Came across this via Taxi Point
And nothing obvious here to suggest the drivers were doing anything wrong - I mean, what does 'parked without bookings' actually amount to? That's the phrase used in the official council papers.
If they mean plying for hire, then presumably an official council report would specifically say that?
Kind of reminds me of that stuff from Cornwall last week, where the driver claimed PHDs had to go home between bookings
Of course, that was a grassroots driver, but surely council officials shouldn't be so vague. And Taxi Point just parrots the phrase, and the closest it comes to an alternative view is saying right at the end that "enforcement concerns can arise when vehicles wait locally without confirmed bookings."
Mansfield District Council reported ten private hire drivers out-of-area to licensing authorities after officers found them parked without bookings
https://www.taxi-point.co.uk/post/mansf ... ties-after
Ten private hire drivers have been reported to their respective licensing authorities following an enforcement operation in Mansfield.
Mansfield District Council said the drivers were found parked without bookings during an evening worked by its licensing team between April and August 2026.
Private hire drivers can only carry passengers through pre-booked journeys and cannot wait for customers showing their availability in the same way as licensed hackney carriages. The council’s report did not disclose where the vehicles were licensed or identify the locations where they were found.
Each driver was subsequently dealt with through either a warning or advice issued by the authority responsible for their licence. No further sanctions were reported.
The operation forms part of continuing efforts by licensing authorities to manage cross-border private hire activity. Drivers and vehicles licensed by one council can legally undertake pre-booked work in another area, but enforcement concerns can arise when vehicles wait locally without confirmed bookings.[...]
