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PRIVATE hire drivers held a "slow drive" protest in front of Bradford City Hall yesterday over plans to introduce a Clean Air Zone in the city next year. Bradford Councils Clean Air Zone was proposed after the authority was ordered by Government to reduce the illegally high levels of air pollution in the city. Although private cars would not be effected, some of the most polluting commercial vehicles would be charged to enter the zone, which would make up most of the city centre and the S...

Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Stoke-on-Trents taxi drivers are being urged to get twice-weekly rapid coronavirus tests. Eight private hire firms have already backed Stoke-on-Trent City Councils plea for drivers to have two lateral flow tests each week. The tests can give a positiv...

A vehicle exhaust. BRADFORDS Clean Air Zone will be introduced in January after the Councils Executive voted to approve the huge scheme to tackle the Districts illegal pollution levels. It will mean that from next year the most polluting HGVs, buses, vans and taxis will be charge up to £50 to enter the zone - which takes in much of the area within the citys inner ring road and the Shipley/Bradford corridor. A fund of over £30 million will be set up to provide grants for the owners of su...

A NEW Clean Air Zone could be fully implemented in Bradford by January. Next Tuesday Bradford Councils Executive will vote whether to move ahead with the plan - which will see the most polluting commercial vehicles charged up to £50 a day to enter an area that takes in much of the city centre and Bradford to Shipley corridor. And a report to the executive reveals that Bradford has been awarded a grant of tens of millions of pounds to help vehicle owners switch to greener technology. In...

Police complaint POLICE have investigated claims after a customer accused a taxi driver of making sexually motivated comments. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, claims the taxi driver had asked her when she last had sex and if she would have sex with him. She also claimed he shouted at her to get in the f****** car but the woman said she refused and carried on walking. She said: "It was a few trips we had with him but the one time where he shouted at me to get in the car wa...

Coronavirus outbreak forces part of Nottingham City Council MOT test centre to shut Staff were required to self-isolate 17:00, 25 JAN 2021 Nottingham Hackney cabs Never miss another Nottinghamshire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. O...

Last week, a fresh proposal was put forward to the councils licensing and regulatory committee, which unanimously agreed the changes to go to cabinet for a final decision. But cab companies have said those fares will still not be transparent for passengers. The revised fares on vehicles that can carry between one and four passengers will be a £3.20 starting rate with 20p increases every 176 yards and a running mile of £2 for the day tariff; £4.80 with a 30p increase per 176 yards and a �...

Last week, a fresh proposal was put forward to the councils licensing and regulatory committee, which unanimously agreed the changes to go to cabinet for a final decision. But cab companies have said those fares will still not be transparent for passengers. The revised fares on vehicles that can carry between one and four passengers will be a £3.20 starting rate with 20p increases every 176 yards and a running mile of £2 for the day tariff; £4.80 with a 30p increase per 176 yards and a �...