After several months without formal discussion between the taxi trade and Derby City Council, October 2025 saw the long-awaited return of the Derby Taxi Trade Meeting. The first since March this year. The meeting, (the general lack of meetings had been been raised at the previous Licensing Committee by Councillor Sarah Bolton), brought together representatives…
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East Midlands Railway have introduced an upgrade on their car parking zones. Barrierless entry systems use ANPR (Automatic number plate recognition) systems to log vehicle entrance and exit. In the same way shopping centres, airport drop off terminals and car parks with maximum stay clauses use ANPR to monitor vehicle actions, Derby Station is implementing…
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Derby, UK.
Local Derby professional drivers have raised concerns about the new Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system being introduced at Derby Train Station’s car park, warning that regular short visits to pick up and drop off passengers could inadvertently lead to unfair penalty charges.
The Derby and Area Taxi Association (D.A.T.A.), which aims to…
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