Bracknell Forest Council has endorsed six recommendations aimed at strengthening taxi licensing governance after an internal investigation into how convicted rapist Diwan Khan was granted a hackney carriage and private hire driver’s licence. The recommendations were noted and endorsed by the council’s Governance and Audit Committee on 17 June following a review commissioned by council leader Helen Purnell in March 2026. The investigation examined the timeline surrounding Khan

The UK Government has signalled it will not stand in the way of autonomous vehicle technology, despite growing concerns about the impact self-driving taxis and private hire vehicles could have on hundreds of thousands of professional drivers. Speaking in the House of Commons, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy indicated that innovation in artificial intelligence and autonomous transport would continue to advance, even as questions remain about the future of employment within t

For every licensed taxi and private hire driver in the UK, there is one requirement that sits above all others. Regardless of driving experience, vehicle standards or customer service credentials, a driver must be judged to be a “fit and proper person” to hold a licence. The phrase appears throughout taxi and private hire licensing law and guidance, yet it remains one of the most debated and sometimes misunderstood aspects of the industry. It is also one of the most significa