UK fuel jumps 5p/litre in a week — fresh hit for taxi earnings
RAC: unleaded 167.17p, diesel 188.63p as oil ~$96; hackney fares lag sudden cost spikes.
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Glasgow councillor: bouncer paid her taxi after spotting danger
Lana Reid-McConnell recalls Edinburgh club staff booking cab home during VAWG debate.
Chris Hearnden installed as Master of Hackney Carriage Drivers
Veteran engineer and ex-fleet MD succeeds Leigh Dargan; Magical Taxi Tour due late September.
Denbighshire keeps taxi tariff frozen through 2027
Most trade respondents oppose rise; next review in 2027 for possible 2028 change.
BBC plan to tighten night-shift taxi claims angers staff
Must finish 30 mins later or start earlier to claim; Bectu and NUJ resist amid 1.5% pay talks.
California certifies Uber and Lyft driver union for bargaining
PERB recognition after 30% active-driver support; third US state after Washington and Massachusetts.
LEVC cuts pre-tax loss by over £100m but sales still fall
£61.7m loss vs £179.4m; 725 sales; 45% workforce cut as TX5 winds down for next-gen TX.
NI DfI to tighten taxi licence checks after conviction delays
Self-report gaps left delays of almost five years; ~2 undeclared cases a year of 7,600 drivers.
Rochford taxi prices rise — vulnerable short-trip riders hit hardest
Flag £4 to £4.50 from 1 Oct; councillor warns 12.5% jump on half-mile jobs vs longer runs.
London cabbies caught between pick-ups and PCN minefield
App pins vs zigzags; £60 private charge for helping elderly passenger — LTDA and MP raise alarm.
West Cumbria taxi fares likely up under Cumberland £7 plan
Allerdale +£1, Copeland +80p on two-mile tariff; executive to advertise 16 September.
Blaenau Gwent keeps hackney fares unchanged for now
Licensing committee rejects £4→£4.50 first-mile rise; only three of 118 drivers replied.
Central FM ‘Fare On Us’ pays Express Taxis passengers’ fares
14–18 Sep Homerun trivia for Express riders; station covers fare up to £20 if answered right.
Mérida riders can request female Uber drivers via Uber Mujeres
Rolls out 6am–11pm across Yucatán capital; on-demand, Reserve or standing preference — no fare premium.
Uber robotaxis cleared for Madrid Level 4 tests by year-end
DGT permit: 20 WeRide vehicles with safety specialist; Madrid third European Uber AV city after London, Zagreb.
Rochford agrees taxi fare rise from October
Daytime flag £4 to £4.50; critics say short trips for vulnerable riders take the steepest percentage hit.
Dean Taxis sacks driver over remarks and unannounced home visit
Licence suspended pending Northumbria Police probe; firm says he ignored order not to contact passenger.
Finland green taxi plates from 2027; mandatory by July
Black on green for all taxi/ride-hail vehicles; taximeters mandatory from Feb — post-2018 market re-regulation.
MotorTrend’s Tesla Cybercab ride hit by ‘Aw, Snap!’ screen crash
Touchscreen dead mid-Austin trip; car looped to pickup — rider exited via handle, filed error report.
WeRide, Uber and AVOMO win Spain’s first Level 4 AV permit
DGT ES-AV nod for Madrid mapping and 20 supervised GXR vehicles; commercial aim late 2026.
Ministers open to airport drop-off charge review after MPs’ push
Clause 7 Civil Aviation Bill; Cadbury flags night PT gaps and taxi/PHV access as afterthought.
Cybercab glitch shows passengers a hidden on-screen drive joystick
Austin riders saw forward/reverse touch controls; car didn’t obey — NHTSA already auditing no-wheel design.