Is Boris Leaving Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution Problem for Future Mayors?.....By...
BULL BY BULLINGDON BOJOIn 2008, Tim Yeo was appointed chairman of Eco City Vehicles , a company selling the Mercedes Vito London Taxi. In 2009, Tim Yeo Tory MP and Chair of the Environment Committee...
View ArticleLetter to a local paper regarding out of town taxis: Concern over taxi providers
I am a taxi driver in Pontefract who obeys all the rules and regulations of the Wakefield licensing department .These include every five years a medical examination, every three years a CRB check and...
View ArticleNational Taxi Association AGM & Conference
The City of Sunderland will play host to this years National Taxi Association AGM & Conference.The event will take place on the 28th & 29th October at the Marriot Hotel in Seaburn.Invited...
View ArticleTaxi drivers call for minicab firm to be kicked out of Aylesbury
Taxi drivers have expressed their anger that a private hire firm with vehicles licensed by another council are still operating in Aylesbury. The Aylesbury Private Hire Association has demanded a ‘level...
View ArticleBoris announces plans for ultra-low emission zone -
Thinking of buying a new £36-46,000 Taxi...well first you should try and find out exactly how much longer you will be able to use it in Central London. 2020 is just over 6 years away and by then Boris...
View ArticlePeter Hendy Shakes Off Embarrassing Hooker Claims.
Reading through the Evening Standard from a couple of nights ago, I came across this paragraph from the Standard's City Hall Editor Pippa Crerar.Sir Peter Hendy has shaken off embarrassing claims that...
View ArticleGreen Councillor Backs Down After Suggesting Boycott Of Licensed Taxi Firms.
A councillor's suggestion a local authority could “boycott” a city taxi firm after an advert attacking 20mph speed limits has sparked a political storm.Green councillor Ben Duncan asked whether...
View ArticleNY City Seized A Record 1,000 Illegal Cabs
City seized record 1,000 illegal cabs last monthThese unlicensed hacks will drive anything to make a few bucks.The city seized a record 1,000 illegal cabs last month — including jalopies with busted...
View ArticleMinicab driver 'careless' not to see man with crutches he ran over and killed
A MINICAB driver was 'careless' not to see a pedestrian with a crutch whom he ran over and killed in Kingsbury, a court heard.Wahidullah Hoori, 41, had just turned off Edgware Road in Kingsbury when...
View ArticleDraft Euston Area Plan – We need your views
Consultation between 29th July and 7th October 2013We want your views on the draft Euston Area Plan. We are consulting on a draft version of the plan and its draft Sustainability Appraisal until 5pm on...
View ArticleCYCLIST OBSERVE THE HIGHWAY CODE IN LONDON ; ONLINE PETITION by DavidLittle.
We would like to see the Police enforcing the Highway Code against Cyclist that fail to observe the Highway Code i.e. failing to stop at red traffic lights, driving up one way streets the wrong way and...
View ArticleGet your facts straight...it's the NOx that's killing you, not the CO2
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound, composed of two oxygen atoms each covalently double bonded to a single carbon atom. At the beginning of 2012, Mayor Boris decided in his...
View ArticleAre LTPH, The Best Licensing Authority In The Country? Or, Incompetent...
He who pays for the whitewash, decides where to paint it...Are the staff at Palestra labouring under a mistaken belief that they are the best licensing authority in the country?Dozens of drivers...
View ArticleMinicab Driver, Tied Up Woman And Forcibly Administered Abortion.
An Afghani minicab driver gave his mistress an 'internet abortion' to make her miscarry his live child, a court heard.The baby survived for ten minutes outside the womb after Ahmed Raofi, 29,...
View ArticleAnother Insult to The Taxi Trade From the Mirror.
Headline in the Mirror. TAXI! Brighton players forced to flag down cabs to QPR game as coach breaks down. The story went on:Tomasz Kuszczak posts pictures on Facebook of him and his teammates crammed...
View ArticleLondon cabbies celebrate 20 years of charity trip
One hundred London cabbies teamed up to take sick children to Disneyland Paris over the weekend for the 20th anniversary of the Children's Magical Taxi Tour.The charity raises funds throughout the year...
View ArticleMan Arrested After MPS Traffic Office Injured In Hit And Run
Police have arrested a man in connection with the collision that left an MPS Traffic officer critically ill in hospital.PC Andrew Duncan, known as Andy, aged 47, remains in a critical condition in...
View ArticlePC Andrew Duncan crash death: Man charged over killing
A man has been charged over the death of a police officer who was hit by a car he was trying to stop.PC Andrew Duncan, 47, was checking vehicle speeds in Sutton, south London, at 00:50 BST on Friday...
View ArticleStatistics, Lies and Propaganda. Part 1...by Jim Thomas
After years of complaining regularly using email, Twitter and the TfL reporting tool (located on the TfL enforcement web page), drivers have now voiced concerns that LTPH, the Met Police and...
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