Huntingdonshire Council suspends or revokes 25 taxi and PHV licences over six month period
- Perry Richardson
- 18 minutes ago
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Huntingdonshire District Council suspended or revoked 25 hackney carriage and private hire licences in the six months to January 2026, with dangerous and major vehicle defects driving most enforcement action, according to a report presented to councillors.
Figures submitted to the council’s Licensing and Protection Committee show that 23 vehicle licences and two dual driver licences were suspended or revoked between 1 September 2025 and 10 January 2026. No operator licences were affected during the period.
Vehicle safety issues dominated the decisions. Multiple private hire and hackney carriage vehicles were suspended after failing compliance tests due to dangerous or major defects, including braking faults, steering issues, tyre damage and accident-related damage. One hackney carriage vehicle licence was revoked after the vehicle was reclassified as a Category S write-off following a collision.
Driver enforcement was more limited but included two suspensions linked to failures to provide required medical information. The report notes that dangerous defects are those posing an immediate risk to passengers and the public, rendering vehicles illegal to operate until repaired, while major defects must also be rectified before a vehicle can pass an MOT.
Vehicle defects account for the vast majority of enforcement action taken by the district council between September and January
The council also issued penalty points to licensed drivers under its updated taxi policy introduced in May 2024. Between October and December 2025, points were issued for undeclared motoring convictions and defective tyres, allowing officers to address non-compliance while building a longer-term picture of driver conduct.
Council officers confirmed there are currently no outstanding licensing cases awaiting court hearings, although two driver revocations from 2025 are scheduled or awaiting full hearings later in 2026. Councillors were asked to note the enforcement activity as part of routine oversight of taxi and private hire regulation.
