Katie Hopkins Thanks Taxi Driver Who Called Her An Ambulance, After SheFell Ill.
Katie Hopkins ‘Smashed Up Her Face’ And Required Urgent Medical TreatmentKatie Hopkins took to her Twitter page earlier today to thank the black cab driver who had called her an ambulance after she...
View ArticleResult Of AskPOB's Consultation On The New Tavistock Place TrafficSystem.
AskPOB has conducted a thorough and conclusive consultation around the recent experimental traffic changes on Tavistock Place and the surrounding areas.1,254 licensed London taxi drivers took part in...
View ArticleDON’T JUST PAY GLIB RESPECTS... PAY YOUR TAXES TO PROTECT US. Grandgestures...
IT DID not take long for the world’s technology giants to react when cowardly gangsters unleashed bloody carnage and terrifying chaos on the streets of Paris last Friday.First came the spread of news,...
View ArticleOn the trail of the skinny Latte! ...by I'm Spartacus
Today I called TfL to clarify some issues about DBS (CRB in old money) having received my renewal packI currently hold an enhanced CRB and subscribe to the update service so anyone require a check can...
View ArticleIn Parliament This Week : What Do They Know...Written Answers.
Written Answers - Home Office: Taxis: Arrests (18 Nov 2015)Jim Fitzpatrick Labour, Poplar and Limehouse.To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many private hire vehicle drivers have...
View ArticleBoris's Cycling Chief Wrongly Calls LBC Reporter 'Liar'
This is the remarkable moment that Boris Johnson's cycling chief snapped and called LBC's reporter a liar in a row over the cycle superhighway.Reporter Theo Usherwood was at the new cycle superhighway...
View ArticleGoing By TfLs Record On Security, How Safe Do You Feel, DrivingYourTaxi Round...
In 2012 Taxi Leaks exposed a story of a Mr M Hakizimana, 41, alleged by the UK Border Agency's War Crimes Unit, to have helped Hutu soldiers kill civilian members of the Tutsi ethnic group during a...
View ArticleQuestions in Parliament yesterday: Numbers of PHVs in London anddefining...
Jim Fitzpatrick (Lab)........Andrew Jones (Con)In Parliament yesterday, Jim Fitzpatrick Labour, Poplar and Limehouse, asked the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to...
View ArticleUber labelled 'seedy backstreet minicab firm' by senior MP Ian Wright.
Private hire firm Uber was today accused of being “a seedy backstreet minicab firm” by a senior MP.Business Committee chair Iain Wright said a promotion in France offering passengers the chance to book...
View ArticlePress Release : Cap:App Public Launch Tomorrow.
Jobs – as we build up our PR campaign and promote to passengers you will start to see jobs appear. The ‘boxing bell’ lets you know there’s a Hail Now nearby. For Pre-bookings tap on the icon to see all...
View ArticleFormer MP Tim Yeo loses Sunday Times cash claim libel bid
Former Conservative MP Tim Yeo has lost his libel case against The Sunday Times over a "cash for advocacy" claim. Tim Yeo, South Suffolk MP from 1983 to 2015, claimed his reputation had been "trashed"...
View ArticleAll London Taxis To Have Contactless Payment Facilities By Next Year.
Early this morning , we heard the news that from next year, every Taxi will have to have a TfL approved Contactless Credit Card payment system, under the terms of the conditions of fitness. Obviously,...
View ArticleFirst Major Credit Card Equipment Supplier To Make A Statement On...
VeriFone's press release. IN RESPONSE TO THE TFL ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY:“Verifone welcomes proposals by TfL to mandate card and contactless payments in Taxis from October next year”.“As the leading...
View ArticleTfL's Informal Statement On Proposed Ride Share App.
TfL have informally announced today on their Q&A account @TfLTPH that as far as they are concerned, passenger sharing apps such as UberPool are legal. TfL now say the confusion is in the statement...
View ArticleWestminster To Consider Borough Wide 20MPH Speed Limit
A 20mph speed limit could be introduced on almost all residential roads and high streets in London by the end of the decade, according to the mayor’s transport advisor.Motorists could be restricted to...
View ArticleNew Free Currency App : Take Foreign Bank Notes, Give Change AndReceive Bonus
ABOUT WORLDCASH - THE CURRENCY APPBillions are lost to Merchants throughout the United Kingdom because they only accept pound sterling. WorldCash, The Currency App lets Merchants accept foreign...
View ArticleUCG On Night Ops With The Tout Squad.
On Friday November 13th, Trevor Merralls and I were granted very rare full access to the Mets undercover Cab Enforcement Unit and were invited to join them for a night to observe what they do and how...
View ArticleThe Shape Of Things To Come? Plus Uber Drivers New Delivery Service.
A young mother has accused an Uber driver of calling her a “black c***” and launching a brutal assault after a row over making multiple drop-offs.Paramedic Taleka White, 27, says she was dragged out of...
View ArticleIF YOU CARE, BE THERE...LTDA BRANCH MEETING TODAY 5PM WOODFIELD ROAD
It's no good just moaning that your representative org isn't doing anything, or they at not listening to your worries. It's no good just talking to other cabbies in shelters or on ranks. You have the...
View ArticleYour chance to voice your opinions about TfL's consultation on cardpayments.
TfL recently held a consultation about Credit Card payments in regards to the licensed Taxi trade. Many drivers felt the questions were loaded in favour of an agenda already decided by TfL and decided...
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