Whether it is helping people get to work in the morning or making it home after a night out, taxi drivers provide a vital service to the public. Working all hours of the day, they offer a lifeline to those without cars of their own or to those who don't have easy access to public transport.
But the nature of their work can make them vulnerable to attack. Sadly in recent years Manchester's courts have seen first had evidence of this.
Judges have locked up criminals who murdered, robbed or attacked taxi drivers as they tried to make an honest living. Here are some of the recent cases to come before the courts.
