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Do We Really Need To Move With The Times ? .... By Semtex.
Not a day goes by, without a comment by either the media, our customers, TFL or even our own, to accuse our London Taxi Trade of failing to move with the times.To some extent, I can see where these...
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Letter To Taxi Leaks: Why Haven't Orgs Taken TfL To Court, For FailingTo...
Dear Mr Editor of Taxi Leaks… I saw this tweet today on the J.O.B@joinourbattle time lineBut, apparently TfL say there are no hard and fast rules governing Apps. Below is from a page on their website...
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New service being offered in restaurants to attract new accountcustomers to...
About 10 days ago, I purchased an iZettle card reader in Maplin's. Last night proved my first chance to use it. I was quite excited because up to now I had been using the Cab:App system which is a...
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Letter From Colin Corcoran Of The West London Knowledge School.
Letter sent to London Assembly members Caroline Pigdeon, Valerie Shawcross, plus LCDC, RMT, LTDA, UCG, The Cab Driver Newspaper and The Globe newspaper. There are several problems with Uber and dealing...
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Shed a tear in your cup, but do not cry over spilt tea bags...by TaxiLeaks...
The new TfL counter service building has only been open for business a few hours and already it look like it may have to close after staff report an infestation.Unhappy staff have emailed Taxi Leaks...
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Save Our Iconic Black Taxis Group : Plus Steve McNamara interview byGeorge...
The Ladies of the Save Our Iconic London Black Taxi Group, (Facebook and Twitter campaign), currently with 4857 members, have given our trade a double tonic and woken up many of the doom and gloom...
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Former Taxi Driver, Has License Revoked, After Using Taxi As Minicab...
London has a massive problem with Taxi and Private hire drivers using vehicles that are licensed by councils outside London, working for a certain minicab app in the capital.Cornwall council have...
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Letter to the Editor : Enough's Enough : Email Campaign... PleaseSupport.
Ladies & Gentlemen, fellow Taxi drivers,After the recent Windsor House demonstration a small number of taxi drivers started receiving letters from a character called Andrea Shaw at Transport for...
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First Reply Re Letters To Demonstrating Drivers From TfL.
I recently copied my MP into an earlier email concerning the level of harassment from TfL directed at the demo starting London Taxi drivers. Dear sir or madamYour department has recently sent out...
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AddVan In Flash Demo At The Mansion House, harassed By Police.
Last night the UCG joined forces with the LTDA in a highly visable operation, designed to highlight the fact that Uber are playing the system by not paying UK tax. The AddVan driven by Steve McNamara...
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Boris Told Leave Uber Alone By David Cameron
WAYNES WORLD: WHY did Boris Johnson, staunch defender of the black cab trade, soften his line on Uber at the London Assembly last month? Previously he’d criticised the “excessively bumptious” US...
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TfL To Sell More PH Licenses, As Government Grant Cut.... By Jim Thomas.
Funding for Transport for London has been cut as part of a £545m programme of asset sales and budget reductions at the DfT ordered by the chancellor, George Osborne.The lion’s share – £345m – will be...
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Uber whistleblower Using Fake Documents, Exposes Breach In Driver App
Global minicab firm’s computerised system approves fake insurance papers amid fears such exploitation by drivers may risk passenger safetyUber have said they will review their systems in the UK, after...
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Operation Mincemeat..... by Semtex
Military operations, shrouded in logistical secrecy, have won and lost many of our armed conflicts and wars. Some of them have been notoriously unsuccessful resulting in huge casualty and loss of...
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From the SAS To The Gurkhas: The Story of Sir Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee, the most prolific actor in motion picture history, the on-screen legend that was, passed away in hospital after a lengthy battle with heart problems.Known and forever remembered as...
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Question : Was Leon Daniels Acting In The Best Interests Of PublicSafety, Or...
Below is a reply from Will Grozier, answering charges that he was forming an unauthorised Taxi rank, made by TfL Managing Director of Surface Transport, Leon Daniels. The email itself tells the...
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Kevin Gilby Fund : Appeal from #SaveTaxi
Kevin Gilby a London Black Taxi driver was tragically killed in a road traffic accident on his way home on Friday 5th of June in Chiselhurst. He left behind a devoted and loving wife Amanda and their...
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Steve Burton Personally Answers Email Regarding Demo Signage Letter.
Dear Mr Thomas,I write in response to your recent email regarding the displaying of unauthorised signs.As the Regulator of the taxi trade and private hire trade in London, TfL has a duty to enforce the...
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Breaking News: Geely To Sue MetroCab In High Court, Over Iconic Shape
The maker of London’s iconic black cabs sued companies building an environmentally friendly alternative, saying the similar design would confuse drivers and customers.The London Taxi Company, a unit of...
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Have We Lost Our Pride ? by Semtex
It seems only a few weeks ago, when I used to talk to our old trade stalwarts, such as Alf Townsend, Doug Sherry, Freddie Franks and others. They all had an armoury of cab driving experience, and many...
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