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TAXI drivers in Bradford will be able to apply for grants of up to £10,000 to buy or hire electric vehicles.

THE age limit on taxis equipped to allow wheelchair users to sit in them during a journey is set to be relaxed in Blaenau Gwent.

Licensing Officers at Stratford District Council received a complaint from a member of the public who was in a mobility scooter, that the driver, Mr Parker, refused to carry him in his Hackney Carriag

A Welwyn Garden City resident with mobility issues lodged a complaint regarding accessibility of taxis being unsatisfactory, which the council plans…

Sheffield’s clean air zone (CAZ) will start charging non-compliant vehicles to enter the city from today (Monday, February 27).

Leap back in time 200 years and innovation was afoot in UK taxi travel. After two centuries serving only the elite, the famed Hackney Carriage – with its four wheels and hardy steed – was on the out, as the Hansom Cab, a speedy and affordable two-wheeler, took centre stage. The Hansom offered a higher standard.

A former cab driver who faced an allegation of raping a female passenger has failed in his bid to regain his taxi licence.

He claims up to 30 taxis have been targeted

A TAXI driver has told how Colchester cabbies are being left “financially crippled” by crooks after a thief smashed his car window for the…

Look for LEVC to start selling other commercial vehicles, as well as passenger vehicles.