For the last decade, the UK taxi trade has operated on a fragile loophole. Drivers who found the licensing standards in London, Manchester, or Birmingham too strict (or too slow) simply went elsewhere. They obtained a licence from a smaller council with faster processing times—often Wolverhampton or Sefton—and then returned to wor

 For the last decade, the UK taxi trade has operated on a fragile loophole. Drivers who found the licensing standards in London, Manchester, or Birmingham too strict (or too slow) simply went elsewhere. They obtained a licence from a smaller council with faster processing times—often Wolverhampton or Sefton—and then returned to wor

 For the last decade, the UK taxi trade has operated on a fragile loophole. Drivers who found the licensing standards in London, Manchester, or Birmingham too strict (or too slow) simply went elsewhere. They obtained a licence from a smaller council with faster processing times—often Wolverhampton or Sefton—and then returned to wor

 For the last decade, the UK taxi trade has operated on a fragile loophole. Drivers who found the licensing standards in London, Manchester, or Birmingham too strict (or too slow) simply went elsewhere. They obtained a licence from a smaller council with faster processing times—often Wolverhampton or Sefton—and then returned to wor

 For the last decade, the UK taxi trade has operated on a fragile loophole. Drivers who found the licensing standards in London, Manchester, or Birmingham too strict (or too slow) simply went elsewhere. They obtained a licence from a smaller council with faster processing times—often Wolverhampton or Sefton—and then returned to wor