IN SUNDERLAND

  The violence erupted after the driver politely asked passengers Drew Davidson, 26, and an unidentified man to add a second drop-off location using their booking app.

• PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER LOSES LICENCE AFTER TAILGATING AND SPEEDING ON M62 IN MERSEYSIDE

  Officers from Merseyside Police’s roads policing unit pulled over a white Toyota on the night of Thursday 22 October.

• COURT APPEAL CHALLENGES FIFE COUNCIL'S HANDLING OF UBER OBJECTIONS

  A legal appeal has been served challenging Fife Council’s decision to grant Uber a booking office licence after hundreds of objections were rejected without being heard.

• WIGAN HACKNEY CARRIAGE DRIVERS CLAIM UNFAIR ENFORCEMENT AT TOWN CENTRE TAXI RANKS

  Drivers say they are regularly being moved away from taxi ranks and issued warnings for over-ranking, despite what they claim is insufficient designated space for local taxis.

• CALLS FOR CRACKDOWN ON PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES PARKING NEAR SOUTHEND AIRPORT

  Residents complain of nuisance parking and engines left running as calls grow for increased enforcement and a designated waiting area.

• TWO IPSWICH TAXI DRIVERS HAVE LICENCES REVOKED FOLLOWING ROAD CRASHES

  Ipswich Borough Council confirmed it stripped both individuals of their combined hackney carriage and private hire driver's licences following separate investigations into their driving conduct. 

• BRIDGEND TAXI FARES COULD RISE BY 12 PER CENT TO BECOME AMONG HIGHEST IN WALES

  The proposal follows a request from the local taxi trade, who highlighted significant increases in the cost of living, fuel,insurance, servicing, and vehicle maintenance.

• COVENTRY CABBIE PERMANENTLY DISFIGURED AFTER FORMER SOLDIER BITES HIS EAR IN ROAD RAGE ATTACK

  Shane Hurley, 41, avoided immediate jail after pleading guilty to assaulting taxi driver Mohammed Hanan in an attack so severe the victim required stitches.

• LONDON UBER DRIVER JAILED FOR FIVE YEARS AFTER FATALLY STRIKING PASSENGER WHO WAS SICK IN HIS CAR

  Hayadulla Turkmani, 53, from Hornchurch, was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving after a 15-day trial. The jury acquitted the private hire driver of murder and manslaughter.

• TERRIFYING MOMENT TAXI ENGULFED IN FLAMES EXPLODES ON QUIET FIFE STREET

  Dramatic footage captured thick black smoke billowing into the sky from the cab, which was parked on the kerb just a few feet away from nearby residential houses. 

• PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER WHO HUNTED DOWN RIVAL IN LIVERPOOL CHASE WALKS FREE

  Hawkar Karimi, of Wavertree, engaged in a terrifying high-speed pursuit through residential streets before smashing his cab into the victim’s car during a shocking episode of road rage on Edge Lane.

• TESLA UNVEILS WHAT IT SAYS IS A FLYING CAR

  On 15 October, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a car that he said will be able to fly, a feature long relegated to science fiction and Saturday morning cartoons.

• LONDON ROBOTAXI TRIALS FACE BACKLASH AS DRIVERS PROTEST OVER SAFETY AND JOB FEARS

  Around 15 demonstrators rallied against the ongoing tests, which Wayve is currently conducting across the capital alongside driverless technology firm Waymo, using human safety operators on board.