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Update On The Card Payment Fitment Situation From Helen Chapman.
We've just received this statement from Helen Chapman regarding the London Taxi payment by card update30 Dec 2016It remains the case that from 1 January all taxis must be fitted with an approved device...
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As a Hard As They've Tried To Replace Us With A One Tier System, We Arestill...
Andrea Clarke Howard Carter This year has seen unprecedented support from TfL towards third party companies, one of which has had a dramatic economical...
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Khan and TfL To Dump The Boris Bus...Say Nothing About It's FailedGreen...
Too many buses, with deadly pollution causing gridlock day and night. Generous subsidies, make it more economical to run empty vehicles, than parking them up for the night.Boris Johnson introduced new...
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Sadiq Khan Has Issued 19,000 PH Licenses Since Becoming Mayor...by DaveDavies.
I had a thought about the number of Private Hire Licenses being processed by TFL, apparently it's around 600 a week. Based on a 5 day working week that equates to 120 a day. Based on an 8 hour day it...
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Two More Kensington Hotels, Who Appear Not To Want Us For Airport Jobs,Just...
KENSINGTON CLOSE HOLIDAY INN.I've been off work for a while, so this may not be cutting edge news. I had a job to the Copthorne Tara Hotel last night and noticed that the Kensington Close Hotel, had a...
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New FaceBook Lost Property Site. Black Cabs Lost And Found
GREAT NEW SITE ON FACE BOOK :Cabby Gareth Williams has put together a great idea for a new site on FaceBook called; BLACK CABS LOST AND FOUND.Every driver who has a FaceBook...
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Open Letter To Val Shawcross.... From Cabby Alex White.
Dear Val ShawcrossFirstly happy new year to you, whilst I am a licensed black cab driver (London Green Badge) I am not writing to you in that capacity mainly, I am writing to you in the capacity of...
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TfL And Local Councils Not Keeping Taxi Ranks Clear + Uber SlaveRebellion In...
This abandoned Golf has been sat on Stringfellows rank for a week, so therefore it's was also there on New Year's Eve. It could have gone bang at any time. The authorities know about it, because it has...
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Who Holds The Power Of Legal Seniority, TFL Employees, Or ElectedPoliticians...
TFL do not have the authority to sell our business to a competitor, but they do have the powers to destroy it for a competitors benefit and this has clearly been happening.Uber has a massive cash burn...
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Bank Junction; In a Game of Chess if you don’t plan your moves itsCheck...
When someone plays Chess they plan several moves ahead, trying to second guess what their opponents reactive move will be and considering all options.If a player does not do this it’s Check Mate. You...
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MINICAB Company Addison Lee To Take Over US Rival Flyte Tyme In BattleWith Uber.
Addison Lee has bought US rival Flyte Tyme to try to keep pace with Uber.The private equity-owned minicab company said the move would bolster global sales to nearly £400m and cement its position as one...
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A Most Remarkable And Brave Woman. RIP Jill Saward (Drake)
A rape victim who was the first in the UK to waive her right to anonymity has died aged 51. Vicar's daughter Jill Saward was 21 and a virgin when a knife-wielding gang broke into her Ealing vicarage...
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The Bunch Of Bananas & Punching Jessica's Dad.........By Semtex.
I hope it's not just wishful thinking, but I get the feeling that maybe our trade has realised that this really is our very last chance to defend our livelihoods.I have spoken to many of our...
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If Ever There Was A Time For Foresight, It's Now..... By Sean Paul Day
I cannot emphasise enough how important it is that we galvanise this year and bring a united solution to the rapidly changing, built environment, en- mass ‘eco’ transport system. We need to be astutely...
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Uber Boundaries – Bent or Broken? ....by Lee Ward.
Within the borders of Sheffield we have Uber drivers from our neighbouring Town of Rotherham, and also as far afield as Rossendale and London to name but a few. I am sure that these City and Town names...
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George Galloway Explains That Uber Cheap, Isn't Always Cheerful.
George Galloway, backing the London Taxi Trade all the way. George explains to his Talk Radio audience that cheap, isn't always cheerful. He tells them about the one way street incidents, the...
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Criminals Are Dodging Council Ban And Driving For Uber In Southend
A seaside town has complained that Uber, the app-driven taxi service, is using convicted criminals to tout for business even though the council has banned them from working as cabbies.Taxi firms in...
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Manzes Turns To The Dark Side And Spark Social MediaRebellion........... By...
One of the most staple delights of the London Taxi driver has been a taste for the traditional dish of Pie and Mash. The first time I sat down to eat with a group of Taxi drivers who were on lunch...
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Pie And Mash Restauranteurs Drop UberEats Out Of Respect For TheirCustomers...
Out of respect for the decision made by the management of Manzes, the oldest original Pie And Mash shop, Taxi Leaks has decided to pull the article published last night. We would like to congratulate...
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Rough Ride For Uber As Morocco Cabbies Sabotage App
Moroccan taxi drivers check the Uber app as they wait for customers in CasablancaCasablanca (Morocco) (AFP) - As their smartphone screens lit up with ride requests last month, Uber drivers in the...
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