Taxi & Private Hire News
The latest UK news for taxi, private hire and rideshare drivers, and what it means for you.
Last updated 25 Jan 2026 · 221 storiesPerth 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…
Read more →Council consults on removing taxi driver knowledge test
BBC News
Councillors have agreed to hold a consultation which could see the end of a street knowledge test for taxi drivers in Aberdeen. Under current rules anyone seeking a licence as a taxi or private hire…
Read more →Taxi driver sentenced for claiming £7,200 in Universal Credit fraud
The Westmorland Gazette
Gergely Tomasovszky, of Meadow Close, Burton-in-Kendal, pleaded guilty to dishonestly making a false statement to obtain a benefit payment when he appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court in…
Read more →Taxi driver loses licence over Covid fraud claim
BBC News
A taxi driver who had his licence revoked claimed that he did not know a £50,000 payment in his bank account was a Covid bounceback loan and that it was instead money gifted by a stranger.
Read more →Starting taxi fares could soon be hiked 30 per cent in Watford
Watford Observer
Starting fares for taxi rides in Watford could soon be hiked by more than 30 per cent. A borough council consultation on changes to the Hackney Carriage Table of Fares is currently underway.
Read more →Councils are offering parents £5,000 to drive their children to school amid desperate efforts to cut spiralling SEND taxi bills
Daily Mail
Local authorities are increasingly turning to 'personal transport budgets' as a more flexible and cost-effective option than laying on taxis or minibuses.
Read more →Reeves ploughs tens of millions of pounds into self-driving car company
The Telegraph
Rachel Reeves is preparing to inject tens of millions of pounds into an Oxford self-driving car pioneer as Labour gets ready to unleash autonomous vehicles on Britain’s roads.
Read more →The Smart Arrival: How Predictive AI is Solving the UK’s Airport Taxi Crisis in 2026
Travel and Tour World
For years, the “final mile” of air travel—the journey from the arrivals hall to your front door—has been the most unpredictable part of the trip. You land on time, but your taxi is stuck in traffic.…
Read more →Uber and Lyft Partner With Baidu (BIDU) to Launch Driverless Taxi Trials in the UK
Yahoo News
A significant escalation in the global race toward autonomous mobility occurred on December 22, 2025, when Uber and Lyft announced partnerships with Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) to launch driverless…
Read more →Taxi drivers call for more restrictions on Uber
BBC News
Pieter-Jon Allis, owner of Stroud Taxi, said between October and November last year, calls for his taxis decreased by 72%, and that his fellow cabbies are reporting a similar reduction in business…
Read more →Fundraiser set up for surviving taxi passengers involved in fatal Bolton crash last weekend
The Manc
A fundraiser has been set up for the surviving taxi passengers involved in a devastating and fatal head-on collision in Bolton last weekend.
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