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Image credit: LEVC LEVC has released new teaser footage showing a brief glimpse of the passenger cabin in its next-generation TX black cab. The video reveals changes to the interior as the manufacturer prepares to introduce the replacement model in the second half of 2027. Visible details include a more substantial passenger exit handle and digital controls for heating and clima...

Image credit: Bolt Bolt app sessions across 16 UK cities rose 98% on Halloween night compared with the average Saturday in the previous four weeks, according to data released by the ride-hailing company. Liverpool recorded the biggest increase in late-night app activity, up 205%. Bristol followed with a 190% rise and Cardiff with 178%. Newcastle and Southampton also more than do...

A private hire vehicle (PHV) driver licensed by Sefton Council has received a six-month driving ban after being caught illegally plying for hire without insurance and carrying more passengers than permitted in Liverpool. Liverpool City Council (LCC) Licensing confirmed that its enforcement officers identified the offences during a licensed music event on Blackstone Street in Mar...

Isle of Wight Council has opened a six-week consultation on proposed changes to hackney carriage and private hire licensing, with responses due by 16 December 2026. The consultation opened on 4 November and covers a revised framework for 2027 to 2032. The council is seeking views on driver eligibility, vehicle standards, safeguarding, payment facilities and professional conduct....

Sheffield City Council is preparing to consider changes to hackney carriage fares that could increase charges by around 6% for journeys in vehicles carrying up to four passengers. Larger hackney carriages carrying five to eight passengers could see fares rise by around 8.6% under the proposals due before the Environmental Services and Regulation Policy Committee on Friday 6 Nove...