A London taxi driver has been issued with a £60 private parking charge after stopping outside an elderly passenger’s home at Brentford Lock Island. Gary Taylor said he was dropping the resident outside her flat in Tallow Road, Brentford, when the charge was recorded. An image shared by the cabbie appears to show the taxi stationary while the passenger is being assisted from the vehicle. Taylor said: “Got a parking charge of £60 for dropping off an elderly resident outside her

London taxi drivers are being required to respond to licensing concerns after passengers submitted complaints about disputed routes and drivers asking customers to stop eating inside their vehicles, according to the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association (LTDA). Steve McNamara, General Secretary of the LTDA, said the organisation’s licensing team had recorded a recent increase in complaints and associated Fitness to Be Licensed letters received by its members. Writing in the LTDA

England’s rural transport debate has a sizeable blind spot. When the last bus has gone, the nearest railway station is several miles away and no community service is running, the taxi or private hire vehicle becomes the public transport network. In a growing number of rural communities, however, even that final option is becoming difficult to secure. The Department for Transport’s 2026 taxi and private hire vehicle statistics show a national fleet that appears healthy at firs