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Taxi drivers face DBS checks every six months under major Mansfield District Council licensing shake-up

Taxi drivers face DBS checks every six months under major Mansfield District Council licensing shake-up

Taxi drivers face DBS checks every six months under major Mansfield District Council licensing shake-up

Perry Richardson

6 hours ago2 min read

Mansfield District Council reported ten private hire drivers out-of-area licensing authorities after officers found them parked without bookings

Mansfield District Council reported ten private hire drivers out-of-area licensing authorities after officers found them parked without bookings

Mansfield District Council reported ten private hire drivers out-of-area licensing authorities after officers found them parked without bookings

Perry Richardson

7 hours ago1 min read

MP steps into poppy row after Kent taxi company says it was FORCED to strip Remembrance tributes from cars

MP steps into poppy row after Kent taxi company says it was FORCED to strip Remembrance tributes from cars

MP steps into poppy row after Kent taxi company says it was FORCED to strip Remembrance tributes from cars

Perry Richardson

7 hours ago2 min read

Havant Borough Council proposes taxi and PHV driver drug screening and mandatory training in policy revamp

Havant Borough Council proposes taxi and PHV driver drug screening and mandatory training in policy revamp

Havant Borough Council proposes taxi and PHV driver drug screening and mandatory training in policy revamp

Perry Richardson

8 hours ago1 min read

Warning lights, worn tyres and repairs: Where responsibility lies between cabbie and fleet owner when renting a taxi

Warning lights, worn tyres and repairs: Where responsibility lies between cabbie and fleet owner when renting a taxi

Warning lights, worn tyres and repairs: Where responsibility lies between cabbie and fleet owner when renting a taxi

Perry Richardson

1 day ago2 min read

Tewkesbury taxi drivers face new penalty points as council scheme moves closer to approval

Tewkesbury taxi drivers face new penalty points as council scheme moves closer to approval

Tewkesbury taxi drivers face new penalty points as council scheme moves closer to approval

Perry Richardson

1 day ago2 min read

High Court allows landmark challenge to TfL private hire licence renewal system following delays leaving drivers out of work

High Court allows landmark challenge to TfL private hire licence renewal system following delays leaving drivers out of work

High Court allows landmark challenge to TfL private hire licence renewal system following delays leaving drivers out of work

Perry Richardson

1 day ago3 min read

Will bigger taxi licensing areas really solve England’s WAV shortages or just make the statistics look better?

Will bigger taxi licensing areas really solve England’s WAV shortages or just make the statistics look better?

Will bigger taxi licensing areas really solve England’s WAV shortages or just make the statistics look better?

Perry Richardson

2 days ago7 min read

WAITING FOR THAT SPARK: Will a new taxi, fresh legislation or renewed government grants ignite taxi trade confidence?

WAITING FOR THAT SPARK: Will a new taxi, fresh legislation or renewed government grants ignite taxi trade confidence?

WAITING FOR THAT SPARK: Will a new taxi, fresh legislation or renewed government grants ignite taxi trade confidence?

Perry Richardson

3 days ago3 min read

The passenger is not always right: Why taxi drivers should preserve evidence after a journey dispute

The passenger is not always right: Why taxi drivers should preserve evidence after a journey dispute

The passenger is not always right: Why taxi drivers should preserve evidence after a journey dispute

Perry Richardson

4 days ago5 min read

Cabbies’ livelihoods put under scrutiny following ‘frivolous’ passenger complaints to TfL involving three course meals and tube map geography

Cabbies’ livelihoods put under scrutiny following ‘frivolous’ passenger complaints to TfL involving three course meals and tube map geography

Cabbies’ livelihoods put under scrutiny following ‘frivolous’ passenger complaints to TfL involving three course meals and tube map geography

Perry Richardson

5 days ago3 min read

Two Torbay licensed taxi drivers SUSPENDED after each accumulated nine penalty points

Two Torbay licensed taxi drivers SUSPENDED after each accumulated nine penalty points

Two Torbay licensed taxi drivers SUSPENDED after each accumulated nine penalty points

Perry Richardson

5 days ago3 min read

Leeds taxi driver loses licence after mobile phone incident nearly ends in police car crash and row with officer

Leeds taxi driver loses licence after mobile phone incident nearly ends in police car crash and row with officer

Leeds taxi driver loses licence after mobile phone incident nearly ends in police car crash and row with officer

Perry Richardson

5 days ago1 min read

Rural ‘TAXI DESERTS’ expose a missing link in England’s public transport network

Rural ‘TAXI DESERTS’ expose a missing link in England’s public transport network

Rural ‘TAXI DESERTS’ expose a missing link in England’s public transport network

Perry Richardson

6 days ago5 min read

Two Torbay licensed taxi drivers suspended for REPEATED OVER-RANKING

Two Torbay licensed taxi drivers suspended for REPEATED OVER-RANKING

Two Torbay licensed taxi drivers suspended for REPEATED OVER-RANKING

Perry Richardson

6 days ago3 min read

Middlesbrough Council grants one-year taxi licence extension as wheelchair-accessible fleet falls to 30

Middlesbrough Council grants one-year taxi licence extension as wheelchair-accessible fleet falls to 30

Middlesbrough Council grants one-year taxi licence extension as wheelchair-accessible fleet falls to 30

Perry Richardson

Aug 202 min read

Four taxi and PHV licences suspended after Bradford roadside enforcement checks

Four taxi and PHV licences suspended after Bradford roadside enforcement checks

Four taxi and PHV licences suspended after Bradford roadside enforcement checks

Perry Richardson

Aug 192 min read

Middlesbrough Council private hire driver stripped of licence after allegations involving vulnerable schoolchildren

Middlesbrough Council private hire driver stripped of licence after allegations involving vulnerable schoolchildren

Middlesbrough Council private hire driver stripped of licence after allegations involving vulnerable schoolchildren

Perry Richardson

Aug 193 min read

North Ayrshire taxi driver suspended after second smoking offence

North Ayrshire taxi driver suspended after second smoking offence

North Ayrshire taxi driver suspended after second smoking offence

Perry Richardson

Aug 191 min read

Bristol taxi licence action dropped after questions emerge over evidence in alleged child collision case

Bristol taxi licence action dropped after questions emerge over evidence in alleged child collision case

Bristol taxi licence action dropped after questions emerge over evidence in alleged child collision case

Perry Richardson

Aug 182 min read

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