Nottingham knife dealer jailed after Carlton taxi spot
Tekla Adofo, 36, photographed with blade in cab then caught brandishing knife six days later — 6 years 1 month.
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Bracknell school-run taxi boss jailed over £777k VAT cheat
David Park kept council VAT for Berkshire Education Travel and helped buy a £3.8m mansion — six years, director ban.
Worcester agrees taxi fare rise proposal amid cost squeeze
Tariff 1 flag £4.30→£5 and Tariff 2 £5.50→£6.40 pending consult; trade cited fuel — later member survey opposed hike.
Bristol PH driver banned after undercover roadside pickup
Stokes Croft sting: plain-clothes officer hailed for Temple Meads; council refused licence renewal as uninsured ply.
Uber US app pays waiting and delay cash sooner, clearer
Stop-time after 1 minute (was 2); Delayed Ride Guarantee auto-uplift; receipts explain adjustments — UK unconfirmed.
UK confirms draft Taxi and PHV Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny
Minister Lightwood: reform still planned; accessibility for disabled passengers flagged as a key objective.
Spalding taxi crews warn of roadworks ‘carnage’ again
Pinchbeck cycle path and sinkhole works stretch journeys; council calls it short-term pain for long-term gain.
Ex-Cambridgeshire PC dismissed after drink-drive taxi crash
Joseph Passby hit a taxi on Trumpington Street on duty at 110ug; guilty plea, barred list, would have been sacked.
Wolverhampton takes Get Home Safe taxi tips to uni students
Compliance team explains plate/badge checks and why private hire must be pre-booked — not street-hailed.
Rother leaders back ~10% taxi fare rise for consultation
Cabinet varies hackney card: higher flag, shorter steps, dog extras; late rate from midnight.
GM opens £2m fund for private hire drivers to go greener
Up to £2,500 grants for Euro 4+ petrol, Euro 6 diesel or ZEC swaps; follows support for 400+ black cabs.
Uber drivers sue in Amsterdam over ‘scary’ AI pay algorithm
Collective claim: black-box rates and GDPR breaches; Uber denies personalising offers from accept history.
Harrisons Taxis wins East Midlands Taxi Business of the Year
West Northants firm covering Harborough grew from two drivers in 2024; public vote My Local Awards.
Blackburn man jailed 3½ years after bottle attack on cabbie
Lucas Simpson fled unpaid Darwen fare then smashed bottle on driver’s brow; jury rejected ‘wicked lie’ about driver.
Teesside woman ordered after stealing cabbie’s phone and wallet
Daniella Shellard reached into Royal Cars PHV near Newport Bridge; 18-month community order plus drug rehab.
Corby cabbies: North Northants knowledge test too wide
Trade tells Cllr Harrison unitary-wide routes block renewals; review promised after harmonised licensing policy.
Driving Health launches UK GP and wellbeing plan for cabbies
Subscription: remote GPs, mental-health line, physio/dietitian slots and Group 2 monitoring for taxi and PH drivers.
Northants Take Me managers raise £3,200 on wilderness challenge
Jodie Wright and Gareth Footbatten’s Lake District ordeal for Hope Against Cancer; wider total tops £15,000.
Video feature: cracking London’s legendary taxi Knowledge
Yahoo clip explores the multi-year blue-book marathon that still gates black-cab licensing in the capital.
Derby’s Chads Cars merges with Birmingham’s Star Cars
Combined Midlands PH fleet about 370; Matkin family retires as Zoe Matkin stays co-owner with Star’s Markham.
Brighton & Hove trade again pushes for higher cab fares
LDR: city slipped in national rankings; shorter clocking steps proposed — cabinet then public consultation.
Hull’s WER2 funds bleed kits with 10p fare rise
After knife threat to a driver, firm fits first Bleed Control Kit and seeks sites for 20 more in the community.