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The GMB union has called on ministers to ensure drivers have a central role in shaping the government’s planned national minimum standards for taxi and private hire vehicle licensing. The intervention follows the announcement that the Transport Secretary will be given powers to introduce a single national framework focused on safety and accessibility. Eamon O’Hearn, GMB National...

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The Taxi Shop has raised concerns over the Government’s push to introduce a single national licensing standard, warning that the reforms could fall short unless suppliers, operators and frontline drivers are directly involved in writing the rules. The comments come as ministers explore consolidating England’s 369 principal licensing authorities into a far smaller structure and r...

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Rushcliffe Borough Council has signed off changes to its Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy, setting out a shift towards stronger safeguarding rules and better access to taxi services in rural parts of the borough. Councillors backed the revisions at a Full Council meeting on 27 November, signalling a push to attract and retain more locally based drivers at a tim...

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Drivers Representation & Advocacy (DRA) has accused ministers and licensing regulators of failing private hire workers after the government signalled it will not move to cap driver numbers or introduce enforceable cross-border controls. The group said a shift in policy focus represented a significant departure from what drivers have repeatedly called for during years of inqu...

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Image: Madjid Belabes (Credit: Crown Prosecution Service) An unemployed London man who coordinated a network of taxi drivers to move migrants to Kent for illegal crossings into France has been jailed for 10 years and nine months. Prosecutors said the operation generated hundreds of thousands of pounds and relied on drivers using their legitimate taxi roles as cover during repeat...

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