Adrian Chiles: driverless cars are a road to nowhere
Guardian column: novelty over need — driving skill and cooperation beat ‘lobotomising’ robotaxis.
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Southend cabinet asked to back first consolidated taxi policy
Single rulebook for drivers, vehicles and operators; full council must adopt Budget/Policy Framework item.
Govt: disability taxi surcharges risk £1,000 fines
Lightwood: WAV clamping/extra fees can mean prosecution; councils should suspend licences even without conviction.
Singapore driver ends PHV stint after 1,400 Tesla rides
Michelle Lee strips decals; says even 3–4 hour shifts exhaust — urges kindness to full-time drivers.
Worcester scraps taxi fare rise after drivers reverse support
67 said no, two yes in late survey; council keeps 2022 tariffs — process cost about £1,400.
Southend full council to decide consolidated taxi licensing policy
14 Sep key decision; 72-hour operator complaint reporting among proposed conditions.
Fiji taxi operators urge FCCC not to cut fares from 1 October
Shameem: keep current rates three months for cost review — July 4c rise already eaten by fuel.
Why London’s ‘driverless’ Uber–Wayve launch still has a driver
Glitzy Sept event: 12 supervised AVs on Uber — delays blamed on TfL politics, tech and City Hall.
Rother eyes 10% hackney fare rise from 6 October
Cabinet 14 Sep: dog fee and extra passenger up; night tariff starts midnight instead of 11pm.
Wiltshire: Uber shift sees hackneys flip to private hire
Aug 2026: 407 PHV vs 402 hackneys — meter caps block dynamic pricing inside district.
Marc Cain wraps 100 UK taxis for four-week OOH push
Branded cabs roll through London, Manchester and Birmingham from early September.
Right-to-work checks widen to some taxi platform models in Oct
Home Office: worker contracts, subcontractors and matching services in scope from 1 Oct 2026.
Wiltshire report: Uber growth drives switch to private hire
Hackney meter caps block dynamic pricing in-district; PHVs now slightly outnumber taxis.
Barnsley night op: two Bradford PHVs suspended for defects
Joint check of 43 vehicles 18 July — Bradford officers act on signage and accident damage.
Acorn opens nominations for 2026 Taxi Hero Award
Britain’s Taxi Hero prize: £1,000 Amazon voucher for drivers who go above and beyond.
Leeds station taxi rank to shift to Bishopgate Street in Oct
Move from Princes Square once street lifts open mid-October — six-cab rank with kerbside boarding.
Somerset proposes 10% taxi fare rise plus £10 booking fee
First mile £4.60→£5.06; rural pre-book fee optional — 59% of surveyed licence holders backed a rise.
Leeds man jailed for robbing cabbie hours after leaving prison
Tremaine Jackson, 21: two years — slapped driver and stole takings after Hampton Hotel pick-up.
Covid loan fraud cabbie ordered to repay £63k after Turkey flat
Murat Dogantekin: Bounce Back Loans bought flat and pizza oven — three months to pay or more jail.
UK taxi/PHV VAT: TOMS gone — 20% on full fare from Jan 2026
VAT-registered operators must charge standard rate on whole journey; agency model shut for standard trips.
Driving Health offers remote GP and mental support for cabbies
UK subscription for taxi/PHV/HGV drivers — Group 2 monitoring and help funding medicals.
TfL: unpaid Congestion/ULEZ debts can threaten cab licences
Policy v6 from 1 Sep: declare no TfL debt — repeat unpaid PCNs may mean refuse, suspend or revoke.