20+ hour, 50+ min ago   (614+ words) Taxi and private hire vehicle drivers are among the self-employed workers being automatically signed up by HM Revenue and Customs for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax after failing to enrol themselves or through an accountant. The action applies to…...

5+ day, 1+ min ago   (533+ words) HJS Emission Technology has moved to address confusion among London taxi drivers over the deadline for converting Euro 5 TX4 taxis to Euro 6 emissions standards. The company said the approved SCRT retrofit does not have to be installed before a vehicle reaches…...

1+ week, 3+ min ago   (295+ words) Two Bradford-licensed private hire drivers and their vehicles were suspended during a joint taxi licensing enforcement operation in Barnsley town centre. The static night-time operation took place on 18 July 2026 and involved Barnsley Council licensing officers, South Yorkshire Police and licensing…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (516+ words) Hackney carriage fares in Ipswich could rise from 13 October 2026 under proposals designed to help taxi drivers meet higher fuel, insurance and vehicle operating costs. Ipswich Borough Council’s Executive will consider the proposed tariff changes on 8 September. If approved, the new…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (685+ words) Peterborough City Council is set to consider a wide-ranging overhaul of its taxi and private hire licensing policy which could remove existing rights protecting older licensed vehicles and introduce financial checks for private hire operators. The proposals are due before…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (584+ words) A London mobile car wash is targeting licensed taxi drivers among other motorists with a scooter-based service designed to clean cabs at the kerb while reducing downtime between fares. Washello transports its entire operation on scooters and electric scooters. Water…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (648+ words) Private ownership of electric cars recorded its biggest quarterly increase on record during the opening three months of 2026, with more than 83,000 battery-electric vehicles added to the UK’s privately owned fleet. Analysis by the AA of Department for Transport vehicle licensing…...

2+ week, 8+ min ago   (295+ words) Four in ten taxi licensing returns across England and Wales recorded the use of both vehicle age and emissions standards, according to the Department for Transport’s latest taxi and private hire vehicle statistics. The figures show 117 of 290 council returns, or…...

2+ week, 58+ min ago   (312+ words) London taxi drivers have been urged to treat hotel facilities with greater respect after concerns were raised over alleged behaviour by some cabbies using toilets provided as a courtesy. Writing in the London Taxi Drivers’ Association’s TAXI newspaper, LTDA Executive…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (256+ words) Taxi and private hire drivers working around Anfield Stadium have been put on notice over enforcement as road restrictions remain in place during redevelopment works. Liverpool City Council Licensing issued separate guidance to hackney carriage and private hire drivers, reflecting…...