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How clean is the tube?
Are you sitting comfortably? Find out which Tube lines have the dirtiest seats?Next time you travel by Tube, you may want to think twice about whether or not you want to sit down.A test using a hammer...
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City Hall Tories call for midnight traffic light switch off.
London’s transport bosses and local councils have been urged to switch traffic lights off over night to help cut journey times and reduce pollution caused by car emissions.Conservatives on the London...
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Anti Piracy Campaigner Branson Sinks Small Fortune Into Pirate Car RideShare...
After seeing the failure of his North America investment in Hailo and still wanting to be involved in the people transportation business, Sir Richard Branson, has invested a small fortune in a San...
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Uber, not as cheap as some may think, new survey shows,
London is the fifth most expensive city to travel around, according to research by online transport platform Go Euro.The company ranked 60 of the world’s major cities based on the cost of their urban...
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Dover Street Wine Bar Closed After 35 Years, Sold To Novikov For £1m.
Well-known West End bar Dover Street Restaurant and Bar has closed after being sold to a Russian restaurant chain.The site has reportedly been bought by chain group Novikov, for a lease of more than...
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More Of The Mayor's Crazy Cycle Madness.
Transport for London has launched a six-week consultation on plans to transform Wandsworth town centre by re-routing the A3 and A205 South Circular roads to the north of the town centre along Armoury...
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Warning after rogue minicab drivers are convicted for Illegally PlyingFor Hire.
Two men have been convicted for ‘plying for hire’ with vehicles that were not licensed as Hackney Carriages - and Burnley Council are urging people using taxis to be more vigilant.Shakeel Abbas was...
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No Mercedes Vitos, For Sale? As Nissan Offers Test Drives Ahead OfLaunch.
Dear Jim Just a note to let you know, I recently wrote to Mercedes to find out if they knew anywhere I could purchase a Vito. Please see my email. Dear Sir The London Vito Taxi Club gave me this e-mail...
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Lest We Forget. Raise A Glass For One Of Our Own.
On 22nd & 23rd of January 1879, a tiny Garrison of British Troops fought a long and prolific battle. B Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th FootUnder the charge of Lieutenant John Chard, Royal...
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Taxi Leaks Does it Again: TfL Remove Uber Advert....by Jim Thomas
As editor of Taxi Leaks, I wrote to Peter Hendy (and everyone else at TfL and the GLA I had email addresses for) complaining that the Uber Add on TfL's website was grossly inappropriate. I received a...
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Child Safety Worries Over Taxi And Private Hire Reforms
A Crawley councillor raised concerns vulnerable children would be put at risk under proposed changes to taxi and private hire licensing.Cllr Michael Jones, Lab, Bewbush (above), chairman of Crawley...
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Lazy Journalism: BBC, Part Of The Problem. By Jim Thomas.
Taxi Leaks recently ran a story (11 October), about the constant abuse thrown at the London Taxi trade by the BBC and other media outlets. The BBC had ran a story which announced a London Taxi Driver...
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Poppy Nominations Challenge.....by Jim Thomas.
We all remember the ice bucket challenge and how successful it became. The "Poppy Challenge" is a lot more comfortable than pouring ice water over your head. All you have to do is video yourself...
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Rothschild, the 200-year-old investment bank, backs CycleSuperhighways...
Rothschild is a British multinational bank with operations in 40 countries. Founded in the City of London in 1811, it is the world’s 31st oldest bank. Among many other things, they provide mergers and...
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Uber Drivers drop out, afraid of repercussions as state liftsrestraining order.
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Bob Oddy says, MPs' Inaction over Rickshaws Will Cost Lives
MPs' inaction over Rickshaws in the capital will cost lives, according to the London Taxi Driver's Association.Bob Oddy, deputy general secretary LTDA, said: "The vehicles, otherwise known as pedicabs,...
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Pedestrianise Oxford Street : Yes, but not at street level?
Pedestrianising Oxford Street at street level is not a solution. It just moves the problem to surrounding streets > Time for a walk down the high street <The recent testing carried out by the...
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Looking at this idea from face value, of course it is a fantastic concept and technically would be a innovative master plan.However, this is London we are talking about here. We don't have the economic...
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Another Hendy 'Hotspot', how long before someone is hurt?
Three buses in 3 days have burst into flames, first week into November. Another bus caught alight in London yesterday, the third bus to burst into flames in a week. Passengers were evacuated from the...
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Letters To Editor: TfL Replace Taxi Licence With Minicab Licence: DialA Scab...
STAR LETTER.Having recently moved house as required, I send back my hackney carriage vehicle licence for reissue to the new address.Unbelievably this morning, back came a Private Hire vehicle licence...
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