Norton taxi driver robbed by passenger on Leven Road
A passenger stole a driver’s cash on Leven Road at about 4.35am on 2 October. Stockton CID wants CCTV and witnesses.
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Telford drivers raise privacy fears over free cab CCTV
Forty-eight Telford vehicles have free CCTV. Some drivers fear it records family journeys too.
Senedd keeps 20mph after taxis say it hits pay
Janet Finch-Saunders told the Senedd taxi drivers say the 20mph limit hits their pockets. The scrap motion fell 51–37.
NI reviews max taxi tariff as diesel hits 193.3p a litre
DFL is reviewing NI’s maximum taxi tariff as diesel hits 193.3p a litre. Operators warn fares will have to rise.
UK diesel at £2 a litre: prices, supply and the taxi trade
Average diesel has passed £2 a litre. Press, trade and government sources on price, availability and what may come next.
Dumfries and Galloway creates WAV-only taxi licensing zone
Dumfries and Galloway approved a region-wide WAV taxi zone, cut WAV fees and kept the Dumfries 70-plate cap.
Bradford robber jailed after holding axe to taxi driver's face
Ismail Ahmed held an axe to a cabbie’s face after a failed Co-op raid and was jailed for eight years and four months.
Southampton PH driver pays £1,274 after Reading test purchase
Abdalgadar Yaqoub took a Reading test-purchase fare without a booking, was fined for no insurance and got six points.
UK taxi and PHV licence fees still hinge on which council you use
Driver licence costs vary sharply by council. Search every published schedule on TaxiFeed, plus what the trade told MPs.
Southend drop-offs leave a Hockley firm with £1,600 in fines
A Hockley firm says barrierless Southend drop-offs left it with £1,600 in parking fines.
Redditch taxi faces a licence review over a corroded part
A corroded suspension part was judged close to failure, and one Wolverhampton driver had an expired licence.
York taxi driver racially abused on a Heworth journey
Repeated racial abuse was reported on a fare that ended outside the Nags Head in Heworth.
Some operators must now check drivers' right to work
From 1 October, a council badge does not prove an operator has done its own right-to-work check.
Glasgow driver keeps his licence after a pub assault
Jamie Jeffrie was warned, not suspended, after a conviction for an assault in a Windsor pub.
Bolton refuses a licence over an undeclared phone offence
A private hire application was refused after a 2025 mobile phone conviction was not declared.
East Midlands Airport check finds faults on 35 vehicles
Officers stopped 209 vehicles at East Midlands Airport and found 45 faults.
Nine characters can stop a complete licence renewal
An HMRC tax-check code is not a tax bill. Councils need the nine-character code before they can process many renewals.
Barrow taxi firm offers free rides after HMS Agamemnon launch
The company said they wanted to thank those who keep the town running, including early-morning workers.
Man fined over £1,600 for driving a taxi without licence or insurance
Mohammed Manir of Rawtenstall fined more than £1,600 after being caught driving a taxi without a licence or insurance.
Police seek witnesses after metal pole attack on Shelton taxi
A man swung a metal pole at a black Skoda taxi in Shelton; the front-seat passenger was assaulted. No arrests yet.
East Midlands Airport lifts rapid drop-off to £8 for 10 minutes
From 29 September the terminal-front drop-off is £8 for 10 minutes, paid by midnight next day or face a £100 charge.
UK diesel average clears £2 as taxi fuel costs keep climbing
Diesel has pushed through £2 a litre on average, squeezing taxi and PH running costs as Middle East oil stays high.