Glasgow has been identified as the UK’s leading city for private hire vehicle use, with one in 10 residents making a journey in a pre-booked car or ride-hailing vehicle each day, according to research commissioned by taxi insurance specialists The Taxi Insurer . The findings place the Scottish city ahead of London and Southampton, which share second place for daily usage. Leeds and Belfast rank jointly fourth, followed by Bristol and Sheffield. Birmingham, Newcastle and Manch

A proposal by the Department for Transport  to move taxi and private hire licensing to wider Local Transport Authorities has reopened a long-standing debate about consistency and local oversight. As a working example, taxi and private hire licensing across Suffolk is divided between district and borough councils, including Ipswich Borough Council, East Suffolk council, West Suffolk Council and Mid Suffolk District Council. Each authority sets its own licensing conditions, enf

A taxi driver licensed by Manchester City Council has been convicted of illegally plying-for-hire in Trafford following an undercover enforcement operation after a Manchester United fixture at Old Trafford. Manchester Magistrates’ Court found Mr Guru Fatay Ronuk Singh, 44, guilty of plying for hire without insurance after he was stopped by Trafford Council licensing officers on Sunday 19 January last year. The offence took place shortly after Manchester United’s 3-1 defeat to