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Taxi driver helps deliver baby during ride to Southmead Hospital

Taxi driver helps deliver baby during ride to Southmead Hospital

Taxi driver helps deliver baby during ride to Southmead Hospital

Perry Richardson

Sep 15, 20251 min read

Police review 52 weekend taxi-related incidents in first of a kind insight showing issues faced in the industry

Police review 52 weekend taxi-related incidents in first of a kind insight showing issues faced in the industry

Police review 52 weekend taxi-related incidents in first of a kind insight showing issues faced in the industry

Perry Richardson

Sep 14, 20252 min read

PROBLEMS FOUND: 59 vehicles checked as part of joint operation targeting taxis and PHVs across Avon and Somerset

PROBLEMS FOUND: 59 vehicles checked as part of joint operation targeting taxis and PHVs across Avon and Somerset

PROBLEMS FOUND: 59 vehicles checked as part of joint operation targeting taxis and PHVs across Avon and Somerset

Perry Richardson

Sep 8, 20251 min read

Disqualified private hire driver arrested for drink driving following crash with passengers on board

Disqualified private hire driver arrested for drink driving following crash with passengers on board

Disqualified private hire driver arrested for drink driving following crash with passengers on board

Perry Richardson

Sep 7, 20251 min read

Taxi Cop reports private hire driver illegally plying for hire during Bristol City Council checks

Taxi Cop reports private hire driver illegally plying for hire during Bristol City Council checks

Taxi Cop reports private hire driver illegally plying for hire during Bristol City Council checks

Perry Richardson

Aug 26, 20252 min read

Avon and Somerset ‘Taxi Cop’ finds faults and disqualified driver in latest round of checks

Avon and Somerset ‘Taxi Cop’ finds faults and disqualified driver in latest round of checks

Avon and Somerset ‘Taxi Cop’ finds faults and disqualified driver in latest round of checks

Perry Richardson

Aug 22, 20252 min read

Police warns taxi and private hire drivers face licence revocations over false nominations and unlicensed driver use

Police warns taxi and private hire drivers face licence revocations over false nominations and unlicensed driver use

Police warns taxi and private hire drivers face licence revocations over false nominations and unlicensed driver use

Perry Richardson

Aug 14, 20252 min read

FINED: Private hire driver found guilty of plying-for-hire after Taxi Cop tip-off

FINED: Private hire driver found guilty of plying-for-hire after Taxi Cop tip-off

FINED: Private hire driver found guilty of plying-for-hire after Taxi Cop tip-off

Perry Richardson

Aug 13, 20251 min read

FINES AND POINTS: Taxi Cop secures convictions in two plying-for-hire cases involving private hire drivers

FINES AND POINTS: Taxi Cop secures convictions in two plying-for-hire cases involving private hire drivers

FINES AND POINTS: Taxi Cop secures convictions in two plying-for-hire cases involving private hire drivers

Perry Richardson

Aug 4, 20251 min read

Taxi Cop detects suspended Wolverhampton private hire driver using new smart badge tech

Taxi Cop detects suspended Wolverhampton private hire driver using new smart badge tech

Taxi Cop detects suspended Wolverhampton private hire driver using new smart badge tech

Perry Richardson

Jul 18, 20251 min read

FAKE TAXI DRIVER: Unlicensed private hire driver convicted and fined after Taxi Cop test purchase sting

FAKE TAXI DRIVER: Unlicensed private hire driver convicted and fined after Taxi Cop test purchase sting

FAKE TAXI DRIVER: Unlicensed private hire driver convicted and fined after Taxi Cop test purchase sting

Perry Richardson

Jul 11, 20251 min read

Illegal taxi and private hire activity targeted at Glastonbury Festival by Avon and Somerset’s ‘Taxi Cop’

Illegal taxi and private hire activity targeted at Glastonbury Festival by Avon and Somerset’s ‘Taxi Cop’

Illegal taxi and private hire activity targeted at Glastonbury Festival by Avon and Somerset’s ‘Taxi Cop’

Perry Richardson

Jun 26, 20251 min read

Unlicensed private hire drivers and vehicles found during taxi compliance checks at Bristol Airport

Unlicensed private hire drivers and vehicles found during taxi compliance checks at Bristol Airport

Unlicensed private hire drivers and vehicles found during taxi compliance checks at Bristol Airport

Perry Richardson

Jun 6, 20252 min read

‘Taxi Cop’ safety checks see immediate vehicle suspensions in joint operation across South West

‘Taxi Cop’ safety checks see immediate vehicle suspensions in joint operation across South West

‘Taxi Cop’ safety checks see immediate vehicle suspensions in joint operation across South West

Perry Richardson

May 4, 20252 min read

TAXI TOUTS: Unlicensed and uninsured drivers found working for hire and reward at Bristol Airport

TAXI TOUTS: Unlicensed and uninsured drivers found working for hire and reward at Bristol Airport

TAXI TOUTS: Unlicensed and uninsured drivers found working for hire and reward at Bristol Airport

Perry Richardson

Apr 25, 20251 min read

‘Taxi Cop’ helps check out-of-area Wolverhampton licensed taxis in North Somerset and Bristol

‘Taxi Cop’ helps check out-of-area Wolverhampton licensed taxis in North Somerset and Bristol

‘Taxi Cop’ helps check out-of-area Wolverhampton licensed taxis in North Somerset and Bristol

Perry Richardson

Apr 13, 20251 min read

Authorities deliver on promised illegal plying-for-hire private hire crackdown during Cheltenham Race Week

Authorities deliver on promised illegal plying-for-hire private hire crackdown during Cheltenham Race Week

Authorities deliver on promised illegal plying-for-hire private hire crackdown during Cheltenham Race Week

Perry Richardson

Mar 16, 20252 min read

Taxi Cop’s roadside Christmas Eve inspections reveal high compliance bar tyre and signage issues

Taxi Cop’s roadside Christmas Eve inspections reveal high compliance bar tyre and signage issues

Taxi Cop’s roadside Christmas Eve inspections reveal high compliance bar tyre and signage issues

Perry Richardson

Dec 31, 20241 min read

INSIGHTS OF A TAXI COP: Seat belt compliance, taxi rank parking, collisions and prohibition notices all in a day’s work

INSIGHTS OF A TAXI COP: Seat belt compliance, taxi rank parking, collisions and prohibition notices all in a day’s work

INSIGHTS OF A TAXI COP: Seat belt compliance, taxi rank parking, collisions and prohibition notices all in a day’s work

Perry Richardson

Nov 21, 20241 min read

‘Taxi Cop’ vehicle inspections in Bristol prompts FIVE prohibition notices to be issued

‘Taxi Cop’ vehicle inspections in Bristol prompts FIVE prohibition notices to be issued

‘Taxi Cop’ vehicle inspections in Bristol prompts FIVE prohibition notices to be issued

Perry Richardson

Nov 15, 20241 min read

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