Teen spared jail after Middlesbrough taxi takings robbery
Brandon Moloney, 18, punched a cabbie, stole his takings and got 22 months suspended plus £100 compensation.
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Southampton PH licence revoked after seven complaints
Sub-committee cited a dock ban, undeclared speeding and refused dashcam footage, revoking immediately for public safety.
Ex-soldier jailed 18 months for Falkirk taxi assault
Douglas Hall, 41, repeatedly punched his partner in a cab after Icons bar; plus a 10-year non-harassment order.
Woman in 80s dies after falling ill in Skelmersdale taxi
Lancashire Police say she was found unresponsive on Tanhouse Road; death not treated as suspicious.
Hartlepool keeps full yellow hackney colour rule
Licensing committee backed 418 of 491 replies wanting yellow cabs, rejecting Blueline’s partial-livery push.
City Cars Bedford: fixed-fare airport specialist reviewed
AZ Big Media rates the Bedford PH firm highly for published airport fares, flight tracking and 24/7 fixed prices.
Police and council target cars blocking Morecambe taxi bays
Morecambe Area Police and Lancaster City Council spoke to illegal parkers after cabbies said ranks were being blocked.
Fife councillor questions Uber objection handling
Cllr Carol Lindsay asked why 431 submissions’ competency was not checked before Uber’s Rosyth licence hearing.
NI MLA: fuel spike may make contracted taxi work unaffordable
Diane Forsythe told Stormont diesel at £2/litre could leave school and patient taxi contracts priced below costs.
Minister tells ADCU bogus self-employment is unacceptable
Kate Dearden said worker rights apply whatever the platform model; HMRC and the Fair Work Agency will act on breaches.
Southampton neighbours fight 24-hour taxi HQ plan
Townhill Park residents petition against JSY Travel’s control room at the former Forest Hills driving test centre.
Swinney open to barring sex offenders from taxi licences
FM told FMQs he agrees the Highland Brown case should never have kept licences and will consider law changes.
East Fife Taxi Association demands Uber objection review
EFTA wrote seeking urgent clarification after 431 submissions were ruled incompetent mid-hearing.
Four generations of Gouldings in London’s black cabs
Dave Goulding, 71, and four sons drive hackneys; grandson Harrison, 19, plans to start the Knowledge.
Uber Fife office approved after 400 objections thrown out
Committee disregarded unsigned submissions; with no competent objections the Rosyth licence passed.
West Country cabbies call fuel surge a ‘complete nightmare’
Stroud Taxi’s Pieter-Jon Allis says customers demand old prices while rural pumps hit up to £2.40 a litre.
Barra Cabs to add wheelchair-accessible taxis in Barrow
Firm says it will be Barrow’s only WAV platform at set weekly times on Facebook; no launch date yet.
Unite seeks Waverley taxi rank under Edinburgh’s North Bridge
Proposed ~50m stance for seven cabs nearer Market Street entrance; council officers asked to study feasibility.
Highland taxi fares compared as fuel hits £2 a litre
Courier stacks Tariff 1 against Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth and Aberdeen while the next formal review waits until 2027.
Uber’s Fife booking-office bid draws 400-plus objections
Operators cited safety, oversight and economic impact before a special licensing hearing on the Rosyth application.
Brighton and Hove cab fares set to rise after trade plea
Cabinet-bound plan keeps £3 flagfall but shortens yardage and wait; city slipped to joint 38th in national fare tables.
London black-cab fleets warn of vehicle shortage squeeze
Proprietors say LEVC supply and parts delays risk drivers losing work at the 12-year age limit; LEVC and TfL disagree.