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Mini Holland Designs “Ignoring Legal Obligations” To The Blind
A national body for the blind has criticised the council for road designs part of the controversial Mini Holland scheme.The National Federation of the Blind of the UK (NFBUK) is concerned Waltham...
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And Now For The Good News... Taxis Have Been Included In The New LBHF...
Working with residents, we have developed a pioneering traffic reduction scheme which uses the latest smart camera technology to halt rat-running by out-of-borough drivers.The scheme is planned to go...
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Another Blast From The Past: The Golden Days Of The W9 Night Taxi Shelters......
Back in the early 80's, the best part of my night shift, was the 2 hours (1till 3 am) spent in the Warwick Avenue Taxi Shelter, It was pure magic. The place was alive and always full of wonderful...
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Another Attack On Taxis From Donnachadh McCarthy‘s Stop Killing Cyclists Club
This is the open appeal email sent out by Donnachadh McCarthy in response to Caroline Pidgeon’s recent request to the Mayor, not to restrict Taxi access to roads. He’s asking all cycling groups up and...
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The Taxi Charity Says Goodbye to WWII Veteran with a Guard of Honour at his...
On Friday 19th June The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans said goodbye to one of its much-loved WWII veterans Frank PendergastWWII veteran, Frank Pendergast 94, 7th Battalion The Parachute Regiment,...
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London Cabbie, Daren Parr, member of Cabbies Do Kilimanjaro, talks about...
Wow! How much the world has changed over 12 weeks with the COVID 19 pandemic. The Cabbies Do Kilimanjaro team knew it was going to be a tough year, but not this tough.We had planned four training...
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Great News From The UCG As Access Is Granted To Jamaica Road Bus Gate...We...
We’ve just heard from the United Cabbies Group that Taxi drivers are to be allowed full access to the Jamaica Road bus gate at Culling Circus/Lower Road. Apparently The UCG chairperson has been...
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UTAG Statement to members - Proposed Road Closures
Dear Member,We hope you and your loved ones are keeping well in these strange and uncertain times.You are likely to be aware that we, as a trade that we are facing an onslaught of proposed road...
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TfLTPH Operating A Policy Of Silence. Now GLA’s Susan Hall Gets Involved.
On the 18th on May 2018, I personally emailed Graham Robinson at TfLTPH and asked him why they were allowing the Gett Taxi app to dispatch private hire cars without holding a Private Hire operators...
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Cycling Proficiency, Social Distancing And Laws On Graffiti, Don’t Apply To...
A group of self proclaimed ‘Green campaigners’ created an illegal pop-up bike lane, along both sides of Holland Park Avenue, as they called for transport bosses to ensure streets stay safe for cyclists...
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Not So Very Local Councillors... Plus Jobs For The Boys (And Girls)
FOI response reveals surprising statistics about where Camden’s Councillors and employees live.After the popularity of the post *How Can Our Local Politicians Represent Us If They Are Not Local???...
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Warning...Groups Operating Trying To Pay With Fake £50 Notes.
WARNING : FAKE £50 NOTES We’ve had reports that there are several gangs, currently targeting London Taxi drivers, offering to pay for short journeys with £50 notes.One of our Facebook members has...
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Paris's Deputy Mayor For Transport Introduces Car Free Zones, But Makes Taxis...
In Paris Christophe Najdovski, the Deputy Mayor in charge of transport (a post filled in London by Heidi ‘I know nothing about transport’ Alexander) is modernising the existing taxi system. He’s not...
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Pedestrian Pensioner In Critical Condition After Being Mowed Down By Speeding...
So much for Local Council #Saferstreets scheme. Vehicles excluded from through routes and on main raids speed limits reduced to 20MPH. Meanwhile cyclist on the Stava app, trying to break their personal...
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TfL And Local Councils Allowing Dangerous Hazards To Block Pavement Access To...
Katie Pennick On Twitter Said I’m shielding and today left my house for only the 2nd time in 110 days.And what awaited me on my trip outside? A dockless bike parked in the middle of a pavement,...
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Has Our Largest Org Wasted Four Years Waiting And Seeing, Putting All It’s...
That was four years ago, and since then what has actually happened for the trade???It seems that our largest representative group -the one with the policy of wait and see....the one who’s Chairperson...
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Surrey County Council scraps Reigate cycle lane following weekend of 'traffic...
A video emerged over the weekend showing an ambulance with flashing lights struggling to pass through the town centreSimilar videos have previously emerged showing similar events on Midland and Euston...
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Housing, Communities & Local Government secretary Robert Jenrick denies...
The temporary cycling and pedestrian structure planned to run parallel to Hammersmith Bridge will not be subject to further environmental tests, despite pleas from “concerned” residents.In a letter...
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Dame Vera Lynn's private funeral will be tomorrow - The Taxi Charity...
Dame Vera Lynn died on 18 June 2020 aged 103, she was Patron of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans for over 50 years and her private funeral will be held on 10 July.Dame Vera Lynn was not only a...
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London Set To Welcome A Passenger Service 100x More Polluting Than Road Traffic
So, according to deputy Mayor for Transport Heidi “I know nothing about transport, but the £127,000 will come in handy) Alexander.... air quality in London doesn’t matter. After a major implementation...
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