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• COSTLY MISTAKE: SLOUGH DRIVER FINED £2,268 AFTER ILLEGAL PLYING AT HENLEY REGATTA

  Shafqat Ali, 36, pleaded guilty to: unlawfully plying for hire; driving without the required insurance; failing to wear his Transport for London-issued driver’s badge.

• MANDATORY RETRAINING FOR NOTTINGHAM CABBIES AFTER GROOMING SCANDAL PROBE

  Taxi drivers in Nottingham may be required to undergo safeguarding training every three years following a damning national report that found current licensing arrangements are "not fit for purpose."

• DEVON CABBIE JAILED FOR FOUR YEARS AFTER SEXUALLY ABUSING CHILD IN EXCHANGE FOR FARE

  Terence Round, of St Giles on the Heath, appeared at Truro Crown Court on 19 January, following guilty pleas to engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a girl who was aged under 16.

• NO SECOND CHANCES: STOCKTON CABBIE DENIED LICENCE OVER CCTV CHAIN BRAWL

  The driver, who served the borough for 16 years without a criminal record, applied for a new private hire licence after his previous one was revoked in August 2024.

• CABBIE FACING CAREER RUIN AFTER AMASSING £85K DURING DISHONEST BENEFIT CLAIM

  Gergely Tomasovszky, 43, appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty to dishonestly making a false statement to obtain benefit payments.

• GRIDLOCK IN LICHFIELD: TAXI DRIVERS STAGE 'GO-SLOW' PROTESTS OVER CITY PEDESTRIANISATION

  Members of the RMT union are set to blockade key routes between 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm today, January 21, 2026.

• 'MIRACLE' £50K DEPOSIT: UBER DRIVER LOSES LICENCE APPEAL AFTER MYSTERY MONEY CLAIM

  Amar Rangzab, 33, appeared at Bradford Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 16 January, to appeal the council’s decision to revoke his licence following fraud charges brought by The Insolvency Service.

• HELENSBURGH CABBIE STRIPPED OF LICENCES AFTER 4KG CANNABIS FOUND IN BOOT OF HIS CAR

  Gerald Murphy, 66, saw his career come to an abrupt end following a West Dunbartonshire Council licensing committee hearing.

• SHEFFIELD POLICE LAUNCH ACTION PLAN AFTER YOUTHS TURN STREETS INTO TAXI NO GO AREAS

  South Yorkshire Police has unveiled a dedicated patrol plan to combat violence against cabbies in Sheffield, following warnings that parts of the city are “no go” areas due to missile attacks.

• WYRE FOREST DISTRICT COUNCIL PROPOSES TAXI LICENCE FEE RISE

  Wyre Forest District Council proposes to vary the level of licence fees for taxis and private hire vehicles.

• LEWES DISTRICT COUNCIL PROPOSES ANOTHER HUGE LICENSING FEE INCREASE

  Lewes DC is to hit the taxi trade with another huge licensing fee increase - looking to increase some fees by over 50% - this just after last year when they increased them 66% in some cases.

• PH DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARRESTED IN WAKEFIELD AFTER POLICE SEIZE LARGE QUANTITY OF DRUGS

  Recent community intelligence has been gathered regarding drug dealers using PHVs as a mode of transport to distribute drugs in this area and this has increased over the last month.

• ADCU CALLS UK WIDE 24 HOUR UBER STRIKE ON TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY

  The ADCU has announced a UK-wide, 24-hour strike against Uber on Monday 3 February, calling on all PH drivers to log out of the Uber app from midnight on 3 February until midnight on 4 February.

• MIDDLESBROUGH CABBIE JAILED AFTER BEING PAID FOR DRUG DEALING IN CRACK COCAINE

  Abhad Ahmed, 38, appeared at Teesside Crown Court on Friday, January 16, where the court heard how his descent into the drug trade has cost him "his wife, his job and his home."

• "A NIGHTMARE": VETERAN PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER SLAMS BRISTOL AIRPORTS UNFAIR PARKING FEES

  Steve Usher claims the airport’s layout and pricing structure are “designed to take as much funds as they possibly can,” making his daily working life a struggle.

• PURE GREED UTTLESFORD TAXI DRIVERS LASH OUT AT PROPOSED LICENCE FEE HIKES

  The council argues that the increases are necessary to prevent a potential shortage of drivers and to ensure the licensing department remains financially viable.

• SPEEDING BRADFORD LICENSED PH DRIVER DROPS APPEAL AFTER NAMING WIFE IN FAILED DECEPTION

  Gebrebrahan Nayzgi, of Leeds, withdrew his appeal at Bradford Magistrates' Court on Friday, 16 January, confirming the permanent revocation of his right to operate as a private hire driver.

• TRANSPORT MINISTER SIGNALS OPENESS TO MANDATORY CCTV IN TAXIS & PHVS AMID LICENSING CRACKDOWN

  The government is considering making CCTV mandatory in taxis as part of new national licensing standards, Transport Minister Lilian Greenwood has told MPs.

• POLICE LAUNCH INVESTIGATION AFTER GLASGOW TAXI TORCHED IN "WILFUL" ATTACK

  Police Scotland confirmed they are treating the incident, which occurred on Stronend Street around 2:35 pm, as "wilful." 

• GLASGOW LICENSING: OVERCHARGING CABBIE BLOCKED WHILE MAN WHO THREW FIREWORK FROM CAR GIVEN LICENCE

  The decisions have placed the city’s “fit and proper person” standard under the spotlight as councillors weighed past criminal behaviour against professional misconduct.