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• DONCASTER COUNCILLOR'S FIRM CUTS SCHOOL TIES AFTER CONTROVERSIAL CLAIMS ABOUT PARENTS

  A Doncaster councillor’s business will stop providing school transport for the city council following a backlash over his claims that parents "train" their children to "comply" with special education needs criteria.

• WORKINGTON TAXI DRIVER PRAISED FOR SAVING MAN IN CRISIS ON BRIDGE

  Taylor Kilburn, 24, was driving his KB Travel taxi in the early hours of the morning last month when he noticed a man standing on the edge of the structure and felt the situation "just didn't look right."

• NORTH DEVON TAXI FARES SET FOR 26 PER CENT JUMP TO HELP STRUGGLING DRIVERS

  The flag rate, will rise from £3.10 to £3.90 following a four-year freeze on prices.

• POLICE SEARCH FOR MAN AFTER COMPUTER THROWN AT WORKER IN HEMEL HEMPSTEAD PH BASE

  The incident reportedly began following an inquiry about booking a car. According to investigators, a man threw a "computer and banner" at a staff member, causing injuries.

• FRIENDLY CAR THIEF FIST BUMPS PASSENGER AFTER STEALING UBER VEHICLE IN BIRMINGHAM

  A Birmingham woman experienced a bizarre carjacking on Wednesday night when a thief stole the Uber vehicle in which she was travelling while she was still inside.

• COUNCILS FACE NEW RULES FOR SPENDING POTHOLE FUNDING OR RISK LOSING THEIR CASH

  Under the new measures, local highway authorities which fail to demonstrate they are maintaining roads effectively could lose around a third of their £1.6bn funding for the next year.

• BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL UPDATES TAXI RULES TO BOOST SAFETY AND STANDARDS

  The changes come after the council spent 12 months gathering feedback from drivers, operators, disability groups, and residents.

• PREDATOR WHO POSED AS CABBIE JAILED FOR 23 YEARS AFTER TARGETING VULNERABLE LIVERPOOL WOMEN

  Amponsah Thompson, 29, was described as a "sexual predator" who manipulated his victims during a series of attacks between 2024 and 2025.

• AI TAKES THE WHEEL AS WAYMO ROBOTAXIS START SELF DRIVING ON LONDON STREETS

  This transition follows an extensive training period where humans drove the fleet across "tens of thousands of miles on London roads."

• CEREDIGION COUNCIL WEIGHS TAXI FARE HIKE AS DRIVERS WARN OF 'STRUGGLING' TRADE

  Local taxi operators initially requested a significant tariff increase last August, suggesting a minimum addition of £1 to every first half-mile.

• BLACKLANE UNVEILS NEW BRAND AND ENHANCED CORPORATE TRAVEL BOOKING PLATFORM

  Blacklane has unveiled a new modern luxury brand identity as the global chauffeur service eyes increased global expansion and reinforces its commitment to exceptional hospitality and business travel.

• JAIL FOR THUG WHO HIJACKED TAXI AT KNIFEPOINT DURING VIOLENT CRIME SPREE ACROSS STOKE

  Joshua Woolley admitted to carrying out three knifepoint robberies across Stoke-on-Trent last October, using a stolen car to move between his victims.

• FIFE TAXI FARES SET TO RISE FROM 25 MAY TO HELP DRIVERS MEET COSTS

  The new rates mean a daytime trip will start at £3.78 for the first 600 yards, with an extra 21p added every 150 yards.

• PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER ATTACKED IN UNPROVOKED ROAD RAGE INCIDENT IN DERBY

  On 5 April at 23:50pm, a 57-year-old cabbie, a family man working for PJ cars, was driving on Fairfax Road, when he was allegedly attacked with a baseball bat by a man in his mid 20s.

• WOMAN HOSPITALISED AFTER GLASGOW PHV ROOF CUT OFF IN SERIOUS COLLISION

  Emergency crews, including firefighters and police, raced to the scene at the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Great Western Road around 1:55 pm on 11 April.

• PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER FATAL ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISION IN BRADFORD

  Officers were called at 10.17am on Saturday 11 April by the ambulance service to reports of a serious road traffic collision involving a PHV on Thornton Road, Bradford.

• TAXI DRIVER INJURED AFTER STOLEN CAR CRASHES INTO VITO TAXI IN HARTLEPOOL

  Two schoolboys, aged 12 and 16, have been arrested after a stolen car crashed into a taxi.

• TWO KEIGHLEY FIRMS MERGE TO FORM NEW PRIVATE HIRE BUSINESS GORYDE

  Metro Go Taxis and Ben's Apple Cars have combined to form GoRyde Private Hire.

• LAWYERS DEMAND NEW RULES TO FORCE DRIVERLESS CAR COMPANIES TO SHARE CRASH DATA

  As the Department for Transport finishes a three-month review of AVs, legal experts warn that crash evidence must be "retained and protected from being wiped" to ensure victims can prove what happened.

• INVERCLYDE COUNCIL REJECTS PLANS TO EASE CRIMINAL CHECKS FOR FOREIGN BORN CABBIES

  A staggering 96 per cent of people who took part in a consultation voted against the change, forcing the council’s general purposes board to stick with its current strict rules.