Taxi & Private Hire News
The latest UK news for taxi, private hire and rideshare drivers, and what it means for you.
Last updated 29 Mar 2026 · 221 storiesDarlington taxi driver Peter Mudd retires after 50 years
The Northern Echo
Peter Mudd, a well-known face in the town, is hanging up his keys for good after 50 years of ferrying customers around Darlington. Now 71, and with his 72nd birthday just weeks away, the veteran…
Read more →Women-only taxi service looks to expand
BBC News
A taxi service that only hires female drivers and aims to make passengers feel safer is hoping to expand into other big towns and cities. Women's Wheelz Taxis was set up in Milton Keynes in December…
Read more →Plans approved to crack down on unlicensed taxis
BBC News
Politicians on Jersey have approved plans that would make it easier for the government to crack down on illegal taxi services. The plans were approved by 36 politicians and, while non voted against,…
Read more →Cotswolds taxi company put up fares due to rising fuel costs
Oxford Mail
Chipping Norton-based Excelsior Taxis said it wasn't an easy decision to hike fares up starting now. It comes as the average price of unleaded petrol has risen by more than 17p a litre since the end…
Read more →Half of taxis in Dundee failing annual inspection
BBC News
Dundee taxi drivers will face stricter checks on vehicles after it was revealed half of the city's cars regularly fail their annual inspection. Dundee City Council mechanics test more than 600 taxis…
Read more →Bob Keiller: Aberdeen’s taxi shortages could cost us visitors – and money-spinning major conferences
The Press and Journal
If people aren’t confident that they can get a taxi home, they’re less likely to come into the city centre. That affects Aberdeen’s reputation.
Read more →How Sadiq Khan made London into a taxi driver’s worst nightmare
The Telegraph
Hackney carriage drivers say speed restrictions and traffic schemes in the capital are an existential threat to the black cab
Read more →Mother's worst nightmare as toddler snatched from taxi in Bristol
Bristol Live
A Bristol mum says she faced every parent's worst nightmare when an unknown woman tried to take her daughter from the backseat of a taxi in Stapleton Road.
Read more →Taxi driver charged after 'acting inappropriately' towards teen girls
STV News
A taxi driver has been charged by police and sacked from his job after “acting inappropriately” towards three teenage girls inside a vehicle in West Lothian.
Read more →'Postcode lottery' puts public at risk - taxi drivers
BBC News
Gatwick Airport taxi drivers are calling on the government to enforce tougher rules and restrictions for all private hire drivers and vehicles to help keep women and children safe.
Read more →Stoke-on-Trent taxi firm warns of 'slight delays' due to Eid
Stoke-on-Trent Live
Taxi passengers are being warned of 'slight delays' - due to Eid celebrations. Any disruption to services is expected on Saturday 21 March.
Read more →Dumfries and Galloway Council Approves New Taxi Rules to Boost Wheelchair Access
Dumfries & Galloway News
At its meeting on Thursday 19 March, Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Enabling and Customer Services Committee approved a package of measures to support taxi services across the region and improve the…
Read more →Woman arrested after taxi taken for joyride in Dereham
Eastern Daily Express
The incident happened in Commercial Road, Dereham, at around 7.40pm on Wednesday. She had caught a ride and, after being dropped off, got into the driver’s seat and drove the vehicle away.
Read more →‘We invited Uber to fix Aberdeen taxi crisis — now we need to change the rules to do it’
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/6979166/aberdeen-inspired-taxi-rules-uber-consultation/
The dearth of taxis at key times in Aberdeen city centre isn’t top of the list, it’s definitely always in the top three,” Adrian Watson tells me.
Read more →Uber to invest up to $1.25 billion in EV maker Rivian in deal to launch 50,000 robotaxis
CNBC
Uber plans to invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian as part of a deal to deploy up to 50,000 robotaxis through 2031, the companies announced Thursday.
Read more →Taxi driver spared jail after death of drunk pedestrian who stumbled in front of car
The Mirror
Walter Burke, 63, of Worthington Road, Lichfield was on his way to a morning job when he ploughed into 59-year-old Jasbir Singh on Birmingham's city centre ring road
Read more →Men jailed for attempted murder of taxi passenger
BBC News
Two men have received lengthy prison sentences for the attempted murder of an 18-year-old man who shot and repeatedly stabbed in the back of a taxi.
Read more →Taxi driver loses appeal after licence revoked by Wolverhampton council over use of illegal ghost plates
Express & Star
A taxi driver has lost his court appeal against a city council revoking his private hire licence over the use of illegal ghost plates.
Read more →Taxi driver 'threatened with knife and robbed' in Grimsby
Grimsby Live
A taxi driver was ‘threatened with a knife and robbed’ in Grimsby at the weekend. It is alleged the driver was approached by three men wearing face coverings on Robert Pearson Mews at around 2.20pm…
Read more →6 taxi drivers licences revoked after being deemed not “fit and proper” to work in Southend
https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/6-taxi-drivers-licences-revoked-10863480
Six taxi drivers have had their licences revoked by Southend Council after being deemed not “fit and proper” to work in the city, new figures reveal. A Freedom of Information request shows the…
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