Athy man gets Probation Act after unpaid €200 airport taxi
Dublin–Athy fare unpaid after hail on Aston Quay; judge applied Probation Act once €200 was paid in court.
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British man remanded after Seville taxi stabbing
Passenger stabbed Seville cabbie about 16 times on an industrial estate; suspect remanded with no bail.
Keighley PH driver did 205 jobs with no licence — discharged
Khalid Bashir admitted unlicensed, uninsured work for Aireside; Bradford magistrates grant absolute discharge.
Liverpool taxis face mandatory passenger-feedback QR codes
Licensing committee plan would put Have Your Say QR codes in every licensed cab and PHV for easier complaints.
Chandigarh cab driver found stabbed to death after night booking
Vijay Kumar, 31, took a Kharar–Chandigarh job Friday night; body found near Sector 38 West Saturday morning.
Avon PH driver with 12 points faces court over illegal tyre
Stopped en route to a fare with tread under 1.6mm and no badges; PC says totting-up ban likely after court.
Liverpool strips 12 cab and PH licences after drug tests
Council revoked drivers for cocaine or cannabis; committee papers seek tighter testing after more referrals.
Empty Waymo blocks Austin fire truck at hotel false alarm
Guest video shows robotaxi nose-to-nose with Engine 71; Waymo says it paused then reversed to let firefighters through.
Wolverhampton PH banned after Liverpool plying-for-hire sting
Test purchase found uninsured hire work; court points toted him over 12 — six-month driving disqualification.
Avon police seize another PH ‘ghost plate’ — check yours
Taxi Cop PC Quinton seized an obscured Corolla plate; illegal ANPR-dodging plates can mean fines up to £1,000.
Heywood Op Paragon checks 60+ vehicles — 13 taxis stopped
Joint police, licensing and DVLA day: expired badge suspension, ghost plates, seatbelt and phone offences logged.
Leicester driver jailed after taxi passenger death on 60th
Thomas Goulty hit Sarwar Mohammad’s cab at 64mph in a 30 zone; Donna Brighton thrown from taxi and died.
Gran Canaria Airport rolls out new taxi access controls
Ingenio council backs plate-reading and platform links with Cabildo, Telde and Aena for ordered airport taxi access.
A55 taxi-theft case adjourned for psychiatric report
Darragh O’Grady, 31, due for sentence after wrong-way A55 run and cyclist crash; judge wants schizophrenia assessment.
Kyiv taxi apps see demand spike in long air-raid alerts
Bolt reports 30–50% more ride requests citywide; Uklon says fewer drivers online as GPS and safety risks bite.
Highland councillors seek external taxi licensing review
Seven women Cllrs push independent probe after committee let convicted rapist David Brown keep operator licences.
Monaco sets €18 in-city taxi forfait and €110 Nice Airport
Ministerial order of 17 September updates fixed Riviera fares; motorway Nice Airport trips include tolls.
Doncaster Absolute Cabs boss wins ‘Son of Pakistan’ award
Jaan G Saqlain to receive Farzand e Pakistan in London; dedicates honour to late co-founder Julie Kay.
Florida man plea after smashing NYC taxi on Knicks night
Saul Vargas, 21, cited his birthday then took a disorderly-conduct deal and $500 restitution for June cab attack.
Perth Taxi Association faces pause as leaders quit
Chair Sandy Smith and vice-chair Kevin Kulik step down; body may suspend unless new cabbies form a committee.
Spalding roadworks leave taxi crews in hour-plus jams
Cycle path, sinkhole and street closures stretch short trips; council cites short-term pain for long-term gain.
Flintshire probes taxi filmed on YouTube with ALN child
Cllr Parkhurst shared phone footage of a driver watching YouTube on a school run; council opens safeguarding inquiry.