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As Predicted, The Global Fightback Against Uber Begins.
A new Licensed Taxi-hailing app to rival Uber in SAOn 1st February a new cab-hailing app called Taxify is set to launch in South Africa and perhaps take on the country’s current big players Uber and...
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Breaking News: Important Amendment To The Dereg bill, Clause 11.
We have been advised by the Nationsl Private Hire Association, that the amendment is not clear as to whether the “Operator” is a different company or the same company with more than one licence.They...
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EXCLUSIVE: Undercover Uber Driver : Uber shift legal responsibility forusing...
Drivers are up in arms, claiming that the honeymoon period between Uber and its drivers is over, as the multinational billion dollar company seeks to maximise its profits by taking even more money from...
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Minicab driver raped drunk young woman after she was put into his carby...
An minicab driver has been jailed for 10 years for raping a young woman put in his car by her friend who wanted to make sure she got home safely. Sexual predator Baisar Abdel...
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TfL's CabWise Biased App Still Not Updated, Still Not Fixed ... By JimThomas
Just over two years ago, Taxi Leaks received complaints from members of the public that the TfL CabWise phone app was impossible to use on the iPad or iPad mini. We had also received emails from...
View Articlee-petition : Homeless Soldiers - Make The Armed Forces Covenant Law.
Homeless Soldiers - Make The Armed Forces Covenant LawResponsible department: Ministry of DefenceThe government created the Armed Forces Covenant 4 years ago, to protect and help our ex service...
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Looking For Investors For Fantastic Idea ! By Semtex.
I have come up with a new business idea, and although a bit difficult to get going, will make travelling across London by vehicle so much easier. The great thing about it, is that the person who...
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Renewed push to promote the benefits of LPG
It is “patently absurd” that the UK hasn’t embraced liquefied petroleum gas as a car fuel with the same enthusiasm as other nations, say champions for LPG.The call for greater recognition of LPG’s...
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Large Rises In Knowledge Fees, Will Make The Knowledge Look Even...
In the wake of the brutal GLA inquiry which found our licensing authority woefully inadequate, TfL now appear to be making the knowledge as expensive and unpopular as they possibly can. At the same...
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Ireland : 1,700 taxi drivers gave up licences in 2014
More than 1,700 taxi drivers quit their jobs last year as the number of taxi driver licences in Ireland fell below 30,000 for the first time in a decade.Data from the National Transport Authority (NTA)...
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Google to Develop Its Own Ride Hailing App, in Competition To Uber.
Uber faces an ever-growing cast of adversaries that includes dubious regulators, litigious drivers, hostile members of the press, and some well funded rivals. But the most significant threat to the...
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Sex offender checks on Taxi and Private Hire drivers hampered by...
LGA PRESS RELEASE 3 FEBRUARY 2015Vital efforts to protect children from criminals hiding behind their position as taxi drivers to commit sex offences are being hampered by new restrictions on crucial...
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TfL Board approves final plans for Mayor’s “Crossrail for Bikes”
PN-0374 February 2015London’s streets will become safer and more accessible for cyclists as the Transport for London (TfL) Board today (4 February) approved plans for the construction of four new cycle...
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CAL and LTDA Invite The Mayor To Commit To An ‘Eight PointTransformation...
It appears CAL and The LTDA propose to scrap the turning circle and saddle us with a Taxi capable of a daily range of just 40 miles. Again, someone from outside the licensed Taxi trade is calling for...
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Leicestershire Ex-Magistrate And Private Hire Operator, Jailed For TaxFraud...
An ex-magistrate who ran two taxi companies in Loughborough has been jailed today for three and a half years for a £250,000 tax fraud and money laundering after a HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...
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Appeal Following Serious Injury Collision At The Strand
Police were called to The Strand, WC2, by the Australian High Commission, at 1233hrs on 3 February to reports of a pedestrian having been in collision with a route 87 bus. A 40-year-old woman was taken...
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Myths And Rumour : Uber For Hire Signage Illegal...by Jim Thomas.
There is currently a rumour circulating that Uber are about to equip their vehicles with a pseudo for-hire light, which faces forward from the windscreen. This has already been trialled in...
View ArticleTfL Change The Legislation To Make It Easier For Uber To Expand :London Taxi...
It has been rumoured for some time that UberX have been experiencing a Vehicle/Driver shortage owing to the fact that PHVs seeking a first time London licence have to be less than 5 years old. To...
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Taxi war looms as Uber seeks to open in Portsmouth
CONTROVERSIAL taxi company Uber wants to open an office in Portsmouth – but cab drivers say they are fearful for the public’s safety. The mobile-based car service, which has been banned in several...
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Uber Get Out Of Jail Free Cards...Do They Come InBrownEnvelopes ? ...by Jim...
Again we have seen TfL bend over backwards to facilitate a large Private Hire Operation. Taxi Leaks investigations have in the past highlighted woefully inadequate action from TfL when it comes to...
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