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Worcester taxi fare changes proposed with £5.60 daytime first-mile rate
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (159+ words) Worcester City Council is proposing changes to Hackney Carriage fares, with separate tariffs covering daytime journeys, nights, Sundays and public holidays. Under Tariff One, journeys between 7am and midnight from Monday to Saturday would cost £5.60 for the first mile and £2 for…...
Taxi Charity helps three WWII veterans fulfil lifelong dreams with Spitfire flights
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (490+ words) Three Second World War veterans have fulfilled lifelong ambitions to fly in Spitfires after a dedicated fund established by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans paid for the experience. Paul Terry, Alf Cooley and Ivan Staines each flew in a…...
Bristol private hire driver stripped of licence after Uber sexual misconduct reports
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (443+ words) A Bristol private hire driver has had both his driver and vehicle licences revoked after councillors considered three complaints of inappropriate behaviour towards lone female passengers and allegations of dishonesty over a speeding offence. Bristol City Council’s Public Safety and…...
Coventry taxi fare increase moves forward after Unite proposal
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (186+ words) Coventry taxi passengers face higher journey costs after councillors approved a fare proposal requested by Unite for statutory advertisement. The tariff remains subject to a 14-day public objection period before it can be confirmed. The distance included within the starting…...
Buckinghamshire taxi enforcement sees 22 driver licences revoked as council records 184 complaints
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (830+ words) Buckinghamshire Council has reported a 22% rise in taxi and private hire driver licence revocations, with 22 licences removed between October 2025 and March 2026. The figures form part of the authority’s latest Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Enforcement Update, presented to its…...
Bristol private hire driver caught with marked £30 notes after accepting illegal street-hail journey from police posing as passenger
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (478+ words) A Bristol private hire driver has been refused a licence renewal after a police test-purchase operation found that he accepted an unbooked cash journey while uninsured for the trip. Bristol City Council’s Public Safety and Protection Sub-Committee concluded that the…...
New Greater Manchester mayor expects autumn move on out-of-area taxi licensing powers
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (759+ words) Greater Manchester Mayor Bev Craig says legislative reform could give the city-region greater control over private hire drivers and vehicles routinely working locally under licences issued elsewhere. Greater Manchester Mayor Bev Craig has said she is hopeful the Government will…...
Taxi cop catches TWO private hire vehicles using ‘ghost’ plates cameras cannot properly read
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (300+ words) Two private hire vehicle licences have been immediately suspended after so-called “ghost” number plates were discovered during enforcement activity involving locally licensed PHVs. PC Patrick Quinton, Taxi Cop for Avon and Somerset Police, said he had dealt with two sets…...
Liverpool private hire driver hauled to court and hit with £750 bill after refusing passenger with guide dog
2+ day, 10+ min ago (235+ words) A private hire vehicle driver licensed by Liverpool City Council has been ordered to pay £750 in fines and costs after refusing to carry a customer who was accompanied by a guide dog. Liverpool City Council Licensing confirmed the prosecution this…...
New DfT data reveals CROSS-BORDER taxi licensing hotspots with Wolverhampton fleet nearing 38,000 vehicles
2+ day, 20+ min ago (1682+ words) Wolverhampton licensed almost 38,000 private hire vehicles in 2026, giving the city a PHV density more than 27 times the English average and making it the country’s most prominent potential hotspot for cross-border licensing. The latest Department for Transport statistics show Wolverhampton City…...