A dual licensed hackney carriage and private hire driver has had his combined licence revoked by Middlesbrough Council’s Licensing Committee after being found to have submitted fraudulent invoices for school transport journeys that were never completed. Middlesbrough Council’s Licensing Committee voted to revoke the combined hackney carriage and private hire vehicle driver’s licence of a driver at its meeting on 16 March 2026, following a finding that the driver had acted dis

Taxi drivers and other self-employed workers are being urged to take immediate action to comply with new Making Tax Digital (MTD) rules, with the first mandatory quarterly update deadline set for 7 August. The changes, introduced by HM Revenue & Customs, require sole traders and landlords earning more than £50,000 annually in revenue to maintain digital records and submit income updates every three months using compatible software. For many in the taxi and private hire sector

Tom Hutley, widely known within the UK taxi trade as Tom the Taxi Driver, has pointed to increasingly volatile working patterns for drivers, describing a post-pandemic market where quieter periods are deeper but peak demand is significantly stronger. Hutley, an active commentator on industry conditions via social media, shared his assessment of this year’s so-called ‘Kipper Season’, a traditional lull in trade typically seen in the early months of the year. He said that while