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Bang Out Of Order. Police Go Back On Their Word.
As posted over the weekend, the Met police served a section 12 public order restriction today's demo. The order made it clear that we could demonstrate along a set rout around the Windsor House...
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The same garage renting out Uber cars and licensed taxis : "Milking"the taxi...
A few months back, I began hearing rumours about a West London garage that was apparently renting out vehicles to both licensed Taxi drivers and also to Uber drivers. Whilst sceptical, I decided to put...
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Letter To Editor : From Will Grozier, On The Proposed 5 Minute Wait.
Paul Church and 6 of his Westminster City fellow Councillors ( Evening Standard Letters 2/10 ) claim that the proposed 5 min wait for an App hailed car will not benefit customers. He is right and for...
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Westminster Councillors Write To Boris To Insist He Downgrades BlackCab...
A Group of Westminster Council's Tory councillors have written to Boris urging him to “please think again” about Transport for London’s proposed crack down on Uber:"we are worried by Transport for...
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TfL Twitter Account Caught Lying To The Taxi Trade...Again.
When asked on their Twitter account why there is not a level playing field when it comes the DBS checks across the board with Taxis and Private Hire drivers. The @TfLTPH account, assured drivers that...
View ArticleUpdate From The LTDA To Its Members.
Members Updateinfo@ltda.co.ukDear MemberAs you will have seen the PH Reg's consultation announcement by Transport for London (TfL) has prompted a massive reaction from Uber and their lobbyists. Some of...
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Letter to Editor: Regarding Legal Action...by Sean Day.
I have always considered the best approach would be for the Orgs to use a one person, as a catalyst, to file a case against TfL for breaking a trade agreement. It is TfL's responsibility, as regulator...
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Stop The Roundabout ! ...........by Semtex.
I note that after the overwhelming success of the UCG's Demonstrations, TFL Senior Compliance Officers and The Police Service have "promised tougher and more effective enforcement measures".I am not a...
View ArticleMisinformation, PH Consultation and the Seven Samurais Deregulation ofthe Cab...
An Open Letter To Mayor Boris Johnson, From Taxi Driver, Paul Salmon:Dear Boris JohnsonI am writing regarding the immense pressure that you must be under regarding the Public and Private hire taxi...
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Press Release From The UCG, Regarding Demo Suspension.
The Next StepsThe UCG Committee agreed to suspend one of the remaining three demos to give the Metropolitan Police Cab enforcement unit, the Metropolitan Police and TfL Compliance Officers a chance to...
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Minicab Boss Barrister Found Culpable Of Professional Misconduct
Barrister fined for running unlicensed Minicab firm.A barrister who operated a minicab company from without a licence has been fined £600 by the bar regulator.Ahtiq Raja, who was a barrister at 9...
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Lawsuit Judge Tells New York Taxi Industry : Compete With Uber OrDie....PART...
This is a story that broke just 4 weeks ago on the 9th September and looks pretty final. But in New York, when it comes to the billions of dollars invested in Taxicab medallions, nothing is ever final....
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Derbyshire taxi firms vow 'we won't pay fines for using Derby bus lanes'
Chris Hillman has had eight fines from Derby City Council for using bus lanes in Victoria Street, Albert Street and Uttoxeter New Road, despite signs on the routes saying taxis can use them.TAXI...
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Judge reconsiders ruling that taxis must compete with Uber or die :PART TWO
The story continues...Update from Crain's New York Business News, 10 October Yellow cabs have another chance against Uber.State Supreme Court Judge Allan Weiss decided to give yellow cabs another...
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Free #SaveTaxi Banner Rear Window Stickers From Ubiquitous
we are really pleased to announce that the Ubiquitous Banner Stickers are now available for fitting.There are a number of different wordings, but you have to be quick as we only have 500 available.If...
View ArticleWill Grozier's Reply To FT Article : Urban traffic problems start topile up...
Your headline, 'Urban traffic problems start to pile up for Uber' ( FT 12th Oct ) delves into an allegorical interpretation but not a literal one.Uber's breakneck growth has led to an approximately 30...
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Geely Plan New Research Centre As News Breaks Of Plan To Launch UberPop.
As news breaks that Uber will be launching its Uber popular service in London (in a matter of Weeks not months), under a new name...Uber Pool, it's been leaked on Bloomberg Business News, that London...
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How far Uber will go to silence journalists.
The moment I learned just how far Uber will go to silence journalistA big debate among the Pando staff for the past two years has been over just how morally bankrupt Uber is. Earlier this evening, a...
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The New York Tech Take Over....by Sean Day.
The supposition that apps need to capture the intense ordnance market of major cities does satiate the fascist tech utopian argument that street hailing and ehailing cannot exist harmoniously. The...
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Why the long face....We haven't lost a case, we've been handed a...
So, the Hon Sir Duncan Brian Walter Ouseley has handed down his opinion, based on the letter of the law as it stands. And his opinion is that Uber's smartphone app, is not a Taximeter, even though it...
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