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.
Cab tech firms seek move of Uber price-fixing class action
Curb, Flywheel, CMT/ARRO ask San Jose judge to shift NY rider’s Sherman Act suit; Uber called ‘elephant in the room’.
Uber launches in Kuwait with Taxi to Lux and 50% promo
App live from 15 September: Taxi, Comfort, Black, Lux; code GOKUW50 up to 50% off first two rides (1KD cap).
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.
Sloviansk taxi driver keeps working as Russian drones close in
Oleksandr Richak runs ~15 OnTaxi jobs a day ~10km from the front; wife fled — he stays for gas-repair duty.
Malta taxi driver convicted on appeal over Cospicua crash
Clint Farrugia hit Kevin Brincat in 2018; appeal fines 2329 euros and six-month ban after acquittal overturned.
Uber lets seniors set up solo accounts and ‘simple mode’
No family organiser required; larger text, arrival alerts and easy-entry vehicle pilot in nine markets.
HK cabbie loses change after fake HK$500 note scam
Mong Kok night fare: passenger paid $29 with counterfeit, took $471 change; other drivers report same man.