Mike (Onside) Brown...But Just Who’s Side Is He Really On???
A caveat to the news that Mike Brown refused to talk to the London Taxi trade about Uber’s relicense appeal, citing sub judice, the man then has two secret meetings with Uber's CEO!Its now been...
View ArticleTory MP Liz Truss, Confirms Tory Party Support For Illegal Ride ShareApp.
In the Telegraph today a Tory minister warned:"Labour will ban Uber and AirBnB if they gain control of councils. She goes on to brand the Conservatives the party of the gig economy".Liz Truss, the...
View ArticleUber driver charged with rape fled country after court ‘mistake’
Frederick Amfo, an Uber driver charged with raping a passenger, was released on bail without being required to surrender his passport because of “confusion” in the Quincy District Court clerk’s office,...
View ArticleWork Stopped On Oxford Street Pedestrianisation As Residential VotesWere Not...
Westminster’s cabinet member for Oxford Street, Daniel Astaire, has now told officials to stop working on the pedestrianisation plan. At a full council meeting last week Mr Astaire said: “TfL and the...
View ArticleCity Of London Police Appeal For Cyclist Involved In Road TrafficCollision...
The City of London Police have launched an appeal to find a cyclist who was involved in a collision last week.At approximately 6pm on Friday (20 April 2018), an argument took place between the driver...
View ArticleTaxi Drivers Rally Round For Knowledge Boy After Horrendous Attack InSouth...
Earlier this week, Karim a young knowledge student was attacked in South London. He was approached by group of men, one wearing a crash helmet, and carrying a large bladed knife. He was stabbed twice...
View ArticleTaxi Leaks Sunday Special Report : Pop Up Ranks, The Pros And Cons.
There's been a lot of discussion about the pros and cons of pop up ranks. A few weeks ago, there was a problem with a Taxi picking up a fare on a certain App, (who pay commission to the concierge for...
View ArticleTesla driver banned after using autopilot in passenger seat
A man who switched on his car's autopilot before moving to the passenger seat while travelling along a motorway has been banned from driving for 18 months.Bhavesh Patel, 39, of Alfreton Road,...
View ArticleUber In Westminster Magistrate Court For Case Management Hearing.
Uber has sought to “repair and reform” its business as it faces being banned from London, a court has heard.The firm was told last year that it would not have its licence renewed in the capital by...
View ArticleGlasgow Taxis boss hits out at city council after Uber licence greenlight
Chairman of Glasgow Taxis Stephen Flynn poses for a photograph at the Glasgow Taxis offices Picture: Jamie SimpsonA TAXI boss has claimed the city council is harming one of Glasgow's most important...
View ArticleWhatsApp’s Founder Jan Koum Quits Facebook, Following Differences OverPrivacy.
When Facebook paid $19bn for WhatsApp in 2014, it seemed like an astonishing price for a messaging app that had very little revenue. Four years later, it now has more than a billion users, but still...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS : Uber's Brighton Licence Refused By Council
Following the hearing on Monday 23 April, Brighton & Hove City Council’s licensing panel has decided against renewing Uber Britannia Ltd’s Private Hire Operator Licence in the city.The unanimous...
View ArticleMore Good News As It Looks like the gig is up for Uber in California
The California Supreme Court has issued a decision with major implications for Uber, the gig economy, and the question of worker classification more broadly. In Dynamex Operations West, Inc., the court...
View ArticleBasildon taxi firm forced to expand into Canvey as Uber arrives
A BASILDON taxi firm has been forced to expand into Canvey and Castle Point to combat the influx of Uber drivers taking their business.Uber drivers, excluded from operating in Chelmsford, Southend and...
View ArticleHero cabbie chased down and caught thugs who snatched his takings,court hears
A taxi driver has told the Old Bailey he chased and caught a teenager who had snatched his takings as he felt “violated”.Gary Cox, above, was flagged down in Marylebone by two men who asked to be taken...
View ArticleRemember Who Sold Out Your Trade When You Vote Today : Uber Trying ToPull The...
If you intend to vote today, remember this These people protected a billion dollar company, which doesn't pay its full taxes or VAT, and gave them your livelihood. They leaned on TfL and instructed...
View ArticleLet's Remind Ourselves What The Prime Minister Said To The BBC AboutUber In...
Uber ruling puts jobs at risk, says Theresa May The decision to stop Uber operating in London was "disproportionate" and has put thousands of jobs at risk, the prime minister has told the BBC.The...
View ArticleCambridge Analytica has announced today that it will be shutting down.
Since the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal erupted seven weeks ago, Mark Zuckerberg’s social network has been the epitome of contrition. The same cannot be said of the British election consultancy,...
View ArticleGreen Tomato teamed up with Toyota for London’s first hydrogen-fuelledprivate...
A project to test the capabilities of hydrogen-powered fleets across three European capitals gets underway in London this week.ZEFER (Zero Emission Fleet vehicles for European Roll-out) will see a...
View ArticleDon't Panic, Twitter Warns Users To Change Password After Bug LeavesDetails...
Twitter is currently warning all of its 330 million users to change their passwords after it found a bug that left user details exposed on an internal system. Unfortunately, if you use a third party...
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