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BE WARNED IF YOU DRIVE THROUGH THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON !
Fines for exceeding the Islington 20mph Speed Limit The Metropolitan Police have started to enforce the 20mph speed limit in Islington with fixed penalty notices for motorists.The borough-wide limit...
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A 10 year Age Limit And The Secret Squirrel Demonstration...by JimThomas.
Two more items of new today for the trade to worry about.This afternoon SuperCabby broke the news that TfL and the Mayor are allegedly about to announce the introduction of a 10 years age limit. This...
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Warning Letters Being Sent Out To Taxi Drivers Using Victoria Old Rank.By Jim...
TfL have started to send out warning letters to Taxi drivers turning left from Buckingham Palace Road to access the terminus place rank of Victoria Station at night.Although the old rank has been...
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Madrid starts fining users of Uber 'taxi' app
After Barcelona announced plans to impound the vehicles of people caught using the app-based chauffeur service Uber, Madrid's regional government has launched a crackdown that will allow police to fine...
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Tube strike suspended after 'substantial progress' in talks
As I'm Spartacus said, we need these people negotiating on behalf of us.No wonder LTPH will move heaven and earth to exclude them.The pity is, others in the trade can't see through that....
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London cabbies streets ahead with 'inner GPS': Nobel winner.
London (AFP) - John O'Keefe, the US-British neuroscientist who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday, told AFP the brain's "inner GPS" system he discovered was starkly evident in London taxi...
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Could abandoned Tube stations and tunnels be solution to cycle safety.
They are the subject of fascination for many Londoners, but disused Tube stations are set to be sold off for more lucrative purposes.Transport for London (TFL) is planning to invite companies to bid to...
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Utter Crap Again From The BBC. Deserves A Flash Mob.
Headlines on the BBC website announce: London taxi driver jailed for Hitchin firefighter's A1 deathFollowed by:A taxi driver who caused the death of a firefighter and ex-Olympic bobsledder from...
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Singapore's SMRT Steers £800m Addison Lee Bid
One of Singapore's largest transport groups is examining an £800m takeover bid for Addison Lee, London's biggest minicab operator.Sky News has learnt that SMRT Corporation, which is listed on the Asian...
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The idea of a 24hr tube becomes ever more attractive by the...
The stabbing happened at Belsize Park Tube station shortly before midnightTwo men have been stabbed while travelling on a Tube train in north-west London.The attack happened at 23:50 BST on Saturday...
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This Is The Same Company, Sir Peter Hendy and Leon Daniels Licensed ToOperate...
Bloomberg, 12, October 2014.Dutch Police Arrest Drivers Using Uber App in Amsterdam:Dutch police arrested four drivers in Amsterdam early Sunday after they were found to be improperly using the Uber...
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Sunday Sat Nav Fails And Taxi Rank Invasion, Licensed By TfL.
Dear JimCouldn't believe my eyes on Sunday. I turned left into Seville Street from Knightsbridge and had to sharply break as I was being approached, head on, by a white Prius minicab. As I went past...
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Victoria Old Rank In Terminus Place To Reopen, Midnight Till 4am,...
Back in September 2012, the trade was informed that Victoria forecourt would be closed to Taxis and a new rank would be implemented in Hudson Place. It soon became apparent that passengers on the...
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Trade representation split over meeting with TfL compliance.
The LTDA have announced on Twitter, that along with Unite the Union, they will boycott today's talks with TfL Compliance.The reason given was that TfL are not listening to the trade and that demos...
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Hailo Pulls Out Of North America. CEO Says Impossible To Make a ProfitThere....
Hailo is hitching a ride out of North America, reported by Financial Times.The company has found it "impossible" to become profitable in the United States as Uber and Lyft wage a cutthroat war to...
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Why a taxi app with $100 million in funding failed in the U.S.
The startup had all the makings of a good rival to Uber and Lyft, but in the U.S., it encountered more speed bumps than it could manage.When Hailo, a mobile application that hails taxi cabs, arrived in...
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Government abandon Clause 10 of the Deregulation Bill:
Editorial Comment:The report below is a massive victory for the RMT, GMB and Unite unions, who alongside Police, Crime Commissioners and Local Government campaigned tirelessly to get clause 10 dropped...
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Uber's tax affairs referred to HMRC after complaint from senior LabourMP...
Minicab operator Uber's tax affairs have been referred to HMRC by London's taxi and minicab regulator Transport for London (TfL).The move follows a complaint from senior Labour MP Margaret Hodge that...
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Uber Advertising On TfL WebSite.
An open letter to Sir Peter Hendy: Dear Sir Peter,I would like to bring your attention to the fact that the smart phone app Uber, is currently a major advertiser on LTPH website.I feel that in the...
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New Licenses To Be Issued To All Drivers, To Combat Counterfeits... ByJim Thomas
Just received information, that over the next 6 weeks, every licensed Taxi driver will be receiving, new issue bills and identifiers.This measure was planned for September and was due to be completed...
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