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fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Private hire drivers reported for alleged sexual assaults

With almost 33,900 private hire vehicles licensed by the local authority on the road this year - 96% of them outside the city - Wolverhampton has been dubbed the "taxi capital" of the UK and criticised by other councils. A Freedom Of Information (FOI) by a London-based taxi driver showed nine of the 17 assaults between 11 August and 11 November were related to passengers.
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fromianVisits
2 weeks ago
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Government shuts VAT loophole that used by some taxi firms to lower their tax bill

From 2 January 2026, private hire operators in London and principal operators nationally will pay VAT on full fares, closing the TOMS-based loophole.
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago
UK politics

New taxi VAT rule would hit vulnerable passengers hardest, warns lawyer behind landmark Uber case

Mandatory VAT on all private hire fares would reverse legal certainty and disproportionately harm small operators and vulnerable passengers.
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