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DfT funds smartphone app for road users to report potholes
The DfT is giving £30,000 for the development of a smartphone application to report potholes, being developed by CTC.The cash is to enable CTC to update its 'Fill That Hole' website and develop a...
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New Year, New Offensive. First Major Victory...by Jim Thomas.
Last night on Regent Street, the London taxi trade united and fought off the touts. It was a great success, a major victory.Let's hope this sends out an important message to the leaders of all the...
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Boro Taxis 'will not take disabled people' in fares row
The boss of Teesside's biggest taxi company has revealed the firm will no longer transport disabled passengers following a row over pricing.Mohammed Bashir, of Boro Taxis, said the decision had been...
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Paris Taxi Trade Show London How It's Done: More than 5000 taxis readyto...
Big mess for Monday. More than 5,000 taxis unite and get ready to block the streets of Paris. This is what was promised by five unions (CFDT, CGT, FO, and SDCTP CST), according to France Info. They...
View ArticleBirmingham's Bogus Taxis...Hendy, Daniels, Burton, Chapman...Why Can'tyou Do...
Inside Out joins the police and Birmingham City Council's taxi enforcement team looking for unlicensed drivers, known as ''plyers'' in a clampdown on bogus cabs.Only hackney drivers can legally pick up...
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Hundreds of Taxis Are About to Lose Their Credit Card Readers
The DC Taxicab Commission canceled a contract with one of the companies that provides credit-card readers, forcing more than 700 taxis to find a backup.More than 700 taxis in Washington, are about to...
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Darren Johnson AM: End to Waterloo Bridge parking a "sensible step"?
The leader of Lambeth council has responded to concerns raised by Darren Johnson AM by pledging to end parking on Waterloo Bridge by the end of this financial year.The Green Assembly Member highlighted...
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The Telegraph gets it wrong about the new MetroCab and Steve McNamarasay's no...
The Telegraph's Scott Campbell stated: This new electric London black cab, could save drivers up to £200 per week in fuel costs. ( Amazing claim!)Metrocab’s six-seater vehicle is the first taxi to be...
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BORIS THE CAB SLAYER
Report on the electric Taxi event in the City Hall Marquee: From our Roving Reporter.True to form the event was scheduled to commence at 2.30 but well before that, Boris Johnson came on to announce to...
View ArticleIs It Too Late To But A TX4 Or Vito...Is The 15 Year Age Limit A OneWay...
The following post was left as an anonymous comment on previous post. CleanAirLondon says, 2020 ULEZ will not be zero emissions, rather euro6 diesel or euro4 petrol only.Euro5 diesel will definitely be...
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More Woe For Yeo As Shares Crash In Company That Paid Him £460/Hour.
It’s not a great time for MP Tim Yeo. Faced with a revolt by his constituency party on one hand, the Tory grandee is also seeing his extensive portfolio hit hard.Yeo, who was at one time being paid...
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Transport For London Forget Twitter Handle On SocialMediaAdvert...#TfLfail.
An innocent observation by a London commuter referring to a slight social media fail by Transport For London has snowballed on Facebook.Earlier this week Chris Hewitt, news editor for film magazine...
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London Taxi Company Announce Their Future Zero Emissions Capable Taxi
The London Taxi Company finally reveals its vision of the future London Taxi; a plug-in range extended electric Black Cab, destined to hits the streets of London in 2018.The company, part of global...
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TfL threatened to block critical new book that alleges, Green New Busesfor...
Boris bus manufacturers threatened to block critical new bookThe manufacturers of Boris Johnson's multimillion pound new London bus threatened to prevent publication of a book criticising the design...
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Black Cab Blown Up In East End......Video
A London Taxi was blown up today on the junction of Cobb Street and MIddlesex Street in the east end as part of filming for the new series of 24. Naturally, a red telephone box and pillar box are in...
View ArticleThe Licensing Fiasco Goes On...And On...And On.
The licence renewal debacle is still ongoing and unresolved.Telephone calls are not getting through, emails are not be answered and drivers are being denied the right to work. At present, it is almost...
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Licensing Fiasco Part 2: Pursuit of the Innocent, Ignoring theGuilty!!!...by...
Last week a response was received from Leon Daniels on behalf of Peter Hendy further to the issue (or non issue) of temporary licences whilst drivers await DBS clearance or in many cases the arrival of...
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Going, Going, Gone: Modified London taxis
The Austin FX4 taxi was a mainstay of city life for years, but it's rapidly disappearing off our roads, due to old age. Before they're all gone, here are some interesting variations, you might never...
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Camden Council's Phil Jones, Sets Out Nightmare Plans For the Future.
There is a chance to meet with Phill Jones, Camden's Cabinet Member for Transport, on Feb 19.Imagine what might happen if a few hundred cab drivers turn up at that to discuss Transport & put him on...
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Motor Sports Formula E Comes To Wembley:
Cities are being re-imagined to better tackle the big challenges they face including housing, transport, security and energy.Motor sport’s world governing body the FIA (Formula 1) have spawned a new...
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