The government has launched a consultation on tackling "out of area" private hire car licensing.

A council which gives out the largest number of taxi licences in England has been accused of "building a private hire licence factory" which is "creaking at the seams". GMB Union alleges Wolverhampton ...

The association states City of Wolverhampton Council has the "highest standards" in the country.

Taxi licensing officers from City of Wolverhampton Council carried out enforcement checks in Dudley on Tuesday as part of a joint operation with West Midlands Police and Dudley Metropolitan Borough ...

City of Wolverhampton Council gives out the largest number of taxi licences in England [Getty Images] The number of taxis licensed by the city dubbed the "taxi capital" of the UK has tripled over the ...

The practice of out-of-area taxi work, in which drivers get a licence in one place but operate mainly in another, is to be overhauled by the government. It has been prompted after a sharp rise in ...

GMB Union claims the system in Wolverhampton is "creaking at the seams" [Getty Images] A council which gives out the largest number of taxi licences in England has been accused of "building a private ...