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4.97 Uber star rating helps driver retain dual taxi driver licence after red light offence and insurance breaches

4.97 Uber star rating helps driver retain dual taxi driver licence after red light offence and insurance breaches

4.97 Uber star rating helps driver retain dual taxi driver licence after red light offence and insurance breaches

Perry Richardson

Mar 32 min read

Hackney carriage driver granted renewal with warning after overcharging and fare refusal complaints

Hackney carriage driver granted renewal with warning after overcharging and fare refusal complaints

Hackney carriage driver granted renewal with warning after overcharging and fare refusal complaints

Perry Richardson

Mar 22 min read

Liverpool licensing officers find Hackney Carriage with exposed tyre cords during multi-borough taxi compliance operation

Liverpool licensing officers find Hackney Carriage with exposed tyre cords during multi-borough taxi compliance operation

Liverpool licensing officers find Hackney Carriage with exposed tyre cords during multi-borough taxi compliance operation

Perry Richardson

Mar 21 min read

Black cab drivers far more likely to build decades-long careers than private hire counterparts, TfL data shows

Black cab drivers far more likely to build decades-long careers than private hire counterparts, TfL data shows

Black cab drivers far more likely to build decades-long careers than private hire counterparts, TfL data shows

Perry Richardson

Feb 282 min read

SUPER SLICK: Joint taxi operation finds heavily worn tyre on licensed private hire vehicle at John Lennon Airport

SUPER SLICK: Joint taxi operation finds heavily worn tyre on licensed private hire vehicle at John Lennon Airport

SUPER SLICK: Joint taxi operation finds heavily worn tyre on licensed private hire vehicle at John Lennon Airport

Perry Richardson

Feb 281 min read

Bolton Council unanimously rules driver not fit and proper after CCTV evidence and failure to declare offence

Bolton Council unanimously rules driver not fit and proper after CCTV evidence and failure to declare offence

Bolton Council unanimously rules driver not fit and proper after CCTV evidence and failure to declare offence

Perry Richardson

Feb 282 min read

GHOST PLATE CRACKDOWN: TfL to introduce infrared number plate checks at annual taxi inspections from March 2026

GHOST PLATE CRACKDOWN: TfL to introduce infrared number plate checks at annual taxi inspections from March 2026

GHOST PLATE CRACKDOWN: TfL to introduce infrared number plate checks at annual taxi inspections from March 2026

Perry Richardson

Feb 272 min read

Why illegal plying-for-hire convictions expose HUGE insurance risks for taxi and private hire drivers

Why illegal plying-for-hire convictions expose HUGE insurance risks for taxi and private hire drivers

Why illegal plying-for-hire convictions expose HUGE insurance risks for taxi and private hire drivers

Perry Richardson

Feb 272 min read

How a shift to wider Local Transport Authorities could affect taxi enforcement and compliance checks across smaller licensing authorities

How a shift to wider Local Transport Authorities could affect taxi enforcement and compliance checks across smaller licensing authorities

How a shift to wider Local Transport Authorities could affect taxi enforcement and compliance checks across smaller licensing authorities

Perry Richardson

Feb 263 min read

Torbay taxi driver suspended six months after secretly accumulating nine DVLA points

Torbay taxi driver suspended six months after secretly accumulating nine DVLA points

Torbay taxi driver suspended six months after secretly accumulating nine DVLA points

Perry Richardson

Feb 262 min read

Ipswich Council report backs response to DfT taxi licensing shake-up

Ipswich Council report backs response to DfT taxi licensing shake-up

Ipswich Council report backs response to DfT taxi licensing shake-up

Perry Richardson

Feb 262 min read

Court convicts out-of-area taxi driver for illegal plying with light on after Manchester United fixture

Court convicts out-of-area taxi driver for illegal plying with light on after Manchester United fixture

Court convicts out-of-area taxi driver for illegal plying with light on after Manchester United fixture

Perry Richardson

Feb 262 min read

Government hints at stopping short of mandating safeguarding training for taxi and private hire drivers

Government hints at stopping short of mandating safeguarding training for taxi and private hire drivers

Government hints at stopping short of mandating safeguarding training for taxi and private hire drivers

Perry Richardson

Feb 252 min read

£4,180 OUT-OF-POCKET: Cheltenham private hire driver loses Crown Court appeal over licence revocation

£4,180 OUT-OF-POCKET: Cheltenham private hire driver loses Crown Court appeal over licence revocation

£4,180 OUT-OF-POCKET: Cheltenham private hire driver loses Crown Court appeal over licence revocation

Perry Richardson

Feb 252 min read

Ashford Borough Council DEFENDS intervention over unlicensed ‘PUB TAXI’ service

Ashford Borough Council DEFENDS intervention over unlicensed ‘PUB TAXI’ service

Ashford Borough Council DEFENDS intervention over unlicensed ‘PUB TAXI’ service

Perry Richardson

Feb 252 min read

Swansea cabbie fears cross-border taxi gap is putting women at risk as union begins lobbying at Westminster

Swansea cabbie fears cross-border taxi gap is putting women at risk as union begins lobbying at Westminster

Swansea cabbie fears cross-border taxi gap is putting women at risk as union begins lobbying at Westminster

Perry Richardson

Feb 253 min read

TRIO of private hire drivers handed fines and penalty points after plying-for-hire convictions in Liverpool

TRIO of private hire drivers handed fines and penalty points after plying-for-hire convictions in Liverpool

TRIO of private hire drivers handed fines and penalty points after plying-for-hire convictions in Liverpool

Perry Richardson

Feb 252 min read

CLOSE THE LOOPHOLE NOW: Unite Union urges ministers to implement Casey review reforms on cross-border taxi hiring

CLOSE THE LOOPHOLE NOW: Unite Union urges ministers to implement Casey review reforms on cross-border taxi hiring

CLOSE THE LOOPHOLE NOW: Unite Union urges ministers to implement Casey review reforms on cross-border taxi hiring

Perry Richardson

Feb 233 min read

Uber’s UK General Manager highlights need for clarity around CCTV rules as example for national taxi licensing reform

Uber’s UK General Manager highlights need for clarity around CCTV rules as example for national taxi licensing reform

Uber’s UK General Manager highlights need for clarity around CCTV rules as example for national taxi licensing reform

Perry Richardson

Feb 232 min read

Portsmouth set to tighten taxi licensing rules following strong public backing for DfT guidance changes

Portsmouth set to tighten taxi licensing rules following strong public backing for DfT guidance changes

Portsmouth set to tighten taxi licensing rules following strong public backing for DfT guidance changes

Perry Richardson

Feb 223 min read

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