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TfL Board Member's Company, In New Deal With Uber....by Harry Wall.
Courtesy of Jamie Hawes we once more have news of alleged skulduggery and shady goings on at TFL. Jamie had uncovered an advertising campaign giving £16 off the first journey in an Uber car. The advert...
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Why Are Beijing's Electric Taxi Passengers Are Freezing?
Nice ride, but you wouldn't want to travel in one in the winter.Beijing had the best of intentions when it started to promote all-electric taxis in 2011. Not only would the green cars reduce the city's...
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Update : Minicab Driver First To Be Caught In Birmingham, Meanwhile InLondon !!!
Minicab driver caught using mobile phone is one of first to receive six points under new lawA minicab driver caught using his mobile phone behind the wheel is one of the first to receive six points on...
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Too Much, Too Many...Capping PHV Licenses. By Lee Ward.
Capping PHV Licenses? I recently sent an email to the Chairmen of NALEO (National Association of Licensing Enforcement Officers) and ILO (Institute of Licensing Officers) with my suggestions for what...
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Uber Lose Their Appeal In The High Court...An Outbreak Of Common Sense?
Uber loses court case to block English-language test in London. The instant hail app was attempting to halt Transport for London demand that drivers pass language test to obtain licenceThe minicab app...
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Uber Using 'Secret Program' Greyball To Profile Passengers And HideFrom...
Uber has been using a secret program to prevent undercover regulators from shutting down the taxi-hailing service in cities around the world.Greyball is part of a program called VTOS, short for...
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Can You See Yourself Being Able To Pay For Your Daughter's Wedding InFive...
Earlier this week I posted about Ron Kalifa, TFL director who's company Worldpay were advertising £16 off the first Uber journey from the Worldpay Benefits Club. So, not only is this man responsible...
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TfL's Mandate Is Aiding And Abetting Credit Card Theft. .... By GeraldCoba.
Banks race to fix security flaw in contactless cards as it's revealed that thieves can use them for MONTHS after they’ve been reported stolenLondon's Taxi cabs have become the preferred testing board...
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WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, HOW, WHY and WHO ... By Lee Ward
Let’s look at Capping of LicensesI was a bugger when I was younger, for example, in Maths class when they told me that 1 + 1 = 2 I wanted to know why, who said so… I mean, how do we know that a single...
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Final Nail In Our Coffin? ... NHS #Ubered ? TaxiCard Next?
Every day I wake up to be greeted by another nail in our coffin. Our readers ask "why don't you concentrate on the good news"...well, truth is....there isn't any.This morning on LBC news, we were told...
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The Great British Bus 'Rip Off' Shareholders Raking In Millions :Profit Put...
The great British bus 'rip off' with shareholders raking in millions while services are axedHow Britain's bus passengers are being taken for 'rip off' rideBritain's five big bus companies have given...
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And Finally, It's Goodnight From Me...And It's Goodnight From Him
You get nothing in this life given to you on a plate. That's why you did the knowledge. You had to work and fight for that badge.Now most drivers just sit back and do nothing but complain that no one...
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Support Sean Stocking : Watch This Space
Even the UPHD's union have said they will support Sean, but as of yet, no word from our largest trade org the LTDA or the RMT.
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Email from Steve Garelick of the GMB to TfL, concerning the SeanStocking...
Email from Steve Garelick of the GMB to TfL I am driven to write to yourselves based on the decision to revoke Sean Stockings license. Whilst Sean is not a member of the GMB I am concerned that this...
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Huge Rise In Minicab Drivers Travelling To London To Get TfL Licences...
A big spike in the number of Sheffield drivers travelling to London to obtain Private Hire licences from TfL has sparked further concern over regulations.Figures supplied to The Star by the GMB union...
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The Three Card Trick...English, My English... By Lenny Etheridge.
Who cares about the Language Test?Why would I possibly care if a two-bit outfit can communicate with its unprincipled punters?You pay peanuts, you get monkeys talking jibberish.Who cares about the...
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Email to All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPG).. by Paul van Nuland
Dear sir/madamwith regards to the APPG inquiry in to the taxi trade and the future, I feel that the feeling of, and the actual demise lays squarely at the feet of the regulating authority. whilst only...
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Touts Caught Like Rabbits In The Headlights, By Driver Led Flash DemoAt St...
There's a fine line between having a secret, last minute protest....and having a flop on your hands.But last night, rank and file drivers pulled off a last minute flash demo at St Pancras drop off on...
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Open Letter To TfL's Director Of Service Operations Peter Blake, InRegards To...
Taxi Leaks has received an open letter to TfL's Director of Service Operations Peter Blake, in regards to the Sean Stockings revocation. The letter comes from a long standing correspondent who feels...
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