Seven years ago, the press wrote:
Council plans to get tougher on taxi firms hiring drivers with licences from outside the city
Council bosses are looking at carrying out a major review which could see every Nottingham taxi operator only using city council licensed drivers. Richard Antcliff, head of licensing at Nottingham City Council, said private hire companies are recruiting drivers with licences from as far away as Wolverhampton.
Can't be bothered wading through this thread again, but think I'm worthy of at least a

well it certainly has never happened.