Clik here to view.
A year like no other by AndyCabb
2015, a year unprecedented in Taxi trade politics.I would like to share my experiences of the last year, my thoughts and how the situation we all find ourselves in has affected me.I’d like to start in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Something Stinks...taken from the Manchester Taxi News.
At the beginning of 2013, Geeley bought the London Cab Co for £11.4 million.They allegedly bought it cheap, because the Company was driven to near collapse by two massive product recall's. Firstly the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Letter to Editor : Re Something Smells Article.
No mention by any of these eminent specialists that DPF'S/Catalytic converters do not work in an urban drive cycle. London has already been singled out as the worst city to drive in Europe to drive in....
View ArticleClik here to view.
And Now The Good News...London Taxi Driver Cleared Of Dangerous DrivingBy Jury.
A black cab driver has been cleared by a jury at the Old Bailey of deliberately ramming his Taxi into a cyclist in an act of road rage.Daniel Wentworth, 52, had been accused of using the Taxi “as a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Boris Johnson: 'officials are drawing up plans to pedestrianise OxfordStreet'
London transport bosses are drawing up proposals to ban traffic from Oxford Street.Clearing vehicles off the street is among the options on the table to “improve the environment for pedestrians”, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Minister hints at further block to Taxi access law, 20 years after...
While the trade busies itself worrying about what Uber did this week, or what this/that org didn't do, we are missing what's going on behind the scenes in government. On the 15th of December 2015 the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bus mounts pavement in Camden and crashes into supermarket
A shopkeeper told how his sister was “seconds” away from suffering serious injuries after a bus crashed into a supermarket in north London.Police and paramedics were called to Pratt Street in Camden at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RMT Announce Strike Dates Over Tube Cuts And Night Tube
RMT announce new strike dates over tube cuts and Night TubeRMT confirms programme of action on London Underground over pay, Night Tube and job cuts.Tube union RMT today confirmed that its executive has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TPH Notice 02/16 - Lumiere London 2016.
Lumiere London 2016The Lumiere London light festival will be taking place between Thursday 14 and Sunday 17 January 2016 this year. The event, which is expected to attract large...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Taxi Trade Experience.....by Frances Luczyc Wyhowska
It is eighteen months since I took my first tentative steps into the world of the black cab trade: I made a call to Nick Ferrari on LBC in support of the 2014 taxi demo. Little did I know what the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Letter To Editor : Uber Drivers Defecating In Residential StreetsAround...
I'm from Stanwell and before I start I just want to make it clear, I have no interest in any war between Taxis and Private Hire.This is purely about the parking, toileting, littering, abusive and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Canadian PM Announces Bill To Ban Uber.
Newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking a stand against Uber.An internet poll, commissioned by Satov Consultants, a Toronto-based researcher and business advisory company mentioned Uber...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Liquefied petroleum gas can help solve London's air quality crisis
Calor Gas' Head of Strategy and Corporate Affairs Paul Blacklock, writes that London cabs switching to LPG could significantly improve London's air quality and calls on London Mayoral candidates to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
THE "MAYFAIR MOB" TRIUMPH AGAIN, WORKING FOR THE TAXI TRADE.
New Taxi Rank Markings In Wardour Street.Last night, rank markings were repainted outside the old Floridita bar/restaurant, in preparation for its reopening as "100 Wardour Street".The rank markings...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Definitive Answer From The Department Of Transport Under Secretary OnPH...
Tom Brake, ShadowLD Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs), Liberal Democrat Chief Whip, Shadow LD Leader of the House of CommonsAsked the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Letter From LTDA Member : Re Camden's Tottenham Court Road TaxiExclusion
A document from Camden's Lawyers' to the LTDA re: Tottenham Court Road taxi exclusion, made grave reading. Camden did consider the inclusion of taxis in their redevelopment scheme, but research data...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Rise In London Private Hire Driver Numbers, Is Increasing JourneyTimes By...
An increase in the number of minicabs in London has lengthened journey times by an average of 10% over the past 12 months, according to research from Addison Lee.According to the private hire car firm,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LTDA, seek judicial review of cycle superhighway
Mayor Boris Johnson's plan for cycle superhighway linking east and west London does not have planning permission, taxi drivers told a court.The Licensed Taxi Drivers' Association is seeking a judicial...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PayPal Here : Approved For London’s Black Cab Payments.
If you jump into a Black Cab in London, you’re increasingly likely to be offered the option to pay with PayPal. You won’t even need a PayPal account.PayPal, has been approved as a payment method by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ITS NOT JUST AT HEATHROW : Uber drivers upsetting villagers nearStansted...
Lack of parking restrictions in a village just one mile from Stansted airport where residential streets are being used as waiting areas for minicabs is causing anger and frustration for those who live...
View Article