London Black Taxi News

15/12/2025

CLOSING THE GAPS: Going beyond the National Minimum Standards for private hire licensing 🚨💬⬇️

Addison Lee marked its 50th year of operating in the capital in 2025, and throughout its existence it has been a champion for the need for effective licensing, regulation, enforcement and public safety.The Government’s move to introduce national minimum standards for the private hire industry is a...

15/12/2025

Tougher penalties for cabbies and minicab drivers for illegal number plates could force compliance reset in taxi sector ⚠️👮‍♀️⬇️

Calls to increase penalties for illegal number plates are gaining traction in Westminster, with MPs questioning whether meaningful compliance in the taxi and private hire sector can be achieved without tougher sanctions that materially change driver behaviour.The debate follows the publication of th...

15/12/2025

Why a taxi driver’s home address has nothing to do with the cross-border licensing problem ❌⬇️ 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 - 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰!

15/12/2025

You only need to learn 6000 points to complete The Knowledge, but does this make the process easier?The Points List - https://content.tfl.gov.uk/knowledge-of...

14/12/2025

BLACK CAB RETROFIT: TfL silence putting approved TX4 Euro 6 retrofit in jeopardy, says supplier ⚠️⬇️ 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 - 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰!

14/12/2025

Government outlines core ‘push and pull’ factors driving private hire licence applicants to out-of-area authorities 🚨⬇️ 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸

14/12/2025

GHOST TAXIS EXPOSED: Four in ten taxis and private hire vehicles caught using stealth plates to dodge charges, APPG report reveals 🚨⬇️ 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 - 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰!

14/12/2025

WORK WHERE YOU LIVE: MP challenges minister on whether taxi and private hire drivers should ONLY be licensed where they live 🚨🚨⬇️ 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸

14/12/2025

GHOST TAXIS EXPOSED: Four in ten taxis and private hire vehicles caught using stealth plates to dodge charges, APPG report reveals 🚨⬇️

A parliamentary inquiry into illegal vehicle registration plates has found widespread use of so-called ghost and stealth plates among taxis and private hire vehicles, with enforcement agencies warning that large numbers of licensed drivers are deliberately making themselves untraceable to avoid char...

13/12/2025

How high can UK airport drop-off fees fly before industries and passengers refuse to pay? ✈️📈⬇️ 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸

13/12/2025

RETRO SILENCE: London cabbies left in limbo as TfL stay silent on any decision over retrofit taxi age lifelines ⚠️⬇️ 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 - 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰!

13/12/2025

Taxi driver recounts festive-season bilking scam involving bogus parcel and betting-shop stop 📦⚠️⬇️

𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳?! - 𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙬