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.
Diesel near £2 puts taxi fuel surcharges back on agenda
RAC diesel hit 192.86p mid-September; councils with published extras can move faster than a full fare rewrite.
Tesla Cybercab loops Austin hotel lot, ‘arrives’ at start
Engineer’s X clip: construction blocked an exit; gold robotaxi drove back and forth four times then ended the trip.
Southampton taxi driver’s car torched outside family home
Sukhy Sidhu woke to Ring alert on Stanton Road; Hampshire Police treating blaze as suspected arson.
DECO challenges Lisbon Airport €16/€19 fixed taxi protocol
Consumer group says voluntary flat fares from 15 October may block meter choice and lack proper municipal tariff basis.
London cab trade warns TX5 parts shortages risk fleet
Legal Taxi: long waits for TX parts as LEVC winds production; TfL says it would act if vehicle supply fails.
Waymo stuck in Phoenix flood ‘AI loop’, nearly hits car
Witness video: robotaxi hesitated on flooded street over 10 minutes; earlier floods prompted service pauses.
Denbighshire freezes Wales’ highest taxi fares for 2027
Licensing committee keeps October 2025 rates after trade consult; fares top Wales and beat England average.
Hartlepool set to keep yellow cabs despite cost warning
418 of 491 consult replies back AA Yellow; Blueline cites £2k+ wraps and EV colour limits — officers recommend keep.