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Last updated 11 Oct 2026 · 221 storiesNew Home Office guidance on right to work checks for taxi and PHV licences
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The Home Office has updated its guidance for councils on right to work checks for taxi, private hire and operator licences. It applies to checks from 1 October 2026 and replaces the August 2025 version. Councils must not issue, renew or extend a licence for anyone whose immigration status disqualifies them, and must complete the check before deciding. A…
Cumberland consults on £7 two-mile taxi fare
TaxiPoint
Cumberland Council has opened a consultation on a single taxi tariff across the former Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland areas. The maximum daytime fare for a two-mile journey would be set at £7, up…
Gwynedd taxi fares set to rise from 1 October
TaxiPoint
Gwynedd Council is set to raise its maximum taxi fares from 1 October 2026 after a public consultation received no objections. The fare for journeys under one mile goes up from £3.60 to £4. The…
LEVC confirms all-new electric London black cab for 2027
Automotive World
LEVC has confirmed a new battery-electric black cab, designed to meet TfL licensing rules, will launch in the second half of 2027. The announcement comes as production of the current TX ends at…
Government confirms draft taxi bill will tackle disabled passenger access
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Transport minister Simon Lightwood has told Parliament that the Department for Transport will publish a draft Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Bill for early scrutiny before it is formally introduced.…
TfL tightens London licensing rules on debts and app account sharing
TaxiPoint
Transport for London has published a new 130-page taxi and private hire driver licensing policy, which applies from 1 September 2026. Applicants must now declare they owe TfL nothing, including…
Private hire operators must carry out right to work checks from 1 October
TaxiPoint
From 1 October 2026, private hire operators have a clear legal duty to check that the drivers they use have the right to work in the UK. The Home Office says responsibility now sits with the…
Aberdeenshire taxi fares to rise by 5%
TaxiPoint
Aberdeenshire Council's licensing sub-committee has approved a 5% increase in regulated taxi fares, by five votes to three. The starting fare for the first 880 yards goes up from £3.15 to around…
Next Making Tax Digital deadline is 7 November
TaxiPoint
More than 436,000 sole traders and landlords sent HMRC their first quarterly update under Making Tax Digital for Income Tax by the 7 August deadline. The rules apply to anyone earning over £50,000 a…
Armed robber foiled by taxi driver he shot with a gun in Falkirk
Yahoo News
An armed robber was bravely foiled by the taxi driver who he shot with a gun. Gregor Thomson was captured on dash-cam footage holding up Sukhdev Dhami following a night-time pick up in Falkirk on…
Read more →BMW driver smashed into taxi at 140mph near Cross Hands
Wales Online
A teenager was driving a high-powered BMW at speeds over 140mph when he slammed into the back of a taxi causing catastrophic injuries to the driver, a court has heard.
Read more →Uber and Wayve licensed to run supervised robotaxis in London
Business Traveller
Transport for London has granted Uber and British self-driving company Wayve private hire vehicle licences to operate Wayve's autonomous cars in the capital. The vehicles are electric Ford Mustang…
Taxi drivers in Glasgow set to be able to add a surcharge to hires
The Herald
Taxi drivers in Glasgow are set to be able to add a surcharge to hires for three months due to high fuel costs.
Read more →Former translator for British Army in Afghanistan jailed in Scotland for raping teenage passenger in his taxi
Sky News
Abdul Nabizada, 36, preyed on the 19-year-old student during a journey in Edinburgh on 13 November 2021. His lawyer fears that he will be deported following his conviction.
Read more →Man jailed for racist road rage attack on taxi driver
BBC News
A man who racially assaulted a taxi driver during a road rage incident has been jailed. Oliver Dryden punched and abused his victim following a minor crash at Crossways Boulevard in Dartford, Kent,…
Read more →London taxi drivers risk black cab shortage
The Telegraph
London taxi drivers face the threat of a black cab shortage after a Chinese manufacturer radically scaled back production. Drivers and fleet operators in the capital have complained of nine-month…
Read more →Young mum tricked into taxi before being raped
Manchester Evening News
Young mum tricked into taxi before being raped by man who followed her after Christmas night out thought she was going to die
Read more →CCTV clue issued after Nottingham taxi driver racially abused
Nottingham Post
Police have released an image of a man they want to identify after a Nottingham taxi driver was racially abused.
Read more →Decision to allow rapist to keep taxi licence 'incomprehensible and shameful'
STV News
A special council meeting was held on Tuesday to discuss the decision to allow David Brown to keep his taxi operator's licence
Read more →UK taxi firm plunges into liquidation - open since 2017
Express
A popular UK taxi private hire and taxi company has become the latest motoring firm to drop into liquidation this summer.
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