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Gibraltar taxi refusal fine rises to £1,000
Refusing a hire now costs £1,000, or £500 if it is paid within 14 days.
Birmingham Airport consults on growth to 30 million
32.6% of its passengers already arrive by taxi or private hire. The draft sets no new rank or charge.
Glasgow Taxis stickers promise the meter will be used
The sign covers hires that start and end in the city. Leaving the meter off inside Glasgow is already a licence breach.
Newcastle licensed 5,738 private hire vehicles
DfT counted 5,738 Newcastle private hire vehicles on 1 April 2026, about one for every 56 residents.
Malaysia pays 53,000 drivers a one-off RM1,000 (£185)
Loke said the letter H once marked taxis, so the auction money should help those drivers.
Cumberland consults on a £7 two-mile hackney fare
Allerdale would rise by £1 and Copeland by 80p. Carlisle stays at £7. Replies close at 4pm on 23 October.
Limerick taxi driver fined €150 for a red light
He told the court the light was amber. The judge preferred the Garda and gave him three months to pay.
Freenow Belfast trips will be fonaCAB jobs
Bookings go to fonaCAB drivers, and the firm says its own customers should keep using its app and phone line.
Free Exmouth taxis only cover the closed A376 footway
The contractor, not the council, pays for a shuttle between Ascona Courtland Garage and the Saddlers Inn.
The Knowledge: how to become a London cabbie
All London still takes three to four years, 320 Blue Book runs and a stack of TfL fees before the badge.
Bury may let 21 older PHVs run until 31 May 2027
A Bury report asks for non-compliant private hire renewals after 4 January, with replacement by 31 May 2027.
Heathrow tout Khalid Sood banned from driving for six months
Aviation police say Khalid Sood was found guilty of touting at Heathrow and banned from driving for six months.
Winnipeg cabbie hospitalised after a hammer attack
Unicity says a 26-year-old driver was struck with a hammer after he asked a man at the window how he would pay.
Aliyev viewed Baku's 100 red LEVC TX cabs
The government-backed fleet ordered Tupelo Red TXs in March 2020. Aliyev inspected them in Baku on 12 August.
Glasgow cabbie worked Hydro rank hours after suspension
Licence suspended after Milton refusal claim and fast meter; same night officers found him bidding at the Hydro.
Newcastle cabbie fined for Stoke matchday street hail
Dilshad Ahmed took a £15 Boxing Day pick-up near bet365 Stadium outside his licensed area.
Slovakia launches nationwide taxi safety crackdown
Police check road rules, licences and alcohol; almost 46,000 taxi licences now on the books.
Only two Calderdale PHVs take wheelchairs
Council figures: two of 1,132 private hire vehicles are wheelchair accessible; 34 of 43 hackneys.
Preston car wash used as taxi safety checkpoint
Police and councils checked 254 taxis over one weekend; 26 offences found, about one in ten.
Berg Insight tips 1.5m robotaxis worldwide by 2036
Analysts see fleets rising from about 6,500 vehicles to 1.53 million, with fare revenue near $159bn.
Navan cabbies face abuse as cars block taxi ranks
Illegal parking on Navan taxi ranks prompts Garda operation pledge after drivers report abuse.