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Last updated 19 Feb 2026 · 221 storiesTaxi fares to rise above inflation to curb exodus of London cabbies - now at a 50-year low
The Standard
Taxi fares are to increase above inflation in the latest bid to curb the exodus of London black cab drivers – now at their lowest number for 50 years.
Read more →Driver opposition over introducing mandatory CCTV in taxis
The Argus
Drivers and members of the public are split over council plans to make CCTV mandatory in licensed taxi vehicles.
Read more →Councillor hails high taxi standards in Barnsley
Barnsley Chronicle
Councillor Andy Wray, who represents the Rockingham ward, recently had the opportunity to attend the private hire and taxi enforcement evening - an experience that turned out to be far more…
Read more →Uber applies for Fife booking office as local taxi drivers hit out
The Courier
Uber Scot Limited applied for a 24/7 licence in Unit 18 at Rosyth Business Centre on January 23.
Read more →A bid to run a taxi-hire business from a house in Bolton has been rejected for using more than one private hire vehicle.
The Bolton News
A certificate of lawfulness application was submitted to Bolton Council requesting that the homeowner be allowed to take private bookings from the home on Manchester Road.
Read more →Moray taxi driver left with bloodied and swollen nose after offshore worker headbutted him
Forres Gazette
An offshore worker who headbutted a taxi driver and ripped out parts of the vehicle’s interior during a late-night disturbance has been fined.
Read more →Thugs hijacked taxi and threatened to stab driver
Coventry Live
Ian Giles, top, and Jason Dalton, hijacked a taxi and threatened the driver before demanding he drop them in Canley
Read more →Man pretends to be taxi driver before sex attack in Nottingham Lidl car park
The Mirror
Kelvin Ndoro tricked his victim into thinking he was a taxi driver before he sexually assaulted her in a Lidl car park in the early hours of the morning
Read more →Taxi driver and passenger wanted after racist abuse hurled at woman in Sheffield city centre
The Star
A taxi driver and his passenger are wanted for allegedly shouting threats and racist abuse at a woman in Sheffield.
Read more →Taxi driver, 66, dies in horror car crash that left second man, 18, dead as family pays tribute
The Sun
THE family of an “immensely popular” taxi driver has paid moving tribute to his memory after he died in a horrific crash.
Read more →Aberdeen Taxis ‘taking on Uber at their own game’ with upgraded app
The Press and Journal
The local firm is teaming up with iCabbi to take a “major step forward in operational efficiency” to those looking to hitch a ride.
Read more →Taxis in Inverclyde are facing 'survival battle', council told
Greenock Telegraph
TAXIS in Inverclyde face a ‘survival battle’ according to the managing director of one of the area's biggest firms.
Read more →Fake taxi driver who sexually assaulted woman in Glasgow is finally locked up
Daily Record
Takeaway driver Abdul Samad, 43, duped his then 20-year-old victim into believing that he was a private hire taxi driver on July 24 2019.
Read more →Two in court after Newcastle taxi driver suffers broken nose in alleged robbery
Chronicle Live
A man and a woman have appeared in court after a taxi driver was allegedly robbed for his takings.
Read more →Man arrested for strangling his wife has bid to become taxi driver blocked
Manchester Evening News
A man’s application for a taxi licence has been blocked because councillors were concerned about the the ‘risk to the travelling public’.
Read more →Exeter taxi fares are Devon's most expensive
Devon Live
Exeter has the most expensive taxi fares in Devon, with a two-mile fare weighing in at £9.50.
Read more →Funeral for 'beloved boys' who died in taxi crash
BBC News
The families of two teenagers who died after a car crash have paid tribute to their "beloved boys".
Read more →Taxi association boss blames “white, middle-class cycling lobby” for “farcical” idea to prioritise cyclists at traffic lights
Road.cc
The general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association has launched a furious rant at the “white, middle-class cycling lobby” over a proposal for cyclists to be automatically prioritised at…
Read more →Transgender taxi driver loses discrimination case after being fired over inappropriate comments
Breaking News
A transgender taxi driver who was fired after making inappropriate comments to staff and relatives of children at a special needs school has lost a case in which he claimed he was discriminated…
Read more →Police manhunt after taxi set alight on Carlisle driveway
News and Star
CUMBRIA Police are seeking support from the public to identify two men as part of an investigation into an arson attack in Carlisle.
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