Gatwick taxi guide 2026: £57–£115 into central London
Fixed PH quotes vary widely; metered cabs higher in traffic; terminal drop-off now £10 — check waiting and extras.
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Couple hospitalised after Uber crash on way to Bournemouth Airport
Parley Lane three-vehicle smash before 6am; passengers say holiday ruined — Uber investigating.
UK draft Taxi and PHV Bill to stress disabled access — again
Minister Lightwood confirms pre-legislative Scrutiny Bill with accessibility among key aims for reform.
BBC FOI: £65k on unused taxis, trains and hotel bookings
870 cab trips (£14,771), 344 rail tickets and 190 hotels unused — Beeb cites short-notice changes.
Uber hires Cockney and Geordie voices to train AI accents
Gig ‘voice-data collectors’ chat with chatbots; listing seeks Scottish, Welsh, Scouse, Midlands and more.
VW starts production of refreshed Caddy popular with UK taxis
Poznań build adds cabin tech and eHybrid; wheelchair conversions keep model a PHV favourite.
Liverpool PHV driver held after pedestrian killed on Aigburth Road
26-year-old woman dies; 41-year-old driver arrested on suspicion of death by drug driving.
HMRC MTD: don’t treat app payouts as full taxi turnover
£1,000 fares vs £800 banked after commission — digital records must show gross income and costs.
Warwick taxis face 10% fare rise amid Uber trade loss fears
Day flag £4.40→£4.85 from October; drivers cite fuel costs and claim up to 70% lost to apps.
FT: robotaxis need public trust to remake urban transport
Editorial backs driverless cabs as Uber–Wayve start in London; cites safety data and cost path.
London black-cab shortage: fleets say LEVC drip-feeds new TX
Drivers face 12-year expiry with few replacements; LEVC and TfL deny a supply crisis.
Three HMRC changes taxi drivers must know: MTD, tax check, TOMS
Digital quarterly tax from Apr 2026 by income band; licence tax check; PHV VAT shift for operators.
Police seek man after Solihull taxi-wait assault on Farmhouse Way
Group attack after midnight 30 Aug; injuries serious but not life-threatening — call 101.
Geely pumps £90m into LEVC as Coventry cab plant faces limbo
Loans clear Santander and BNP debts; TX6 timing and Ansty factory use called uncertain.
PHV operator licences cluster in small councils — shopping fears
DfT Apr 2026: Castle Point 554, Wolverhampton 515, Hertsmere 467 behind TfL’s 1,843.
Nottingham cabbie fined after knocking down 91-year-old in Daybrook
Careless driving: broken ankle; £219 fine, six points — judge cites momentary lapse.
Pontefract man jailed after strangling ex and ramming taxi
Luke Strickland, 27: four years two months; threatened female cabbie with tyre iron.
Rochford lifts taxi flag 50p — short trips hit hardest, say critics
From 1 Oct daytime start £4→£4.50; councillors warn pensioners face 12.5% on brief rides.
Cumberland eyes common £7 two-mile hackney fare across district
Executive 16 Sep: advertise tariff — +£1 Allerdale, +80p Copeland; Carlisle unchanged.
Hull’s WER2 installs first bleed kit funded by 10p fare levy
Knives Down campaign aims for weekly kits citywide; police back Safer Hull roll-out.
LEVC cuts 2025 loss by over £110m as next TX taxi planned
Loss £55m vs £179m; sales 725; TX5 ending lifecycle — new-generation TX with no launch date.
Rochford taxi flag rise sparks clash over vulnerable riders
50p on start fare from Oct — Sutton warns short trips get 12.5% hit; Hughes backs drivers’ costs.