Sefton PH driver facing court after Liverpool test purchase
Council officers approached 67 PHVs; one Sefton-licensed driver allegedly accepted an unbooked fare — 98%+ compliance.
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Oxford Botley Road reopens, ending 6-mile taxi detour
After 3½ years closed for rail-bridge works, Botley Road reopened 20 September; cabbies welcome shorter city routes.
Keighley PH driver did 205 jobs with no licence — discharged
Khalid Bashir admitted unlicensed, uninsured work for Aireside; Bradford magistrates grant absolute discharge.
Liverpool taxis face mandatory passenger-feedback QR codes
Licensing committee plan would put Have Your Say QR codes in every licensed cab and PHV for easier complaints.
Avon PH driver with 12 points faces court over illegal tyre
Stopped en route to a fare with tread under 1.6mm and no badges; PC says totting-up ban likely after court.
Liverpool strips 12 cab and PH licences after drug tests
Council revoked drivers for cocaine or cannabis; committee papers seek tighter testing after more referrals.
Wolverhampton PH banned after Liverpool plying-for-hire sting
Test purchase found uninsured hire work; court points toted him over 12 — six-month driving disqualification.
Avon police seize another PH ‘ghost plate’ — check yours
Taxi Cop PC Quinton seized an obscured Corolla plate; illegal ANPR-dodging plates can mean fines up to £1,000.
Heywood Op Paragon checks 60+ vehicles — 13 taxis stopped
Joint police, licensing and DVLA day: expired badge suspension, ghost plates, seatbelt and phone offences logged.
Leicester driver jailed after taxi passenger death on 60th
Thomas Goulty hit Sarwar Mohammad’s cab at 64mph in a 30 zone; Donna Brighton thrown from taxi and died.
A55 taxi-theft case adjourned for psychiatric report
Darragh O’Grady, 31, due for sentence after wrong-way A55 run and cyclist crash; judge wants schizophrenia assessment.
Highland councillors seek external taxi licensing review
Seven women Cllrs push independent probe after committee let convicted rapist David Brown keep operator licences.
Doncaster Absolute Cabs boss wins ‘Son of Pakistan’ award
Jaan G Saqlain to receive Farzand e Pakistan in London; dedicates honour to late co-founder Julie Kay.
Perth Taxi Association faces pause as leaders quit
Chair Sandy Smith and vice-chair Kevin Kulik step down; body may suspend unless new cabbies form a committee.
Spalding roadworks leave taxi crews in hour-plus jams
Cycle path, sinkhole and street closures stretch short trips; council cites short-term pain for long-term gain.
Flintshire probes taxi filmed on YouTube with ALN child
Cllr Parkhurst shared phone footage of a driver watching YouTube on a school run; council opens safeguarding inquiry.
Diesel near £2 puts taxi fuel surcharges back on agenda
RAC diesel hit 192.86p mid-September; councils with published extras can move faster than a full fare rewrite.
Southampton taxi driver’s car torched outside family home
Sukhy Sidhu woke to Ring alert on Stanton Road; Hampshire Police treating blaze as suspected arson.
London cab trade warns TX5 parts shortages risk fleet
Legal Taxi: long waits for TX parts as LEVC winds production; TfL says it would act if vehicle supply fails.
Denbighshire freezes Wales’ highest taxi fares for 2027
Licensing committee keeps October 2025 rates after trade consult; fares top Wales and beat England average.
Hartlepool set to keep yellow cabs despite cost warning
418 of 491 consult replies back AA Yellow; Blueline cites £2k+ wraps and EV colour limits — officers recommend keep.
Glasgow PH driver suspended after ‘recording’ complaint
Abdiqadir Mohamed Nur denied filming passengers; committee upheld complaint — six-week licence suspension.