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Unacceptable Behaviour From Door Staff And Minícab Drivers AtStringfellow's Club
A few weeks ago, Taxi Leaks posted a video of a Taxi driver showing commendable patience, while being insulted and verbally abused by an irate minicab driver, illegally parked on the Taxi rank outside...
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More Bias From A Licensing Authority That's Totally Failing Londoners.
We've all seen this scene, outside Old Billingsgate, Lower Thames Street. We've even reported it to TfL.Cars parked up illegally plying for hire waiting to be given a job by clip board johnnies.All...
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Shoreditch house, minicab on licensed Taxi rank.
Our final post today shows the attitude being developed by touts who illegally ply for hire. They truly believe they don't have to conform to any regulations now, as London has become a lawless free...
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TfL, Accused Of Being In Bed With Uber. (There's a surprise...not)
Is TfL's House Of Cards Beginning To Fall Down?Certain people in the media are begging to wake up and realise that Uber have been given a leg up by certain officers in high positions within TfL.Let's...
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The Powderkeg by I'm Spartacus
This last week representatives of the cab trade and PH unions have meet to discuss matters of mutual concern.The GMB, RMT, UNITED and UCG were in attendance and whilst of course there are many areas...
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Heathrow ‘smart screens’ compare rail and taxi travel options in allterminals.
Screens have been installed in the baggage reclaim area at London Heathrow Airport Terminal 2, showing passengers live price and journey time comparisons between taxis and the Heathrow Express train...
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UCG Press Release : The Reason For Tomorrow's Demonstration.
"An Ordinance for the Regulation of Hackney-Coachmen in London and the places adjacent" was approved by Parliament in 1654. The first hackney-carriage licences date from 1662, and applied literally to...
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Don't Be Scared Of The Ü Word, Let's Make Them Scared Of The TWord: ... By...
We mustn't let TfL use the Ü word to stop us demonstrating.The company can't possibly get any wider publicity (good or bad) than they presently get. Every news media website carries not only the latest...
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Today's UCG Protest In Oxford Street : Interview With UCG Chairman LenMartin.
Len Martin, Chair of the United Cabbies Group speaks about the reasons behind today's Oxford Street Demo on London Live. TODAYS DEMO : AND WE DIDNT HAVE TO...
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Letter To The Editor From Dave Davies : Sack Boris Campaign.
Yesterday’s London Taxi Protest was an outstanding success in terms of taxi drivers taking positive direct action and the UCG should be congratulated for that.However in terms of actual results it may...
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Worse Case Of Uber Fraud So Far...Woman Charged $2,200 A Mile
An Uber customer was hit with a huge $16,000 bill for her 7-mile nightmare journey across New York.Jaime Hessel said her driver had been on his phone, cut across lanes, and even driven down a bus lane...
View ArticleLetter To The Editor : St Thomas Street Lights Unacceptable.
This letter from a concerned Taxi driver was sent to Peter John of Southwark Council, CC'ed in were; AM Valerie Shorcross, AM Caroline Pidgeon and AM Jenny Jones.Dear Mr John I'm emailing you with...
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Letter To TfL : Request To Revoke Hailo Network Licence.
Our Letter to TFL in relation to HailoPosted on April 23, 2015From: Steve Garelick @ GMB Drivers [mailto:steve.garelick@gmbdrivers.org]Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 8:53 PMTo: ‘Blake Peter’; Chapman...
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A Must Listen From Sean And Iqbal.
Clip from BBC London 94:9fm, Simon Leaderman. The segment was broadcast around 12:40am.Sean Day giving as good as he gets against a Minicab driver who thinks he should be able to ply for hire.Plus...
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94 Year Old Woman Knocked Down By Minicab, Plus Letter To Editor.
A 94-year-old woman is fighting for her life and her husband is seriously injured after a crash involving a minicab in a busy north London road.The collision at the junction of West Heath Drive and...
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Offending Taxi Sign Taken Down, But Nothing To Do With Compliance.
It's been bought to our attention that a long running dispute between Taxi drivers and a certain minicab operator in Victoria Road, Ruislip.For over 6 years the company, Alfa Cars, has been displaying...
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Minicab driver jailed after picking up woman in Shoreditch and takingher to...
A minicab driver and his friend have been jailed after the driver picked up a woman in Shoreditch, kidnaped her, then took her to a house in E17 where she was raped. Salam Mohammed....
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In Her Own Words : Rebecca, 24, was brutally attacked on her way home,after a...
There's been a lot of talk about the price of a Taxi.Many people say we are expensive and that they would rather use the cheap minicab touts. But what price do you put on your safety?Below is a story...
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Letter To Editor : Should trade issue a statement that we no longerrecognise...
If Uber are circumventing the law, and if TFL have failed - with intent- in their duty to enforce laws parliament have deemed fit to keep in place, then why are we doing things by the book. I believe...
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PCO Compliance Teams : Intelligence Based Enforcement, My Arse.....byJim Thomas.
Last night around 1o/c, while heading north along Praed Street W2, I noticed a number of Taxis by the Hilton, the front two of which were being interviewed by what looked like PCOs. I decided to park...
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