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• 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.

• PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL TO CONSULT ON MAJOR TAXI LICENSING OVERHAUL

  Councillors agreed at a meeting at Sand Martin House on 8 October to invite feedback from drivers, operators, passengers and the wider public.

• SOUTHAMPTON PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER TO PAY OVER £1,200 FOR UNBOOKED JOURNEY IN READING

  Abdalgadar Yaqoub pleaded guilty to two offences at Reading Magistrates’ Court on 18 September following a undercover council operation in West Reading earlier in the year.

• SHAME ON THIS WOMAN - IS TWO YEARS REALLY JUSTICE?

  In the early hours of 18 April 2022, Rachael Jones, 38, was thrown out of a cab in Cheshire after arguing with the driver.

• LIVERPOOL THUG WHO LEFT CABBIE BLIND IN ONE EYE THINKS HIS SENTENCE IS BULLS**T

  Paul Pollard booked a ride to visit his kids but ended up hitting the driver in the face with a wheel brace after a dispute over the £9.50 fare.

• FRESH QUESTIONS OVER FIFE COUNCIL'S HANDLING OF UBER OBJECTIONS

  New evidence has raised further questions over Fife Council's handling of objections to Uber's Fife booking office licence.

• NORWICH TAXI COMPANY USING PORSCHE TAYCAN FOR EXECUTIVE AIRPORT WORK

  An all-electric Porsche Taycan worth £135,0O0 is now part of the A2B Taxis Norwich fleet, serving passengers to and from Norwich Airport.

• PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER FINED AFTER ILLEGAL PICK UP AFTER MANCHESTER UNITED MATCH

  Abdul Kayum Talukdar, 47, from Ashton-under-Lyne, was parked on double yellow lines after Manchester United’s match with Brighton on 25 October 2025.

• PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER LOSES LICENCE AFTER ILLEGALLY PLYING FOR HIRE IN LONDON

  A private hire driver licensed by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has had his licence revoked after a DBS check revealed four convictions connected with illegally plying in London.