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• BIRMINGHAM RANKS SECOND IN UK FOR TAXI DRIVER SMOKING FINES DESPITE 41 PER CENT DROP

  Liverpool City Council topped the table for the most fines so far in 2026 with 95 penalty notices - 67 ahead of second-placed Birmingham - despite seeing a 7.7 per cent decrease in 2025/26. 

• GLASGOW TAXI DRIVERS TO PROVIDE MANDATORY CARD PAYMENTS FROM FEBRUARY 2027

  Under the phased roll-out, any driver granted a new three-year licence or a renewal from that date must carry a working card reader, making Glasgow the first local authority in Scotland to mandate card facilities. 

• BOLTON PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER STRIPPED OF LICENCE AFTER 83 COMPLAINTS

  The unnamed driver was given 15 minutes to put forward his case, which councillors rejected before voting unanimously to strip him of his licence in the interests of public safety.

• WEST FIFE TAXIS FAIL INSPECTIONS OVER SOOT FILLED CABS AND DOORS HELD TOGETHER WITH STRING

  Between July and September, 168 vehicles were tested in the area. The 19 failures caused the first-time pass rate to drop by nine per cent, falling from 98 per cent in March 2026 to 89 per cent. 

• MAN JAILED FOR THREE YEARS AFTER DRIVING STOLEN TAXI THE WRONG WAY ON A55

  Darragh O’Grady, 31, was sentenced at Caernarfon Crown Court on Tuesday 10 November. Alongside his prison sentence, he was banned from driving for five-and-a-half years

• MALVERN TAXI DRIVERS DEMAND RETURN OF REMOVED RANKS AS INCOME AND SAFETY FEARS GROW

  Drivers are demanding reinstatement of spaces following changes by Worcestershire County Council at Edith Walk, the Post Office, and Great Malvern station, where rank markings were painted over.

• TEENAGER JAILED FOR TWO YEARS AFTER HIGH SPEED POLICE CHASE ENDS IN DEVASTATING PHV CRASH

  Arman Saddique, then four days short of his 19th birthday, sped away from police during a routine document check on Otley Road in February this year, triggering a dangerous early-hours pursuit on wet and snowy roads.

• READING CABBIES SET FOR RELIEF AS COUNCIL MOVES TO EASE EMISSIONS AND AGE RULES

  Reading BC had introduced measures requiring all newly licensed vehicles to be ULEV and under five years old, while mandating a Euro 6 emissions rating for all new vehicles from October 2028. 

• MERSEYSIDE MAN FINED AFTER UNLEASHING RACIST TIRADE ON CHESTER CABBIE

  Jordan McCulloch, 31, from Oxton, pleaded guilty to racially aggravated intentional harassment through words when he appeared at Chester Magistrates Court on Tuesday, November 10.

• DRIVER CAUGHT USING MOBILE PHONE AWARDED TAXI LICENCE BY FIFE COUNCIL

  Aaron Keenan appeared before Fife Council’s Regulation and Licensing Committee after applying for the licence, where members weighed up his conduct before coming to a decision.

• MESSAGE TO ALL OUR TRADE FROM BRISTOL SOUTH GLOS TAXICOP PC PATRICK QUINTON

  “This is why I strongly recommend that drivers install legal cameras in their vehicles."

• NEW HACKNEY APP - ROBIN - LAUNCHES IN THE UK

  Dutch taxi platform Robin is introducing an alternative to the traditional commission model in the taxi industry.

• DFT CONFIRMS TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE LICENSING REFORM PROGRESSING BUT STILL NO FIRM DATES

  DfT said engagement with the sector has helped shape ongoing policy and informed work on a draft Bill expected to be brought forward for pre-legislative scrutiny during current parliament.

• CABBIES OBJECT AS TELFORD WREKIN COUNCIL CONSIDERS RAISING LICENCE RENEWAL CHARGES

  The proposals drew 7 objections from members of the PH trade and a petition signed by 12 HC drivers after the council announced plans to raise renewal costs for both vehicles and drivers.

• FEMALE DRIVER ONLY PRIVATE HIRE SERVICE TO LAUNCH IN DURHAM AND SUNDERLAND

  Jill Donison, 51, from Seaham, came up with the concept while working as a private hire driver and noticing how positively passengers reacted to having a woman behind the wheel.

• CALL FOR TOUGHER SAFETY STANDARDS AS 45% OF MILTON KEYNES DRIVERS LICENSED ELSEWHERE

  The push for reform follows data revealing that the council received 89 complaints last year regarding drivers and vehicles licensed by other local authorities. 

• BURY COULD ALLOW WRITTEN OFF CARS TO BE LICENSED AS TAXIS OR PHVS

  The proposals would relax the rules for Category N vehicles, which have non-structural damage, and Category S, which have structural damage but can legally return to the road once repaired.

• PROLIFIC NEWPORT OFFENDER JAILED AFTER THREATENING CABBIE AT KNIFEPOINT AND CAUSING CRASH

  Leon Gladdis, 29, from Newport, was sentenced at the Isle of Wight Crown Court after admitting a series of dangerous offences across Devon and the Isle of Wight.

• GLASGOW TAXIS COULD BE FORCED TO ACCEPT CARD PAYMENTS UNDER NEW COUNCIL RULES

  Councillors will meet on Wednesday 11 November to decide whether to introduce new licensing conditions requiring the city’s black cab drivers to carry working credit and debit card readers. 

• ONE MISTAKE CAN COST YOUR LIVELIHOOD: STARK WARNING ISSUED AFTER OPERATOR LOSES LICENCE

  A prominent taxi boss has warned drivers that a single mistake can destroy their livelihood after a major operator lost his licence.