Ayr fare dodger must pay £3,000 after punching cabbie
Craig Lucas floored driver on Annfield Glen Road; brain bleed found later — 300 hours unpaid work plus supervision.
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Worcester’s taxi-fare U-turn cost council £1,400
Association asked for hike then withdrew support after member survey; Cllr Mace called the reverse ‘embarrassing’.
Athens and Thessaloniki raise fixed airport taxi fares
Athens centre €40→€50 single / €55→€65 double; Thessaloniki €25→€28 and €35→€38; basic rate and €4 minimum unchanged.
Rother cabinet backs ~10% hackney fare rise for consult
Higher flag, shorter distance/wait steps, dog and extra-passenger extras; late rate shifts from 11pm to midnight.
Glasgow keeps Queen Margaret Drive taxi rank after backlash
Licensing committee refuses resident revocation bid; trade says 70-year rank is vital West End nightlife kit.
Austin logs 8 robotaxi crashes as Tesla and Waymo fleets grow
NHTSA window: 22 Texas AV crashes in four weeks; Austin e-bike scrape involved Avride; Cybercab push continues.
Havant consults on taxi policy with drug tests and training
Draft to 19 Oct: safeguarding training, drug screening, 2-year licence hold and IoL conviction alignment.
Ajax man dies after wheelchair-accessible taxi crash
65-year-old passenger fatally injured at Bayly and Clayton; Whitby scooter crash left 91-year-old stable.
Brighton & Hove cabbies seek fare hike as costs climb
Trade wants shorter distance/time steps to climb rankings; cabinet paper says city would stay in line with peers.
Uber’s oddest lost items: dentures, butterflies, a dishwasher
10th Lost & Found Index lists wild leftovers; phones still top; in-app return-trip tool rolling out in US states.
Newport’s Roman Taxis first in Wales with ISO 9001:2015
Firm run by Ryan Milton and the Claytons certified for quality management; pitch aimed at corporate clients.
Carlisle drivers warn of nosedive as Cumberland reviews trade
Association cites low pay, WAV shortage and licensing strain; council says tariff review and dialogue under way.
India bars cab apps from advance tip prompts before rides
MoRTH: tips only after journey ends, full amount to drivers; Uber, Ola, Rapido among aggregators told to comply.
LEVC confirms all-new London black cab for H2 2027
TX successor will meet TfL Conditions of Fitness; current TX assembly winds down as Ansty prepares next model.
Latvia Bolt rider gets €3 after driver urinates at pickup
Threads post: cabbie relieved himself in bushes by her home then drove on; she said she was already late to cancel.
SW taxi drivers warned: don’t hand over phone for payment
Avon & Somerset Taxi Cop flags suspect after alleged £300 mobile payment fraud; ref 522623568.
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.
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.
SARS targets Uber and Bolt drivers in South Africa tax push
Finance minister: transactional data to find non-compliant e-hailers; education and enforcement alongside taxi sector.