Nearly all operator submissions strongly support introducing national minimum standards for taxi and private hire licensing.

Councillors have now officially returned the favour to Wolverhampton Council which had earlier this month given Telford and Wrekin officials the right to check vehicles working in the borough that are ...

There are more than 300 private hire vehicles operating in the Telford area with Wolverhampton licenses. [Getty Images] A local authority has been given permission to carry out inspections on taxis ...

A council which gives out the largest number of taxi licences in England has been accused of "building a private hire licence factory" which is "creaking at the seams". GMB Union alleges Wolverhampton ...

GMB Union claims the system in Wolverhampton is "creaking at the seams" [Getty Images] A council which gives out the largest number of taxi licences in England has been accused of "building a private ...

Almost 2,000 taxi drivers living and working in Derby are licenced with Wolverhampton City Council – amid claims “out-of-town licences are easier and cheaper”. A Freedom of Information request showed ...

The number of ‘out of area’ licences issued in Wolverhampton far exceeds the number granted to local taxi drivers On a rainy day in Manchester, crowds stream out of Piccadilly station and wait for ...

Portsmouth councillors are demanding urgent action to stop out-of-town taxis operating in the city after a woman was allegedly sexually harassed by a driver licensed in Wolverhampton. Did you know ...

Action has been launched to stop taxis operating in Derby which are licensed elsewhere - because the local council can’t control their safety. Concern has been raised by the increasing number of taxis ...

Hull city councillors have unanimously called for new Government legislation to bring an end to ‘out-of-town’ taxi licensing. At June's full council meeting, the leader of the council's Labour Group, ...