Large football and special event crowds continue to create some of the busiest periods for taxi and private hire licensing enforcement teams, with councils across England increasingly deploying targeted operations around stadiums to tackle illegal plying for hire, uninsured journeys and unlicensed drivers. Recent prosecutions by Trafford Council, which saw three out-of-area Hackney Carriage drivers convicted after accepting undercover fares outside Old Trafford, are the lates

Taxi drivers are being warned about the growing threat of “NIP farming”, an illegal practice where motorists are encouraged to falsely nominate another person as the driver of a vehicle to avoid penalty points. The warning comes from LTDA General Secretary Steve McNamara, who used the latest edition of the Taxi Newspaper to highlight the risks facing professional drivers who depend on their licences for a living. McNamara said that alongside the everyday hazards of parking en

More than a decade ago, Uber arrived in cities around the world with a goal to disrupt the market. Uber’s strategy was focused on technology, lower prices and a willingness to challenge the existing rulebook. The result was one of the biggest shifts the transport sector has ever seen. Traditional taxi firms struggled to respond. Regulators spent years trying to catch up. Consumers embraced the convenience and lower fares. Drivers followed the demand. Fast forward to 2026 and