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The latest UK news for taxi, private hire and rideshare drivers, and what it means for you.
Last updated 30 Jan 2026 · 221 storiesSafety concerns prompt city centre taxi rank trial
BBC News
New experimental taxi ranks are to be introduced in a busy part of Leicester city centre after police raised concerns about road safety.
Read more →Major taxi defects frightening, says councillor
BBC News
The number of taxis found to have dangerous or major defects has been described as "frightening".
Read more →THAT’S NOT FARE Heartless fare dodgers run out on £4,500 taxi bill after cabbie took pair on epic 780-MILE journey & even paid for meals
The Sun
TWO fare dodgers have been arrested after allegedly running away from a taxi driver who had taken them from Lisbon to Barcelona.
Read more →Driverless taxis set to launch in UK as soon as September
BBC News
Waymo, the US driverless car firm, said it hopes to be operating a robotaxi service in London as soon as September this year.
Read more →Taxi safety reforms not tough enough, says driver
BBC News
A private hire driver who lives and works in Grantham but is registered in Wolverhampton says plans to reform taxi licensing do not go far enough.
Read more →Tributes to 'incredibly kind' London taxi driver killed in crash
My London
Christopher Bottoms, who previously worked for the Metropolitan Police, died in hospital last week
Read more →Airport to examine electric 'sky taxi' potential
BBC News
Electric aircraft described as "sky taxis" could fly from Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) when it reopens, the airport has said. The lightweight vehicles, which travel at up to 150mph (240km/h),…
Read more →Taxi driver allegedly sexually assaulted passenger in his cab in Newcastle
Chronicle Live
A taxi driver has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a passenger in his cab. Malik Masood allegedly sexually touched the woman after he picked her up from the city centre.
Read more →Oxfordshire taxis may be forced to take card payments
Oxford Mail
Taxis could soon be required to accept card payments under new licensing plans.
Read more →Taxi passenger injured during attack by youths
BBC News
A man was attacked by a "group of youths" while he was inside a taxi, police have said.
Read more →Perth cabbies fear for their livelihood competing with 24 more taxis
Daily Record
Last year Perth and Kinross Council agreed to allocate 24 additional taxi licence plates in Perth, despite strong opposition from the taxi trade
Read more →‘Hard-working cabbies being undercut’ claims city boss
Birkenhead News
“Hard-working” Liverpool cabbies are being “undercut” by drivers licensed from areas almost 100 miles away from the city. That is the view of the leader of Liverpool Council, Liam Robinson, who told…
Read more →Appeal for information after hit-and-run leaves taxi passenger in hospital
Macclesfield Nub News
Silvertown Taxis has issued an urgent appeal for information following a crash involving one of their drivers.
Read more →Ipswich hackney carriage taxi driver has licence suspended
Ipswich Star
A taxi driver had his licence suspended two days before Christmas after he failed to meet the requirements set out by the council.
Read more →Glasgow Uber driver launches sex attack on teenager he picked up from nightclub
Glasgow Live
Dawitt Tessema preyed on his 19-year-old female passenger in the Woodlands area of the city, after picking her up from a city centre nightclub.
Read more →Nottingham taxi drivers could face new training after grooming gangs scandal
Nottinghamshire Live
Nottingham's black cab drivers could face new training to keep passengers safe after an investigation into the scandal of grooming gangs found 'current arrangements are not fit for purpose'.
Read more →We used to know every driver' - Taxi association boss backs Government review on out-of-town Uber licences
Lancashire Post
A Chorley taxi boss has backed Government plans to tighten up the way licences are issued to Uber drivers.
Read more →Lengthy jail sentence for dealer twice caught with drugs inside taxi
Nottinghamshire Police
A drug dealer has been handed a lengthy prison sentence after police twice caught him being taxied around with large quantities of Class A drugs.
Read more →Two people rescued from flood-trapped taxi as heavy rain batters Scotland
Daily Record
Two people were rescued from a taxi trapped in deep floodwater as heavy rain causes widespread disruption in parts of Scotland. Firefighters were called to the B977 outside Kintore in Aberdeenshire…
Read more →Taxi industry turning into ‘wild west’ as tech firms seek to take over, TDs hear
Irish Times
The taxi industry has become “a wild west” where “predatory” tech firms were trying to take control, driver representatives told the Oireachtas transport committee. The fixed-price offering rolled…
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