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Crawley taxi and private hire vehicles set for new look, roof light changes and card payments from 2026

Passengers in Crawley will start to notice visible changes to the town’s licensed taxis from next April as the council ...
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‘TAXI TAX’ ON MINICABS: New survey reveals 70% of public saying they’d cut back on minicab use if VAT added to fares

A new survey has issued a bleak warning to the Chancellor ahead of the Autumn Budget, suggesting that the introduction of VAT ...
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Transport Secretary confirms Plug-in Taxi Grant to end and no wheelchair VAT relief likely for electric black cabs

The Transport Secretary has confirmed that the Government’s Plug-in Taxi Grant (PiTG), a key scheme supporting the switch to ...
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Edinburgh to keep private hire vehicles out of bus lanes while city modelling work progresses

Edinburgh councillors will be asked this week to keep the current rule that prevents private hire vehicles using bus lanes, ...
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Out-of-area private hire vehicle checks in South Yorkshire brings together multiple licensing authorities

City of Wolverhampton Council’s Public Protection team joined forces with licensing officers from Sheffield, Leeds, Barnsley ...
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London Assembly to scrutinise TfL over private hire licensing delays as more than 1,600 temporary licences issued

Members of the London Assembly Transport Committee are to examine Transport for London’s handling of ongoing private hire vehicle (PHV) licensing delays, after new figures revealed over 1,600 drivers ...
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Middlesbrough taxi driver licence REVOKED after failure to declare mobile phone offence

Middlesbrough Council’s Licensing Committee has revoked the private hire vehicle driver licence of a long-standing driver after it was revealed he had failed to report a conviction for using a mobile ...