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More Delays From Law Commission As Deregulation Bill Is Pushed Thoughby Stealth.
The Commission today stated that it would be postponing the release of its draft bill, AGAIN.This time because of the sensitive timing of European and Local elections.They intend to publish the report...
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Is It What I Want, What I Really Really Want?
Reports are coming in of drivers being asked to do only the work that's offered to them through their mobile app, as opposed to serving street hails. Are we not repeating past mistakes? Prioritising...
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Taxi Drivers Threaten Industrial Action Over Deregulation Bill 2014.
Taxi drivers around the country have threatened to take industrial over controversial plans to amend rules regarding taxi drivers set out in a new bill before Parliament. Meanwhile in London, not a...
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LTPH Press Release 3/14: Update On Licence Renewals.
Licensing Service Update We would like to apologise for the delays people have recently been experiencing when using the TfL taxi and private hire licensing service and are sorry for any inconvenience...
View ArticleNot Happy With The Way TfL Are Running Taxis And Private Hire
Not happy with the ease that operators receive satellite office licences, even after impropriety has been proven?Unhappy with senior TfL managers getting involved with the placement of new Taxi...
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End of tax discs will make it harder for councils to challengeappeals...by...
The scrapping of road tax discs on 1 October will make it harder for parking authorities to confirm that a penalty charge notice was issued to the right vehicle, according to Helen Crozier,...
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'Heathrow City' plan if airport moves from west London
Some Heathrow terminals could be turned into shopping centresA new city with 190,000 homes and thousands of jobs could be created if the hub airport moves from Heathrow in west London, Mayor Boris...
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AquaCabs...By Transport Correspondence Glen Alutto.
Addison Lee, the UK’s biggest minicab company, and certainly a popular choice for London travel, has commissioned a team of automotive experts to design and develop a new amphibious minicab – the...
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High Court rejects driver’s claim that U-turn sign flawed
A driver who argued he should not have been fined for a prohibited U-turn because he actually performed a three-point turn has lost his case at High Court. Alexis Alexander’s initial appeal was...
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MetroCab To Be Trialled In London During Summer 2014...by Chris TheCabby
It's amazing how quickly some people can change their mind. In just a few weeks we see opinions go from: "A complete green dream these politicians have, that don't live in the real world"And"They...
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Just As Trade Looks Like Uniting Over The Rank At The Shard, LTDASeemingly...
Full unity doesn't appear to be on the cards just yet, but spurred on by the success achieved by the RMT ranks team in obtaining a GLA Transport Committee review into the running of TfL, some of our...
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Notice 04/14
Taxi fares and tariff update 2014The Transport for London (TfL) Board met on Wednesday 5 February 2014 and approved a number of changes to taxi fares and tariffs in London.The changes to the taxi fares...
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First step first: GLA investigation is on, it's official....by JimThomas
From: Jenny Jones Sent: 26 February 2014 08:39To: 'James Thomas'Subject: RE: Offer of help with illegal cabs.Hi JimThanks for getting in touch. There's a lot to think about here and funding is probably...
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John Sheen To Frame Charles £10 Tip For 'Jolly Trip'
The Prince of Wales took a "jolly trip" in a London cab today and the driver described his royal passenger as "a good lad".Charles tipped cabbie John Sheen, 75, with a £10 note as he pulled up at his...
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Minicabs Take Over New Taxi Rank In Clapham. By Jim Thomas.
Friday the 4th of April 2014, 7pm: The new licensed Taxi rank in Clapham High Street went live.The rank has now been painted out and runs from 7 pm to 7 am. But just minutes after the rank went live,...
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Thinking of buying an Electric Taxi...something for you to ponderon...by...
Electric Cars: Bad for Your Health?Has anyone at TfL or the Mayors office, considered the detrimental affect on the drivers health, sitting on top of a massive battery power pack, as used in electric...
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Appeal following attempted murders at hotel in W1
Police are appealing for information following an attack on three women at a central London hotel that is being treated as attempted murder.Officers were called at 01:50hrs on Sunday, 6 April, to the...
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TfL Consider "A" Boards Priority Over Minicab Touts by Jim Thomas.
Last night was another night of misery for licensed Taxi drivers trying to use the new rank on Clapham High Street. The new rank is of the shared loading bay type and runs from 132-162, basically,...
View ArticleHailo backtrack over minimum fares.
This today on the Hailo blog.New minimum fare update - driving more jobsPosted in Driver Community | by Hailo Team | April 7, 2014As you know it’s been a quiet time in the taxi industry of late, and to...
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Ex Minister of Transport Steven Norris, To Join Minicab App, As AdvisorTo The...
Former Transport Minister Steven Norris, after using Uber from Terminal 5 to Central London, recently tweeted that "apps are the future". Norris has now firmly nailed his colours to the mast and jumped...
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