Read another story

• EQUALITY ACT CRACKDOWN: MILTON KEYNES DRIVERS FINED FOR REFUSING ASSISTANCE DOGS

  Two private hire drivers have been hit with nearly £1,900 in combined penalties after separate incidents where they refused to transport passengers with assistance dogs.

• WEST NORTHANTS DRIVERS HAVE YOUR SAY ON NEW UNIFIED TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE LICENSING FEES

  Taxi and private hire drivers, operators and wider stakeholders are being invited to share their views on proposed changes to licensing fees, as West Northamptonshire Council.

• UNLICENSED DRIVER HIT WITH HEAVY FINES AND PENALTY POINTS IN GLOUCESTER

  Samir Jamshidi pleaded guilty at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court to operating a private hire vehicle without a licence and driving without insurance between May 9 and June 1, 2025.

• SLOUGH CABBIES DRIVE 1,500-STRONG PETITION AGAINST DIESEL BAN

  A mounting backlash against Slough Borough Council’s environmental crackdown has culminated in a 1,517-signature petition, forcing a mandatory council debate over the future of the town’s taxi fleet.

• SEAGULLING SURGE: EDINBURGH TAXI DRIVER SLAMS ENFORCEMENT FAILURE OVER ILLEGAL PICK UPS

  Keith Auld, a taxi driver and Unite trade union representative, has sounded the alarm over the practice known as “seagulling,” where PH drivers pick up passengers directly from the street.

• MMA TRANSFERS CALLS ON ANDY BURNHAM TO HELP KEEP MANCHESTER TAXI CONTRACTS LOCAL

  With several long-standing competitors selling out and a growing number of out-of-town vehicles flooding Manchester’s streets, the firm says local licensed drivers are pushed aside in their own city.

• THREE STRIKES AND OUT: BOLTON PH DRIVER'S LICENCE SUSPENDED AFTER LATEST PHONE OFFENCE

  The decision came after a November 18 meeting of Bolton Council’s licensing committee, where the driver faced scrutiny over a series of repeated traffic violations.

• LIVERPOOL CABBIE AND DAD-OF-SIX SPARED JAIL AFTER POLICE FIND COCAINE STASHED IN SHORTS

  Joseph O’Neill, 39, was apprehended by police in Woolton on July 19, 2024, after officers witnessed a suspected transaction outside a pub.

• JCB DIGGER AND PHV COLLIDE IN BORDESLEY GREEN MAJOR COMMUTER DELAYS REPORTED

  The incident occurred at approximately 10:35 am on Thursday, January 8, near the junction of Bordesley Green East and Richmond Road.

• OPERATOR'S HUNCH LED TO WARNING THE POLICE BEFORE WOMAN FELL OFF M66 BRIDGE

  The incident, which brought southbound traffic to a standstill near Ramsbottom, occurred after a woman requested a taxi from Fairfield Hospital to a bridge.

• THUG WHO THREATENED TO STRANGLE CABBIE IN LEEDS AND STEALS PHONE, AVOIDS PRISON

  A drunken passenger who threatened to strangle a Leeds cabbie before fleeing with his phone has been spared jail, despite leaving his victim too traumatised to continue working in the UK.

• THOUSANDS OF LIVES TO BE SAVED UNDER BOLD NEW ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY

  The government has announced its first road safety strategy in over a decade, with a plan to reduce deaths and serious injuries on Britain’s roads by 65% by 2035.

• DFT LAUNCHES CONSULTATION ON PROPOSALS TO REDUCE OUT OF AREA WORKING FOR PHVS

  The DfT has launched a consultation on proposals to reduce 'out of area' working for PHVs and boost passenger safety - but no mention of driver safety!

• DUNDEE TAXI FARES SET FOR 4.6% HIKE DESPITE CALLS FOR REGIONAL ALIGNMENT

  If approved, the new pricing structure would take effect on April 1, marking the second fare hike in less than two years.

• ROTHER CAB DRIVERS FACE CRACKDOWN UNDER PROPOSED PENALTY POINT OVERHAUL

  On Monday, January 12, the Rother District Council’s Licensing and General Purposes committee will meet to determine whether to endorse a revised penalty point scheme.

• COLD CASE BREAKTHROUGH: BILSTON MAN CHARGED BUT CASE ADJOURNED IN 2008 TAXI DRIVER MURDER

  David Harrison, of Bilston, is charged with the murder of Harun Khan, a 39-year-old father-of-four who was killed outside his home in March 2008.

• 'GHOST PLATES' AND BALD TYRES SEIZED IN LATE-NIGHT WALSALL TAXI CRACKDOWN

  A joint taxi/PHV enforcement operation in Walsall town centre uncovered a series of dangerous vehicle defects and illegal modifications, including the discovery of prohibited "ghost plates."

• SURGEON AVOIDS JAIL AFTER HEAD ON DRINK DRIVE SMASH LEAVES CABBIE SERIOUSLY INJURED

  Nayer Youakim, 37, a registrar training to be an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) consultant, left a taxi driver with a fractured shoulder, broken arm, and suspected cracked ribs following the crash.

• CHORLEY TAXI BOSS DEMANDS URGENT TRAINING FOR ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR HANDLING

  Shaz Malik, chair of the Chorley Taxi Association (CTA) and owner of 4Sixes Taxis, issued the warning after an electric wheelchair tipped backwards on a ramp during loading in Chorley.

• MINICABIT IS NOW PART OF THE CMAC GROUP

  This follows signature of an asset purchase agreement on 3 December 2025.