TAXI drivers might have to pay more money to get a licence if they keep breaking the law, a council chief has warned. The trade has been issued with the threat as a row continues over the way some taxi drivers illegally park and the number of rank spaces in Worcester city centre. We previously [...]
Dundee councillors could make operators of all saloon-type taxis in the city change to wheelchair-access vehicles — a step which could cost the trade as much as £6.5 million. Conversion to wheelchair cabs is a feature of both options being put to the licensing committee at its meeting on Thursday. Attached to one of the [...]
The number of black cabs allowed to operate in Norwich could be cut by tightening rules on what age vehicles can be used and bygetting them to comply with an exhaust emissions standard. Taxi drivers claim there are too many black cabs in the city and say it is making it hard for them to [...]
A CABBIE who moved an ambulance which was on a call dealing with a sick baby has been allowed to keep his licence. Neil John Whitehorn, of The Crescent, Eastbourne, denied moving the ambulance last summer but stood trial at Eastbourne Magistrates’ Court on February 18. He was found guilty of obstructing or hindering a [...]
SOUTHPORT’S taxi bosses last night led calls for a zero-tolerance crackdown on violent passengers after a female cab driver was beaten by her fare. Central Cabs worker Alison Rigby suffered punches to her arm and face trying to stop a fare-dodger from fleeing her taxi. Crossens teenager Charles Duffy narrowly escaped prison after pleading guilty [...]
A cap on the number of taxis in Aberdeen could be brought back in amid pleas from drivers who are struggling with soaring costs. Councillors have asked local authority officials to investigate proposals for a survey to be carried out on Aberdeen’s taxi trade. The move followed a request from drivers and could lead to [...]
A CONVOY of taxi drivers will circle Southampton’s civic offices today in a show of solidarity for hundreds of council workers protesting against mass pay cuts. Up to 50 cabs and private hire cars will loop the Civic Centre sounding their horns in support of a union march and demonstration. Council workers will be joined [...]
A ROW has erupted between two groups of taxi drivers over who can pick up fares outside a busy station. The road outside Loughton Tube – Station Approach – is a public highway owned by Essex County Council so all licensed drivers can pick up fares there. Sadlers Taxis has an office in the station, [...]
CABBIES have vowed to pursue legal action after controversial new trade rules were nodded through without a single word of protest. Widespread changes to County Durham’s taxi trade were rubber-stamped at County Hall yesterday - with the proposals winning all-party support. Councillors approved creating a deregulated, countywide hackney carriage zone, allowing unlimited numbers of vehicles [...]
TAXI drivers are breaking the law because there are too many cabs on the road. The men behind the wheels of the taxis scouring the city’s streets for spaces want a cap put on the number of licences the council can issue. While the council can regulate the number of hackney carriage licences, legislation introduced [...]
