OUR RANKS, NOT FOR SALE...Another Administrational Cock Up From the...
Early yesterday evening it became evident that something was not Kosher on the Hilton Park Lane Taxi rank.Drivers, expelled from one of the busiest working Taxi ranks in Central London, watched in...
View ArticleNot Fit as Taxis but OK for TfL Contractor to Ferry Their Staff Around...
Recently most of the beloved Fairway London Taxis that have plyed for hire on the streets of London from the original FX4 to the last Fairway in 1997 have been slowly disappearing from our streets due...
View ArticleMade In Chelsea star Rosie Fortescue misses Bafta night after ‘minicab driver...
Made In Chelsea’s Sunday night Bafta victory was bittersweet as one of the show’s stars was unable to attend after being involved in a horrific car crash.Fashion blogger Rosie Fortescue has been...
View ArticleDisabled account users feeling ‘frightened and unsafe’ after problems with...
Disabled TaxiCard passengers in Harrow who have specifically asked for a Black cab are complaining, despite frequent requests for Taxis, they are still sent cars.Taxicard scheme user Brenda Webster...
View ArticleMayfair Hotel Concierge And Night Porter Jailed For Raping Guests.
TODAY MAY 14thPAUL ABERCROMBIE, MAYFAIR HOTEL CONCIERGE, GUILTY OF RAPING GUESTMAYFAIR, CENTRAL LONDON; A concierge at a five-star Mayfair hotel faces jail today (tues) for trying to smother an...
View ArticleARE DIESEL AND PETROL PRICES BEING RIGGED.
There has been a dramatic overnight development. EU competition authorities have ‘raided’ the offices of some Oil companies and the office of at least one company that supplies Oil pricing...
View ArticleBYD's electric Taxis hit Hong Kong roads with big ambitions
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett-backed Chinese carmaker BYD Co Ltd rolled out Hong Kong's first electric taxi fleet on Wednesday, marking a milestone for its all-electric battery car that highlights...
View ArticleUpcoming Event and Road Closures
Road closures and events up and coming:You can find information about major public events and works in London that involve road closures and could therefore disrupt traffic on the TfL website. Live...
View ArticleMidland WW2 veterans taking a taxi to D-Day anniversary commemoration
Picture of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France June 6 event marks 69 years since Allied forces invaded Normandy to battle Hitler's occupying troops.Veterans at a service at Bayeux Cemetery on the...
View ArticleWay to go Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove could get more taxi ranks near night spotsRead more: Bromsgrove could get more taxi ranks near night spots | Bromsgrove Standard PLANS for Bromsgrove to have an extended taxi rank close to...
View ArticleWill TfLs Nightmare Come True....It's all up to you.
Again the RMT has been the first to urge for a truly united trade to come together to develop a combined strategy in dealing with serious problems facing the trade. Before, their offers have been...
View ArticleOpen Letter To The Current LTPH Directorate.
Time To Get THEIR Act Together.Recent events have shown that the officers employed by TfL to run Taxi and Private Hire licensing are woefully under-trained Most seem unaware of the laws governing our...
View ArticleHolborn Circus: Area Enhancement Strategy.
The City of London and the London Borough of Camden, in conjunction with Transport for London, have developed an ambitious scheme to improve the Holborn Circus junction. This significant proposal was...
View ArticleUnlicensed taxis warned to stay away from Download Festival
North West Leicestershire District Council is warning drivers of unlicensed taxis to stay away from next month’s Download Festival.The warning comes after the District Council obtained a conviction at...
View ArticleNew Defra report which shows ALL emissions strategies in London have failed...
Much has been said before about the Mayor's Air Quality Stratergy which led to the imposition of an age limit of 15 years on London's Taxis. It was stated by the Mayor that the age limit would rid the...
View ArticleLTPH's Legal Team...Not Fit For Purpose...by Jim Thomas.
Just incase you ever wondered what LTPH's legal department do to earn their money, I can assure you it's not protecting the taxi trade against PH companies illegal offering their services, describing...
View ArticleNew Defra Report part 2: Damning Defra report confims failed Emissions...
A Defra report published on Monday confirms that the Mayor’s Air Quality strategies have failed miserably and have resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands on Londoners. More importantly this...
View ArticleChurchill Rank To Be Used By Champions League Final, Official Cars And...
After the shambles at the Hilton Park Lane Taxi rank which, as you may remember, was suspended by LTPH in order for a commercial company to display a raffle prize, an official from the RMT phoned the...
View Article'I will f***ing destroy you': Bloomberg unleashes threat against taxi tycoon...
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg got into a verbal altercation with a leader of the city's taxi cab lobby saying that he was going to 'f***ing destroy' the group when he leaves office this...
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