Electric cars not mass-market solution, says Jaguar Land Rover chief
Electric cars will never be a mass-market solution to climate change and should not get government subsidies, the chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover said earlier this week.The British and other...
View ArticleUber taxi users being charged £7 a mile during 'surge' fare times
Passengers are facing £7-a-mile fares in Uber cars around Greater Manchester at ‘surge’ times. Uber's Max Lines and Jo Bertram with driver Nouman DarCustomers of the app-based car service say...
View ArticleTfL's Victimisation Of Taxi Drivers, Backfires At PATAS Hearings.
Good news for drivers who may have received PCNs for Terminus place left turn, outside the prescribed hours of 12 till 4 am, A short while ago Taxi Leaks posted an article claiming Taxi drivers were...
View ArticleHow Safe Are Uber Drivers ?
How Safe is Uber? [INFOGRAPHIC]Compliments of BackgroundChecks.orgPosted by Chris the Cabby.
View ArticleMANCHESTER BACK TO BLACK AND NO ADVERTS.
The Manchester Licensing and Appeals Sub Committee yesterday voted to remove all advertising from Hackney Carriage Vehicles (Taxis). They also voted that the Hackney vehicles will also go 'Back to...
View ArticleFurther consultation on the East-West Cycle Superhighway madness. Makesure...
(Click on highlighted links)Dear Stakeholder We would like to hear your views on further proposals for the following sections of the East-West Cycle Superhighway: Lancaster Gate: Revised proposals for...
View ArticlePress Release: METROCAB BECOMES LONDON’S FIRST LICENSEDZERO-EMISSION-CAPABLE...
ALL-NEW METROCAB BECOMES LONDON’S FIRST LICENSED RANGE EXTENDED ELECTRIC ZERO-EMISSION-CAPABLE BLACK CAB First fleet of new Metrocabs takes to the streets of London• Transport for London...
View ArticleTfL's Friendly Uber Driver, Abandons Passenger In London : Uber DriverSexual...
Uber London Limited.An Uber driver allegedly left a young woman by the side of a motorway in east London following a dispute over the journey.The 20-year-old woman told Vice UK she was forced to call...
View ArticleAnother Day, Another Ûber Story
Uber stands by drivers as Montreal seizes Uber carsAs part of a crackdown on Uber, the Montreal police have seized at least two UberX cars and imposed fines on their drivers, according to a new...
View ArticleTax Haven To Tax Taxis : Airport Permit To Cost Drivers £1,000 A Year.
This is a tax on TaxiThat’s the view of the chairman of the Manx Taxi Federation after ply for hire cabbies learned that they will charged £1,000 for a permit to pick up passengers from the airport.A...
View ArticleDriverless Cars To Operate In Greenwich From Today.
A project to test driverless vehicles is being launched today in the hope the UK will become a leading global supplier.A shuttle is being tried out in the London borough of Greenwich and an electric...
View ArticleTfL Woefully Inefficient, Taxi Driver Harassment And A System Not FitFor...
I recently had a tea break with a driver who told me a very worrying story. His cab had been broken into after thieves had smashed the side window and stole a few bits and pieces from the front...
View ArticleTaxi Leaks, Undercover UberDriver : Uber, Sweating Over Meter Issue
It seems that Uber are starting to sweat over the meter issue. First they tried buying back the modified iPhone 4 in a bid to shift responsibility of having a Taxi meter from the company to the driver....
View ArticleNew Taxi App Launched In Dublin
Ireland's first home-grown taxi app, Lynk, has launched in Dublin.Developed by Global Taxi's tech team, Lynk employs over 170 people in Ireland through its 24-hour customer service team and...
View Article"Boris's Broke Brass Bonking Bus Boss" attends men only event.
Sir Peter, pictured here with Mayor Boris Johnson, has been criticised for attending the men-only events.The head of London’s transport agency has been criticised for attending a men-only Christmas...
View ArticleThreatening sign hung near home of Italian Uber boss
A threatening sign has been hung near the home of Uber’s top executive in Italy, who is already under some police protection, amid speculation that the government is seeking to relax competition laws...
View ArticleMick Bailey Interview : SuperCabby Podcast Part 1
Mick Bailey Interview – SuperCabby Podcast Part 1Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode Jamie Owens interviews Mick Bailey who is currently Chairman of the RMT London Taxi Branch. Mick...
View ArticleArrow Cars (Leeds) Take Over Bristol Airport.
Jobs boost for Leeds’ Arrow Cars with 5 year Bristol Airport contractArrow Cars has been awarded 5 year with Bristol Airport Private Hire contract. Arrow Cars is now the UK’s largest airport private...
View ArticleCrawley Hackney Carriage Drivers Refused 5 Vehicle Rank At Gatwick.
Gatwick bosses explain why Hackney Carriage taxi drivers can't pick up passengers from airport Staff from Airport Cars Gatwick GATWICK bosses have given their reasons why Hackney Carriage...
View ArticleCity Hall 25th February, 10am
YOU GAVE UP 3 YEARS TO GET IT ON FEBRUARY 25TH GIVE UP 2 HOURS TO SAVE IT CITY HALL 10 AM It should now be common knowledge that the Greater London Authority...
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