Perry Richardson

Fenland District Council has refused an application for a new private hire driver’s licence after finding that the applicant had accumulated nine penalty points and repeatedly failed to report endorsements to another licensing authority.The council’s Licensing Sub-Committee considered the application at a hearing on 10 August 2026. The applicant attended and made representations to councillors before the decision was reached.According to the published report, the applicant received the nine pena

A man has been jailed for more than two years after carrying out a racially aggravated attack on a taxi driver following a minor road collision in Dartford.Oliver Dryden, 30, attacked the driver on Crossways Boulevard on Wednesday 15 January 2025, after a taxi and a Peugeot were involved in a minor collision.Both vehicles had stopped at the side of the road and the two drivers were exchanging details when Dryden, who had been sitting in the front passenger seat of the Peugeot, got out.Dryden the

Good Taxi Network has opened its platform to licensed taxi drivers across London and the wider UK, offering tools intended to help cabbies develop their own customer bases and reduce their reliance on ranks, street hails and third-party booking apps.Participating drivers receive a personalised booking page and QR code that can be displayed on promotional stickers inside their taxi. Passengers can scan the code after a journey and use the page to contact or book the same driver again.The service

Concerns over Heathrow Airport’s new taxi management and dispatch system have been formally raised with Heathrow and facilities operator APCOA on behalf of licensed London taxi drivers.Legal Taxi Solicitors wrote to both organisations on 12 August after receiving reports that drivers were being prevented from working because of alleged technical failures and system controls. The system is currently being introduced and tested at the airport.The firm said complaints went beyond the type of initia

Two licensed vehicles were immediately suspended during a large taxi and private hire enforcement operation at Bristol Airport.Officers stopped and checked 108 vehicles licensed by 26 different authorities during the joint operation, according to PC Patrick Quinton, Taxi Cop for Avon and Somerset Police.The checks involved licensing officers from Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council, Wolverhampton Council, Newport City Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council.One immediate suspensio

Freenow by Lyft’s move to increase commission to 20% could prompt more cabbies to prioritise street and rank work as operating costs continue to rise.According to drivers, the decision to increase its London black cab commission to 20% from 14 September 2026 will add to the financial pressure facing drivers already absorbing higher vehicle, fuel, licensing and maintenance costs.The platform says the additional commission will support investment in product development, driver benefits and passeng

Torbay Council has opened a statutory consultation on changes to Hackney Carriage taxi fares which would increase the daytime initial charge from £3.90 to £4.50 for the first 470 yards. The night-time, Sunday and Bank Holiday starting fare would rise from £4.50 to £5.10. Under the proposals, the subsequent daytime distance rate for taxis carrying up to four passengers would remain at 20p for each 145 yards, with waiting time unchanged at 20p per 30 seconds. Tariff 2 would retain its 25p subseque

A private hire vehicle driver licensed by Liverpool City Council has been ordered to pay £750 in fines and costs after refusing to carry a customer who was accompanied by a guide dog.Liverpool City Council Licensing confirmed the prosecution this week, saying the driver had appeared in court over the refusal.The council said: “This week, an LCC licensed PHV driver appeared in court after refusing to carry a customer accompanied by a guide dog.“Refusing a passenger with a guide dog is an offence

The number of licensed private hire vehicles operating outside London has climbed to approximately 196,600 after increasing by 20% in two years, according to the latest Department for Transport figures.The growth recorded between 1 April 2024 and 1 April 2026 was substantially higher than in London, where the PHV fleet increased by just 1% to 93,300 vehicles.Across England, the total number of licensed PHVs reached 290,000, representing a 13% increase since 2024. PHVs now account for almost 85%

Wolverhampton licensed almost 38,000 private hire vehicles in 2026, giving the city a PHV density more than 27 times the English average and making it the country’s most prominent potential hotspot for cross-border licensing.The latest Department for Transport statistics show Wolverhampton City Council had 37,967 licensed PHVs on 1 April 2026. That equates to 135 PHVs for every 1,000 residents, compared with an English average of 4.9.Wolverhampton’s licensed PHV fleet increased by 8,794 vehicles