Uber Allege Harassment As Police in New Zealand Arrest Uber Drivers ForUsing...
Police in New Zealand are cracking down on Uber, the cheap and trendy new-kid-on-the-taxi rank, leaving paying customers on the pavement.After complaints from the old-school taxi firms, police have...
View ArticleTfL Press Release : London Bridge Station Modernisation Update
TfL advice to customers during major Network Rail modernisation work at London Bridge mainline station· TfL reminds customers that several already busy London Underground and London Overground stations...
View ArticleAppy New Year From Undercover Uber And Mappy Good Bye To Hailo.
If you thought it was unsafe to drive while watching a sat nav round London, take notice of what's happening in some of Uber's Cars.I've recently been speaking to other uber drivers, just saying how...
View ArticleIt's Good To Talk, Especially When The Tax Payer Is Picking Up The Bill.
A new Freedom of Information request made by the MayorWatch blog, has revealed that TfL transport commissioner Sir Peter Hendy, spent almost £7,000 of taxpayer cash on mobile phone bills between March...
View ArticleTop German court deals blow to Uber as complaint is classed asadmissible.
(Reuters) : Germany's highest court has declined to hear a complaint brought by online taxi service Uber over a ban on its activity in the city of Hamburg, dealing a blow to the company.The Federal...
View ArticleAnd So It Starts. TfL Turn Their Back On The London Cab Act 1968, AndThe...
Taxi Leaks has over the last three years, been warning about a rise in third party companies which take bookings for private hire journeys, without the necessary TfL license. How do they get away with...
View ArticleEuropean Union court hands London's embattled taxi drivers some goodnews...by...
A European Union court has finally handed the London Taxi Trade some good news. They've ruled that Taxis can keep their right to drive in bus lanes.Minicab firm Addison Lee, had argued that this...
View ArticleHendy charges taxpayers £44 for bottles of wine with meals at theGroucho.
After the extremely bad media coverage surrounding Sir Peter Hendy's massive £7,000 nine month mobile phone bill, we now have another extremely embarrassing revelation, concerning his entertaining...
View ArticlePress release from the LTDF : Wednesday 21st January 2015, City Hall,Mayors...
On Weds 21st Jan 2015 at 10am London Mayor Boris Johnson will be holding 'Mayors Question Time' at City Hall.This is the 1st MQT since the Greater London Authority (GLA) report, which listed a whole...
View ArticleGLA Action Updates : From Unite LTDA, RMT And The LCDC.
There has been movement on support for the action being taken by drivers on Wednesday the 21st of January 2015:This statement has appeared on the Cab Trade New FaceBook page: LONDON ASSEMBLY LABOUR has...
View ArticleThe Proverbial Is About To Hit The Fan : part 1 ....by Jim Thomas
In my opinion it's only a matter of time before Uber get banned from using their app as a meter. But as their whole system falls to bits without and going on what has already happened in other...
View ArticleBreaking News...or is it Broken News? Oddy Breaks His Silence.
Apparently, there has been breaking new about the LTDA/Uber driver prosecutions. It appears, from a letter sent to the board members on TfL, that the LTDA, without consulting its members (again), have...
View ArticleUber ordered to shut down in South Carolina, Philadelphia Racketeersand City...
(Reuters) South Carolina: Ride-sharing company Uber has been ordered by South Carolina regulators to cease operations in the state while it remains in the process of seeking permission to legally do...
View ArticleNew police unit (RTPC) for roads, Incorporating surface transport...
TfL and the Mayor's spin doctors have been working flat out to try and regain the high ground, after publication of the damning "Future Proof" report from the GLA inquiry which branded them as...
View ArticleTfL's victimisation of Taxi Drivers has got to stop.
Please be aware, TfL are now enforcing the no left turn into terminus place outside of the marshalled hours of midnight till 4 am.Victoria Night Ranking Facilities:The present night ranking...
View ArticlePennsylvania Public Utility Commission is proposing that the largestfine in...
PUC seeks to subpoena Uber CEO Kalanick, raises proposed fine to $19 millionThe enforcement arm of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is proposing that the largest fine in its history be levied...
View ArticleLetter to the Taxi Leaks Editor : Uber can never compare to you...
Over the weekend, Taxi Leaks recieved a communication from Anne Flint, who lives in Colorado Springs USA. The comment was left on an archived post from mid 2013, How can London Cabbies survive the...
View ArticleHas it been a complete set up....Have we been turned over again?
Question : Who do you think was actually first to bring to TfL's attention the fact that Uber were using meters?Was it the LTDA.......................no!Was it The LCDC.....................no!What...
View ArticlePress Release From The RMT LTDB : Trade Meeting At Woodfield Road.
RMT LTDB officers attended a trade meeting hosted by the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA) at Taxi House today (19/01/2015) to discuss the current ULEZ (Ultra Low Emissions Zone) consultation...
View ArticlePress Release By The United Cabbies Group : Todays Taxi Drivers Protestat...
Today, london's taxidrivers will stage a protest both on foot and by driving around City Hall during Mayor's question time.We Will Be There to Draw Attention to:On the 16th December 2014 The London...
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