WOLVERHAMPTON

Taxi driver captured allegedly driving the wrong way down a road faces licence assessment

An internal investigation is on-going at Go Carz, the firm which employs the driver during which time the driver has been suspended.

Now Wolverhampton City Council, who licensed the driver have said he will be required to attend an independent advanced driver assessment.

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TAXI drivers in Banbury and Bicester have been warned to keep their licences and insurance up to date after council officers carried out spot checks in the towns.

More than a dozen drivers were caught and warned over two nights for a range of breaches, including failing to display ID badges and out of date insurance details.

Council staff, joined by local police officers, checked taxis to make sure vehicle plates matched drivers' registration documents, and that the latter were up-to-date.

In Banbury town centre on Friday June 24th, 17 taxis were stopped and eight were found to have minor issues.

A council spokesman said one driver was ordered to display his ID badge who had it hidden from view, while another was sent home as he did not have one available to show officers.

A day later in Bicester, officers visited three taxi firms to check on vehicles before stopping 11 cars during checks.

Six drivers were warned for issues with their licences.


http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/14636261.Spot_checks_carried_on_North_Oxfordshire_taxis/?ref=rss

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GLASGOW

A man was critically injured when he was stabbed shortly after he got out of a taxi in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Police said a gang of four attacked the victim in what they are treating as an attempted murder.

Officers say the 34-year-old was targeted at about 12.25am this morning.

He was taken by ambulance to Glasgow Royal Infirmary after suffering stab wounds.

Medical staff describe his condition as critical, reported the Daily Record.


http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/attempted-murder-probe-launched-after-8479917?