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The Mayors Transport Supremo, Sir Peter Hendy In Scandal With £140 an hour...
Boris Johnson’s transport chief wooed £140-an-hour prostitute girlfriend with four Oyster cards loaded with £10 each and a London 2012 badge over nine month affairSir Peter Hendy 'had an affair with a...
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New York accident cab driver admits he wasn't cut out to to drive taxis in...
The New York taxi driver who mowed down a young British woman after a road rage clash with a bicycle messenger has admitted that he was not cut out to be behind the wheel of a cab in the city.As Sian...
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Illegal taxis face crack down...Shame It's Not London.
Unlicensed taxi drivers are being told they will not be tolerated as the district council conducts a crack down during the Silverstone Moto GP later this month.As thousands of motorsport fans...
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HS2 could turn into a "nightmare"
The HS2 rail project has come under fire from another senior Labour figure today - as Alistair Darling warned soaring costs could turn it into a "nightmare".Darling, who served as chancellor and...
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London Cabbie? Friend or relative of a cabbie? If so, you may be able to help...
On Monday 11th August at 2:53pm a London black cab was parked on Bishops Avenue, SW6. 2 males have broken into this cab by smashing a window and have stolen a handbag plus other items. This was not...
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Mercedes-Benz extends Eco City Vehicles financing
Eco City Vehicles, a co-developer and supplier of the London licensed Mercedes Vito taxi, has confirmed an extension of its financing arrangements with Mercedes-Benz.Mercedes-Benz has maintained the...
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In London, these cars are as rare rocking horse droppings.
An uninsured, illegal Minicab Driver, has been ordered to pay a £1,000 fine after appearing in a Magistrate's Court. Obviously this isn't in London. A private hire driver has been ordered to pay a...
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Hello Designer Outlet, Goodbye Wembly Market.
Autumn opening for Wembley development specialising in end-of-season designer gear.The country’s first designer outlet inside the M25 is due to open this autumn near Wembley Stadium NEWS JUST IN:The...
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Strange Case Of The Missing Tweets
As a regular poster on Twitter, I use two accounts, @Thomasthetaxi and @Taxileaks to advertise new articles. This has proved to be a very successful way of attracting regular readers to this Blog.But,...
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Green Taxis For All Five Boroughs Hit The Streets
First came the blue bikes, and now New Yorkers will start to see green cabs on city streets.The five-borough taxi plan has been rolled out and the first three of the green cabs are on the road.They are...
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The LTDA do not see the same dangers from the Law Commission as otherTrade...
1) Dropping of restriction on cross boarder hirings. Cab firm boss says passengers ripped off by taxi drivers from outside city.TAXI customers are at risk of being overcharged because about 20 cabs...
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If the Notting Hill Carnival was a football match, by now, it wouldhave been...
Official Statistics, as supplied by the Metropolitan police: STAFFING2013 - officers on duty: Sun just over 6,000; Mon just under 7,0002012 - officers on duty: Sun just over 5,000; Mon just under...
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Minicab Station hub opens its doors, in Liverpool. Be afraid...be very afraid.
In Liverpool if you want a bus station we have one to spare, we have train stations and even a cruise terminal.Now the city centre has a missing link…. its first ever indoor minicab station.From Friday...
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A Word Of Advice From Your NeighbourHood Team
Following an event as large as the Notting Hill Carnival it is highly likely that a number of items of personal property will have been lost or possibly stolen. Due to the sheer numbers of attendees it...
View ArticleDo People Have To Die, Before Boris Will Meet With The RMT.
If this train had of been on fire...people would have diedWatch the shocking video below. See how long it takes for a scarce station assistant to come along and unlock the one emergency exit.Surely...
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Cabby Mick Smith, Offers Himself As A Prise To Raise Funds For Help The Heros
London cabbie MIck Smith and LBC 97.3 late night presenter Duncan Barkes teamed up to give charity auction bid winner Jo, a late night tour of London in an iconic London taxiJo took part in a charity...
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Manchester Have Had Enough Of The Mercedes Taxi "Low Speed Manoeuvrability...
Decommissioning of the Rear Wheel Steer System on the Mercedes Vito Taxi.On 2 July 2013 The Licensing and Appeals Committee meeting approved that the Low Speed Manoeuvrability System on the Mercedes...
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Drunk, Coked Up City Broker, Slammed Taxi Driver’s Head In Cab Door After...
A young City broker headbutted a taxi driver before slamming his head in the cab’s door after jumping the late-night fare.University of Sussex graduate James Browning, 26, an associate on the London...
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Monday's Secret Meeting At TfL Could Split Taxi and Private Hire.
I have information from a number of different sources, that on Monday there is to be a meeting to discuss the future of Taxi and Private hire licensing, with the possible break away of LTPH from TfL...
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"Chariots of Fire"...Malta, Turned Over By TfL.
Bendy buses sent from London to Malta taken off their roads after three burst into flamesThe doomed bendy buses decommissioned by London Mayor Boris Johnson and shipped to Malta have been taken off the...
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