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Uber Privately Expecting TfL Application To Result In AnotherShort-Term Licence
Uber Technologies is facing an uphill struggle to secure a long-term licence from London's transport regulator little more than a year after it was forced to go to court to overturn an outright...
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Transport Secretary To Look At PH Licensing After Calls From Local Councils...
Grant Shapps, who took on the post as Transport Secretary in Boris Johnson's cabinet reshuffle, was responding to calls for stricter rules on where Minicab drivers obtain their licences. Mr Shapps said...
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In Just 19 Years, TfL Have Taken The London Taxi Trade From GoldStandard, To...
Three years after the English Civil War, in 1654 Oliver Cromwell set up the Fellowship of Master Hackney Carriages by Act of Parliament, and taxi driving became a profession. This makes the licensed...
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Companies Like Uber And Lyft Are Actually Making Traffic Worst In SomeCities
It was a big promise to build an entire business on. But for the last handful of years, both Uber and Lyft have capitalized on the notion that by providing rides to people on demand via an app, traffic...
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Veterans To Celebrate Their 100th Birthdays At The Union Jack Club.
Three veterans; will be guests of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans at a lunch on 15 August to celebrate their 100th birthdaysOn 15 August, the 74th anniversary of V-J day, three veterans Ray...
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Are We The London Taxi Trade Gold Standard, Or Willy Wonker’s ChocolateFactory
The London Taxi driver is licensed to ply for hire on London’s streets... while in motion or stationary on a rank (be it outside a hotel, restaurant, shop, underground or mainline station). We have...
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Statement From United Trade Action Group Legal Team
Dear UTAG Member,Since our Judicial Review ("JR"), we have had many meetings with our legal team to formulate our next steps. We are writing to provide you with a brief but important update.Our legal...
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Dockless Bikes Causing Concerns For Blind And Disabled Pedestrians.
Registered as blind for 15 years, Deborah Persaud travels around London with guide dog Lewis by her side.But on recent walks to work, the pair have faced a new challenge on pavements - dockless bikes...
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More Evidence That The Mayor Of London Is Giving Uber A Free Pass Again
You really couldn’t make it up. London Mayor Sadiq Khan is to fund driver training (through a third party obviously) of delivery van drivers, as part of his ‘Vision Zero’ project. The statistics are...
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UBER AND LYFT SUGGEST THE DAYS OF CHEAP RIDES COULD BE OVER
The days of cheap ride-hailing may be ending. Uber and Lyft reported quarterly financial results this week and indicated that their cutthroat competition to woo riders with coupons and other gambits is...
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TfL’s Oyster Card In Uber Style Customer Account Hacking Scandal
TfL has temporarily suspended its online Oyster accounts after a breachTube travellers have had their online payment accounts hacked, according to Transport for London (TfL).Some 1,200 customers...
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Alleged Uber Driver Arrested By Heavily Armed Officers In Busy HighStreet.
Yesterday, in broad daylight, armed police stopped an alleged Uber driver. Ripping open the doors they pointed automatic weapons at the driver, who was pulled out, handcuffed and arrested. Also...
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Follow The Money As One In Four Drivers Don’t Pay The ULEZ Charge.
London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) came into effect in April of this year. Since then, around 130,000 drivers have been fined £80 for not paying the £12.50 daily charge.The charge is payable only...
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More BS from Transport for London commissioner Mike ‘on side’ Brown
In yesterday’s meeting with the LCDC, RMT and LTDA...Grant Davis (LCDC) pointed out the fact that Uber had been found guilty in court and been fined £96,000. He then went on to say, TFL should not...
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Taxi Driver Falsely Fined For Littering...Dropping Cigarette Butt While Vaping
A taxi driver faced a £600 bill after the ‘litter police’ accused him of dropping a cigarette butt when he was vaping.Chris Jones was challenged by a Kingdom Services Group employee when sitting in his...
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Dispelling The Myth That All PH Drivers Have Exactly The SameBackground...
Can we put to bed the well perpetrated nonsense from TfL that ‘ALL PH DRIVERS’ have exactly the same deep background checks as Taxi drivers (3 years minimum in UK) Truth Is...They Do Not.Below is a...
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Dispelling The Myth (Part 2) POSSIBLY THE BEST ARTICLE EVER WRITTEN“WHAT IS...
FIRST PUBLISHED IN 2012 Coventry Street, minicab lined.I read with interest in the last edition of United Cabbies News the proposals of T&PH, for allowing PH ranks. Some...
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London Taxi PR announces the launch of ‘All Hail the Street Hail’advertising...
London Taxi PR announces the launch of ‘All Hail the Street Hail’ advertising campaignLondon Taxi PR (LTPR), an organisation which represents the interests of the Licensed London Taxi profession, has...
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Breaking News : The Battle Against Uber's Licence Renewal Has WellAndTruly...
Statemen From The Chairman Of The London Taxi Drivers Club, Grant Davis The battle is well and truly on and this letter with the assistance of Keima Payton has gone to the Mayor.Rt Hon Sadiq Khan...
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Big Brother Is Watching You, Why You Should Turn Off YourBluetooth....by Tony...
News in this week from the DEF CON hacker conference in Las Vegas that using Bluetooth is a bad idea and if you want your data/movements/ communications kept secure, you should stop using...
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