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French ban car-share start-ups from using mobile phone apps.
While London's Taxi trade orgs squabble over who should get the kudos over the failed message of the battle of Trafalgar, the French Taxi Trade escalated their protests and are now seeing victory in...
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EastEnders actor 'punched taxi driver in the face after refusing to pay£61...
Award-winning EastEnders actor Khali Best punched a taxi driver in the face after refusing to pay a £61 fare on his way home from a red carpet ceremony, it is claimed.Best, who plays mechanic Dexter...
View ArticleNo Honour Amongst The Honourable Company...by Jim Thomas
RD2, the favoured minicab operator who were allowed by TfL to breach licensing policy, by not having to perform as a Private Hire Operator for the minimum of 12 months, before being allowed a licence...
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French ban car-share start-ups from using mobile phone apps.
While London's Taxi trade orgs squabble over who should get the kudos over the failed message from the battle of Trafalgar, the French Taxi Trade escalated their protests and are now seeing victory in...
View ArticleWoman claims she was raped by Uber driver... From Glen Alutto.
And so it starts: Uber Driver Rapes Female PassengerA woman told police she was raped by an Uber driver and Seattle police are investigating.About 3:15 a.m. Sunday, police responded after a woman went...
View ArticleGeneral thoughts on the Deregulation Bill ....By Wayne Casey
The views expressed in this column may (definitely aren’t) the views of the National Taxi AssociationMy position in respect of taxi and private hire law has been very consistent; I didn’t and still...
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Lovebox, Victoria Park, 18-19 July 2014 – taxi and private hirearrangements
On Friday 18 July and Saturday 19 July 2014the Lovebox Festival is taking place in Victoria Park and special taxi and private hire arrangements have been put in place for the duration of the festival....
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Wednesday Letter Segment...... taxileaks@mail.com
Not sure if you can use this Jim?: Last night around 00.10 I was heading east on Old Brompton Road just before Drayton Gardens when i was hailed by 2 women (one Canadian and one English) running across...
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Exclusive: New issue of ID cards on the way....by Jim Thomas
Taxi Leaks has been informed, newly designed IDs will be issued to all drivers, commencing September 2014. The news came after we made inquiries over a compliance issue, where drivers who had laminated...
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Update: Lovebox, Victoria Park, 18-19 July 2014 – taxi rank trialresults.
Good news for suburban drivers in the London Borough of Newham. TfL and Tower Hamlets has recently conducted a review of the taxi service provision at Victoria Park during the Field Day Festival which...
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UberX drivers slam new low rates aimed at undercutting taxis
About two dozen Uber drivers honking mad over a cut in fare gathered outside the tech company's Queens office Wednesday in protest.Drivers are partners:The "driver-partners" behind the wheel of the...
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Hailo partnership to provide free navigation and pricing system totheir...
London black cab app Hailo has partnered up with Citymapper, to provide a much needed free city navigation system for their minicabs.Citymapper, is available on Android and iOS.Hailo are now trying to...
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TfL Notice 7/14:...Letter to all drivers and private hire operators.
Taxi and Private Hire smartphone apps in London Letter to all drivers and private hire operatorsThis notice provides an update to all taxi and private hire drivers and private hire operators regarding...
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Minicab firms to protest new law, in Paris Taxi Wars.
The war in Paris between traditional taxis and private minicab (VTC) firms shows no sign of being resolved. After protesting taxi drivers caused traffic chaos earlier this year, Monday will see VTC...
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Letters to Taxi Leaks Editor, Jim Thomas.
First letter to Jim was in reply to Leon Daniels press release yesterday:Star Letter:OK Leon, as the regulator you have given us a chapter an verse lesson in how (in your opinion) Uber are not doing...
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Is the Mayor's unlawfully Taxi Age Limit, responsible for rise inminicab...
Literally thousands of perfectly good London Taxis, with many more years service left in them, with better emissions than current models are being taken off the road, under the Mayors unlawful 15 year...
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Desoto Cabs Want To Scrap Their £5.4m Yearly Medallion Cost In Bid ToCompete...
San Fransico cab company president Hansu Kim, says he's ready to switch the way his business is regulated and thereby compete, and defeat, the likes of Uber and Lyft.DeSoto Cab may soon enter the...
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20mph But Not For Cyclists: Bus Users Fear Cyclists Clogging Bus Lanes:Should...
London Council to push for borough Wide 20mph speed limit. But it's one rule for Motorists and another for Cyclists.The London Borough of Southwark this week dismissed reports it wants to enforce 20mph...
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Operation Simco: Taxi Flash Mob Demo 25/07/14...by Jim Thomas.
Just before midnight last night, hundreds of London Taxi drivers arrived in St James Square for a pre Flash Mob Demo meet up. The word had been put out via twitter's @TaG_Hit_Squad and @Flash_Demo...
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Free breakfast for cabbies: Letter to Editor.
Dear Jim, I’m working with White Hat Bakery, who have a pop up café this summer at The Undercroft, Banqueting House on Whitehall. On the morning of 29th July White Hat will be giving away breakfast...
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