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When Is A Minicab, Not A Minicab? When It's Avoiding Congestion Charge.
Boris puts up Congestion Charge And Goes After Non-Payments From Forgein Embassies.But some motorists are fighting back. Many have registered their vehicles as Private Hire Cars and avoid paying a...
View ArticleTaxi drivers are stripping fare dodgers and covering them with bluepaint
Some cabbies in Russia have taken the issue of fare dodgers into their own hands and are forcing them to cover themselves in blue paint.The taxi drivers force the dodgers to strip, cover themselves in...
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Young woman sexually assaulted by what she thought was a minicab.
A 21-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in Aldershot after she got into a car that she thought was a taxi.The victim left The Funky End pub on Friday 23rd May at 2am and was standing on a traffic...
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UBER'S CEO is raising money to fight the "Asshole" Taxi industry.
In an interview in the US, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick referred to Taxis as "Assholes". He also said that Taxis were " Dark, Dangerous and Evil".“We’re in a political campaign, and the candidate is Uber...
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LTDA To Take Out Summonses Against 6 Uber Drivers.
According to their twitter page, yesterday Friday the 30th of May, the LTDA formally applied for summonses against 6 uber drivers for offences under the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998.The LTDA...
View ArticleLTDA, Uber Challenge.....by Dave Davies
It is extremely positive that the LTDA are taking legal action against Uber Drivers.It is also positive that a protest is taking place on June 11However the message needs to be extremely clear as to...
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Taxi and Private Hire law change will put the public in danger.... ByJim Thomas.
Unbelievably, baroness Kramer has come out in support of a relaxation in Taxi and Private Hire laws, that were put in place to protect public safety.In most of the UK, only the licensee can drive a...
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GREED IS GOOD?.....by I'm Spartacus.
GREED IS GOOD?Yes, folks the infamous words of Gordon Gecko, it's now time for the cab trade to reflect on those words and how that statement could lead to our demise.Outside the cab trade, next time...
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Tube union official Mark Harding found not guilty of picket linecharges...by...
Hammersmith Magistrates Court this morning, RMT tube union official Mark Harding, was found not guilty of charges brought against him under section 241 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations...
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TfL Press Release, Formal process underway for High Court ruling ontaximeters
Editorial Comment:Again, TfL have skirted round the the outside of a major problem facing the Licensed Taxi trade.The major objection to the Uber app is that it is in contravention to the Private Hire...
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Putney Bridge a To Close For 3 Months. £1.5million project to start onMonday...
Repairs to Putney Bridge mean it will close to all vehicle traffic on Monday, July 14.However, the predicted six month closure timetable has been reduced. Now, engineers are saying the works could be...
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Tottenham Court Road to be overhauled in £26m revamp
Tottenham Court Road will be re-designed with new public spaces under a £26m schemeTottenham Court Road will be reserved for buses and bicycles only during daylight hours from Monday to Saturday.Camden...
View ArticleConcerned member of the public complains to TfL about Uber.
Below is a copy of a complaint made to TfL by a concerned member of the public. It should be noted that even members of the public are aware that this service is operating outside the parameters of the...
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Black Cabs v Uber – Get Real......by. Tim Fenton
Those of us who dwell around 158 miles from Euston have been – thus far – blissfully unaware of the rumblings caused in London by the arrival of San Francisco based Uber, which claims to “connect...
View ArticleJust Who are TfL Putting Behind The Wheel?
Uber Exposed: Who's Behind The Wheel.A months-long NBC4 I-Team investigation uncovered some dark truths behind UberX drivers, including convicted felons passing background checks and drivers stealing...
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London Assembly launch investigation into the running of Taxis andPrivate Hire
Press ReleaseThe London Assembly Transport Committee has today launched an investigation into how Taxi and Private Hire Services help play a part in moving Londoners and visitors around the capital,...
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Are TfL Compliance, overstepping their authority? ... by Jim Thomas.
Compliance team badge and billing a driver who had broken downAre TfL compliance officers exceeding their authority?Disturbing news has come in to Taxi Leak Towers, from a concern cabby, who believes...
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The Mayor of London could have egg on his face. Cabbies Against BorisPress...
A massive protest by thousands of London Taxi Drivers will take place in London on Wednesday 11th June at 2pm and will gridlock the capital.The Mayor of London is due to answer questions in the London...
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LTDA letter to all it's 10,000 members, Re Demo Trafalgar Square 11thJune, 2...
I am writing to ask for your support and attendance at 2pm next Wednesday (11th June) at an LTDA drive in demonstration in the Trafalgar Square/Whitehall/Parliament Square area. We are calling this...
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