Sadiq Khan Linked To Uber ? : Mayor's Night Time Commissioner "HasConflict Of...
LBC has discovered that Sadiq Khan's Night Time Commissioner is representing three Uber drivers in a court case.Pre-eminent barrister Philip Kolvin QC was appointed by the Mayor of London last December...
View ArticleIs The Taxi Trade On The Verge Of Extinction ......Again ? Inspired byStanley...
The London Taxi Trade on the very verge of extinction....shock horror....from the advance of technology and the onslaught of electric, driverless cars....Now where have we heard all this before? The...
View ArticleAnd Finally, After 8 Months of Waiting...The Trade Meets With MikeBrown .
This from Grant Davis, Chair of the London Taxi Drivers Club:Yesterday's meeting with Mike Brown started with the 13k PH drivers who have been asked to re take their DBS - I asked Helen Chapman &...
View ArticleAfter Just Three Days, Taxify Call Halt To Operations Following TfLInvestigation
When you're a ride-hailing company, a lot can happen in a week. Just three days after it brought its private hire app to London, Taxify has suspended all rides as it seeks to clarify its standing with...
View ArticleUber is under FBI investigation over software it used to track Lyftdrivers
The FBI has opened an investigation into Uber over its “Hell” program, which the company allegedly used to track Lyft drivers from 2014 to 2016, according to The Wall Street Journal. The probe is being...
View ArticleGoing...Going...Going .... But Still Hanging Around Like A Bad Smell.
In a recent Taxi Leaks poll, 97% of drivers taking part agreed that Leon Daniels should be sack over TfLs recent poor and inadequate performance. News broke this afternoon that Daniels is at last to...
View ArticleWhat The Taxi Trade Really Feel About Leon Daniels : 97% Want HimSacked. ......
A few home truths need to be hammered home regarding the resignation of Leon Daniels and the outrageous claims made by Mike Brown TFL - Mike Brown claims Leon Daniels:“Our progress under his leadership...
View ArticleGood News For Electric Taxis? Nissan Leaf, Got An Upgrade This Week,Unveiling...
The world's best selling electric car, the Nissan Leaf, got an upgrade this week Unveiling a European range of 235 miles on a single battery charge, and new self driving features such as assisted...
View ArticleEmail Sent To Senior Tfl Staff And Val Shawcross...Re 13,000 PH...
Dear Helen,On Wednesday, as you know, we met Commissioner, Mike Brown. At the meeting I asked for all 13,000 PH drivers who have had to "Re-Apply" for a new DBS check to be stopped from working until...
View ArticlePress Night For The Knowledge, Taxi Leaks' Review By Jim Thomas.
First of all, I like to thank Vaughan Williams and Steven M Levy for their hospitality yesterday at the press showing of "The Knowledge", at the Charing Cross Theatre. (Yes I did find it thank you)....
View ArticleA Statement To the Trade Re National Make A Stand Day 25th September2017......
Last December I was interviewed on London Taxi Radio where I protested about the lacklustre fight all three orgs were putting up against TFL and Uber. I said I thought Steve Mac was TFL's bitch and...
View ArticleThere's a serious chance Uber won't be allowed to operate in London
There’s a real chance Uber won’t be allowed to operate in London, with the city’s transport authorities spooked by the firm’s history of poor behaviour.Three board members at London’s transport...
View ArticleMore FOI Revelations With Uber Telling TfLTPH What They Will Be DoingAt...
Top : Chapman, Bertram. Bottom : Blake, Kennedy-Todd, Byrne.There have been more FOI revelations, with UBER telling Tfl how they want to bring in Uber drivers, who are themselves licensed by...
View ArticleBBC DIY SOS, Can You Help?
Can you help? Or know anyone who can? The email address for the show is at the bottom of this post. Thank you for taking the time to read it......it concerns one of our own.BBC DIY SOSDo you know...
View ArticleLetter to Editor From Lee Ward : Making A Stand, Part 2
If I had more time, I would write a shorter article, but to get everything I want into a short article is beyond my writing skills, so I apologise in advance.Let’s recap from my last post, where I...
View ArticleTfL Taxi and Private Hire, Have Knowingly Been Putting The Public AtRisk......
To add insult to injury, TfL have recently sent out this letter (below), to the 13,000 PHV drivers who have been found to have submitted DBS certificates from an Unauthorised source. While London Taxi...
View ArticleLondon Mayor tight-lipped on pending Uber license decision
London Mayor Sadiq Khan declined to comment on Thursday on whether taxi app Uber [UBER.UL] will have its license renewed ahead of a decision due by the end of month, saying that giving a running...
View ArticleLondon's Gold Standard Taxi drivers giving free lifts to peopleaffected by...
London's Gold Standard Black Taxis have been offering free rides to people caught up in the terror attack at the Parsons Green underground station.Drivers who had finished night shifts reportedly...
View Article"Not only must Justice be done; it must also be seen to be done."... ByLenny...
Brighton & Hove Taxi Trade News ITS NOT ABOUT COMPETITION SIGN PETITION CLICK HEREThe GMB Brighton & Hove Taxi Section calls for the November 2017 renewal of the Uber...
View ArticleUber found guilty of avoiding government officials by using Greyballsoftware
More troubling news for Uber, as an investigation conducted by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), have found Uber Guilty of using Greyball software that enables the firm to avoid government...
View Article