Thousands of Uber drivers set to get $75, before lawyers’ fees, insettlement
Lawyers representing over 4,500 Uber drivers who claim they were consistently underpaid by the company have now asked a federal judge to approve a settlement.If US District Judge William Alsup agrees,...
View ArticleUber And Tesla’s Money Pit Swallows Billions, As Our Nation Is Lost OnThe...
Japanese carmaker Toyota is investing $500m in Uber, it confirmed late last night, valuing Uber at more than $70bn as part of a deal to work together on driverless cars. So, the company is said to be...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE...Re: Mishcon De Reya Group Action by Sean Paul Day
Certain drivers have been castigated somewhat for highlighting a number of concerns- concerns that can’t be addressed until drivers know the terms of the contract. I know of nowhere else where we would...
View ArticleNew York Gig Economy Under Threat As City Cracks Down On App-BasedServices
City has jumped to the forefront of a worldwide push to clamp down on companies such as Uber, Lyft and AirbnbCity has jumped to the forefront of a worldwide push to clamp down on companies such as...
View ArticleThe Murders That Sparked China’s Rideshare Boycott .....
In the past two years, four women have been killed by drivers for the popular Chinese ride-hailing app Didi. Users have had enough.Users of China’s top rideshare app, Didi Chuxing, are deleting it en...
View ArticleRenault Group Finance (RCI) Enter The RideShare Market.
Renault Group’s finance arm RCI has bought a 75% stake in iCabbi, in response to the rapid growth in the ride hailing sector.iCabbi is an app and dispatch management service for taxi fleets. It...
View ArticleU-turn on bus lane access for Belfast taxis + Coming Soon - A MoreAffordable...
The Department for Infrastructure said any decision would be left to an incoming ministerA 12-month scheme allowing most taxis to use bus lanes in Belfast - including new Glider lanes - has been put on...
View ArticleHackney Council In Controvention Of The PHV Act 1998 : Will TfLTPH AndMayor...
This weeks E-mail from @TfLTPH Says Taxis are exempt from ULEZ. So it would be fair to believe we are also exempt from Hackney and Islington council’s new schemes ??? In the borough of Hackney, if...
View ArticleUber Gets Shut Out The Electric Scooter Battle in San Francisco
The city of San Francisco announced it's granting scooter permits to small start-ups Scoot and Skip, shutting out well-funded hometown businesses including Uber, Bird, Lime and Lyft.The move follows...
View ArticleUber Drivers Using Fake GPS SatNav To Increase Journey Distance AndTime?
FAKE GPS SATNAV LOCKITO, READILY AVAILABLE ONLINE.It's been bought to our attention, that some Uber drivers now allegedly using a fake GPS app called Lockito. The app is being used to create a series...
View ArticleWhy Haven't London's Fully Wheelchair Accessible Taxis Been a GrantedAn...
From 9am this morning, we will no longer be in a position to take disabled and vulnerable people to their doors in certain streets in the borough of Hackney. This is just the thin end of the wedge.As...
View ArticleTaxi trade 'down by 40 percent' as city council dishes out hundreds ofpenalty...
Taxi drivers have racked up nearly 700 penalty points since a controversial scheme was launched by Nottingham City Council to cut bad behaviour from the trade.But drivers say officials need to be...
View ArticleToronto Taxi Trade Show London Taxi Trade How To Do A Class ActionProperly.
Toronto taxi operators file $1.7-billion class action suit against the CityHamstrung Toronto cab owner/operators say they were left with "no choice" but to initiate their $1.7-billion class action suit...
View ArticleWill TfL Put Uber's Prius Vehicles On Stop Service ? After ToyotaRecalls Due...
We've all seen these vehicles burning on the streets...and now, Toyota to recall ONE MILLION hybrid cars due to fire riskBut, the burning question is... will TfL remove these PHVs from service with the...
View ArticlePimlico’s Charlie, Pipes Up On Uber’s Relicense Deal... By PimlicoPlumbers...
You would have to be a blind man not to realise that half the people in the driver's seats of Uber vehicles don't have legally obtained UK driving licences. They are traffic menaces, and there is no...
View ArticlePrius Fires Update : DVSA Answer Immediately....TfL Finally Breaks It'sWall...
ONE RULE FOR US....AND A SOFTER MORE FRIENDLY RULE FOR PRIVATE HIRE.NEVER MIND ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY THOUGH, MIKE BROWN ! This below from London Travel Watch :It has been brought to our attention by one...
View ArticleUber Has Till 1st October To Install 24/7 Manned Help Line ForPassengers:...
In June 2016, Transport for London (TfL) made a number of regulatory changes to raise standards in London’s private hire industry and improve safety and convenience for customers.This included the...
View Article*OUR DESTINY... IS IN OUR OWN HANDS*
Taxileaks understand that London Cabbie Chris Johnson is bringing an employment tribunal claim against app operator MyTaxi. Johnson claims that he was unfairly dismissed after a series of...
View ArticleLisson Grove : Cabbies Fear For Their Lives’ As Gangs Target Drivers
Taxi driver Tony Casey, fears somebody "could be killed" as drivers are being targeted by a gang from Lisson Grove.Tony, who has been driving a black cab in London since the 1980s, says the attacks are...
View ArticleLisson Grove : Cabbies Fear For Their Lives’ As Gangs Target Drivers
Taxi driver Tony Casey, fears somebody "could be killed" as drivers are being targeted by a gang from Lisson Grove.Tony, who has been driving a black cab in London since the 1980s, says the attacks are...
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