Image credit: WV Public Protection Licensing officers from three councils joined forces in Nottingham city centre to target illegal plying for hire, with drivers warned that accepting unbooked fares could lead to prosecution and licence revocation. City of Wolverhampton Council has issued a warning to private hire drivers following a joint licensing enforcement operation in Nottingham city centre on Thursday 12 November. The operation involved officers from Wolverhampton, Not

The Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association (LTDA) says Transport for London’s (TfL) proposal to prevent taxi meters running while drivers wait at app or radio bookings would shift the cost of dispatch time onto drivers or customers. Steve McNamara, LTDA General Secretary, criticised the TfL tariff proposal that would prevent taxi drivers from starting the meter when they arrive for an app or radio booking. In comments published by Taxi Newspaper, McNamara said the proposal was “i

Image credit: PC Patrick Quinton A private hire vehicle (PHV) driver has received six penalty points on his driving licence and been ordered to pay £668 in fines and costs following a mobile phone driving offence. The driver was convicted at Bath Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 10 November 2026, following an incident photographed by a member of the public in October 2025. PC Patrick Quinton, of Avon and Somerset Police, reported that the photograph showed a locally licensed pri