The last fare of a long shift can look like the easiest money of the day. The driver is already out, the passenger is waiting and another decent job might cover the fuel bill or make the night’s takings look more respectable. There is just one problem. The driver may no longer be fit to drive. Fatigue is an awkward subject in the taxi trade because working hours are closely connected to earnings. Drivers are understandably reluctant to finish early when there is still money t

Milton Keynes City Council has backed Liberal Democrat proposals calling on the Government to give councils more control over taxi and private hire vehicles that regularly operate in their areas. The proposals follow 89 complaints received by the council last year about drivers and vehicles licensed by other authorities. Council officers also carried out 2,132 checks, with almost half of their enforcement time spent checking vehicles licensed elsewhere. Milton Keynes-licensed

Image credit: Cabs for Veterans London taxi drivers volunteered their time on Remembrance Sunday to take veterans to commemorative events across the capital, continuing a service that has operated for more than 15 years. The initiative, now called Cabs for Veterans, was founded in 2009 as Poppy Cabs by a small group of licensed London taxi drivers. On Remembrance Sunday, drivers use their taxis to provide free transport between mainline railway stations, military clubs, the C