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THE STATE OF THE TRADE....by Jim Thomas.
I sat in the Kings Cross Taxi Centre last night chatting to my normal crowd. Most in their mid 60's to early 70s. Drivers I've respected and looked up to throughout my 41 years service in this...
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More Woe For Uber As Ride Sharing Service UberPop Ban Upheld In TheNetherlands
Uber, the controversial transportation startup valued at $40 billion+, is facing more heat, this time in Europe. A Dutch court today ruled to bar use of the company’s UberPop ride-sharing service...
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Uber taxi app banned in Spain
A judge has ordered taxi booking service Uber to immediately stop operating in Spain, after a series of protests by taxi associations.In his ruling on the ban, the judge said Uber drivers didn't have...
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Transport for London Board Statement – Uber Wednesday 10 December 2014
Earlier today, Leon Daniels gave the following statement to the TfL Board with a summary of the position regarding Uber, especially following the numerous stories in the media about activities...
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Boris Backs Taxi Trade, Over Uber Meter
Boris Johnson appears to be backing London's cabbies in a row with his transport chiefs over controversial 'taxi apps'.The mayor believes the smartphones used minicab firm Uber are 'effectively a...
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Uber Offered Woman Credit in Response to Sexual Harassment Allegation
Below is a shocking account of the consequence of TfL not dealing with complaints made by members of the public against Private Hire drivers.A licensed Private Hire driver, who sexually hassed a...
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Taxi leaks Exclusive. New MetroCab Spotted In West London.
Two fully plated MetroCabs, spotted early this morning, 10:30am, driving along just off the A312 on Hayes Road, West London. With thanks to Robert for the photos.
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Is it one of these, two of these or all three ? It must be at least one of them ! Quite frankly, the photograph of Boris Johnson sitting at the wheel of one of our work horses, made me feel sick !...
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Underground Ticket Offices To Become Minicab Satellite offices!
The timetable for London Underground Ticket offices set to close was announced last week. Among the earliest of offices due for closure is Embankment set as early as February next year. The majority...
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Sex attacker who lured two teens into fake taxi jailed for 11 years
A SEX attacker who abducted two terrified teenage girls when they got into his car thinking it was a taxi, has been jailed for 11 years. The teenagers got into Sail Uddin’s Polo and asked to be taken...
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FRANCE 24: Paris taxis set to block traffic in Uber protests.
Taxi drivers were planning to block the main roadways into Paris on Monday after a court rejected a bid to ban the amateur car service UberPop, while the minicab company continued to battle lawsuits in...
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The Man We Need In London To Take a Over Cab Enforcement...Sgt Ian Wood
A one man crackdown on rogue taxi and private hire drivers and attacks on cabbies by a Cambridge police officer has been praised amid calls for more CCTV cameras in the back of cabs.Sgt Ian Wood has...
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Warning : Attackers Target My Taxi In Shaftesbury Avenue...by Jim Thomas
Just a little reminder to keep your guard up and be vigilant while driving round at night. Friday night, Saturday Morning 13:12:2014 1:59 am: I was subjected to a worrying incident by a group of three...
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Uber To Go After London's Airports.
After decimating the London Taxi and Private hire trade's business model, it seems Uber have now set their sights on London's airports.Already in place is a holding system which is being used...
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Breaking news : Uber Banned, Ahead of French taxi protest.
(Reuters) - The UberPop transport service will be forbidden in France beginning Jan. 1, the French interior ministry said on Monday, the latest regulatory hurdle for the controversial car service...
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Is The ULEZ The Final Nail In The Coffin For London's Taxi Trade.
Painted in the red with silver roof (or green with white roof) livery of the city's traditional cars for hire, the NV200 will hit the streets of one of the world's most crowded and cab-dependent cities...
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Open Letter To Leon Daniels: Re, Uber Allocating Jobs To Cars OutsideOf...
Below is part of the statement, recently released after tfl's December board meeting. Contained within the release, Leon Daniels gave the following statement to the TfL Board with a summary of the...
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Future Proof: Taxi and Private Hire Services in London : The ImportantBits.
TfL branded “woefully inadequate” at regulating Taxis and mini cabsAfter reading the London Assembly Transport Committee report, “Future Proof: Taxi and Private Hire Services in London", Taxi Leaks...
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A Personal Opinion Of The London Assembly Report....From Semtex.
I have a lot of time for Caroline Pidgeon. I liked her as a young councillor when she served at Southwark in the late nineties, too. She is rational, stands her corner, and holds a healthy respect for...
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Transport for London 'woefully inadequate' over cabs. Report from theBBC.
TfL branded “woefully inadequate” at regulating Taxis and mini cabsLondon's transport body has been criticised for being "woefully inadequate" when it comes to regulating the taxi and private hire...
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