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The latest UK news for taxi, private hire and rideshare drivers, and what it means for you.
Last updated 9 Mar 2026 · 221 storiesEdinburgh Airport taxi fares may increase under new plans
STV News
Black cab fares from Edinburgh Airport may increase under plans going before Edinburgh councillors.
Read more →Weald of Kent MP Katie Lam urges Ashford Borough Council to rethink ban on Flying Horse landlord’s free taxi service in Smarden
Kent Online
A Kent MP has demanded a council rethink its decision to ban a pub landlord from offering his own free taxi service.
Read more →Uber granted an operator's licence in Lincoln
BBC News
Ride-hailing service Uber has been granted a licence by City of Lincoln Council.
Read more →'Predatory' taxi driver sexually assaulted customer
BBC News
A taxi driver has been found guilty of sex offences after taking a woman to a secluded location and assaulting her instead of driving her home.
Read more →Wolverhampton Misinformation and facts
Professional Driver
Many years in the private hire industry have taught me a couple of important things.
Read more →Crucial vote puts futures of hundreds of Derby taxi drivers at stake
Derby Telegraph
A crucial vote affecting the future of hundreds of Derby taxi drivers is to decide whether a controversial rule stays or goes.
Read more →Warning of 'taxi wars' in Cornwall
Cornwall Live
There is cross-party concern about the possibility of taxis operating across one licensed zone in Cornwall rather than six separate zones as is currently the case.
Read more →Taxi driver killed on M4 was over eight times above drink driving limit, inquest hears
BreakingNews.ie
A taxi driver killed in a collision on the M4 near Kilcock, Co Kildare, two years ago was over eight times above the legal drink driving limit, an inquest has heard.
Read more →Cornwall taxi fares could be same across whole county
Falmouth Packet
A Cornwall Council committee could recommend scrapping the six taxi zones which operate throughout the Duchy and currently charge different tariffs.
Read more →Uber driver stripped of taxi licence after failing to pick up woman with assistance dog
The Yorkshire Post
A court was told of the “frustrations” of a disabled woman who has repeatedly been denied service because of her assistance dog.
Read more →Dundee taxi fare hike approved by councillors
The Courier
Dundee City Council's licencing committee met on Thursday to discuss an annual review of taxi hire charges.
Read more →Self-driving taxis hit London, a city with such complex streets that it has a ‘Knowledge’ test that takes cabbies years to pass
Fortune
The autonomous vehicle from British startup Wayve Technologies is on a test run ahead of the U.K. government’s robotaxi trials set to launch in the spring. Tech companies including U.S. company Waymo…
Read more →Casey review on taxi hire must be implemented, to protect women and vulnerable
Unite the Union
The government must urgently implement Baroness Casey’s recommendations on ending cross border taxi hiring, drivers will tell MPs this Wednesday (25 February).
Read more →Taxi driver brutally attacked in Wigan after he's sent to 2am booking
Manchester Evening News
The victim was working a night shift in Wigan on December 29 when he was suddenly targeted by two masked thugs
Read more →Unite urges reforms to taxi licensing to protect passengers
LocalGov
Unite has called on the Government to implement the recommendations of the 2025 Casey review on taxi and private hire licensing, citing ongoing safeguarding concerns.
Read more →Cab driver jailed for raping woman who fell asleep in his car
Metro
A predatory taxi driver has been jailed for raping a sleeping passenger after carrying her to bed.
Read more →'Dangerous sexual predator' guilty of raping woman who mistook him for her taxi driver on Leeds night out
Yorkshire Evening Post
A “dangerous sexual predator” who picked up a woman who thought he was the taxi she ordered has been found guilty of raping her.
Read more →Concerns over impact of unlicensed taxi services
BBC News
Unlicensed taxi drivers should face tougher penalties in Jersey, a politician has said.
Read more →Mum asks to be sent to prison over taxi rank incident – and gets her wish
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-asks-sent-prison-over-36733903
Denice Finnigan pleaded with a judge to send her to prison after she carried out several random attacks against members of the public - one victim said she was left in 'fear and pain'
Read more →Taxi drivers could face new rules on medical checks and criminal record screenings
STV News
Drivers who have lived abroad may be required to provide criminal record checks to South Ayrshire Council under the proposals
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