Letter To MP : From Lee Ward, Chairman Of The ALPHA
My name is Lee Ward, I am the Chairman of ALPHA, a newly formed association in Sheffield, please read the attached mail I sent to the local MP. I am awaiting a reply still, but I think the industry...
View ArticleStabbed In The Back : Will TfL Board Implement The Sterilised PH...
TfL in response to a major outcry from the Taxi trade, plus a call from the GLA to make and implement certain changes to safeguard the public TfL agreed to hold a PH regulations consultation.The...
View ArticleNewark Police Show Heathrow, The Way To Go...
Uber Drivers face towing, fines at Newark AirportNewark's chief prosecutor has warned Uber Technologies Inc. that the company's drivers are repeatedly violating the city's taxicab ordinance, and that...
View ArticleAnd Now Top Selling Game Monopoly, Is To Go Cashless
Hasbro is to released a new edition of Monopoly called Ultimate Banking, that should help keep familial infighting to a minimum. Instead of paper money, which can easily be laundered or stolen when you...
View Article"DON'T DEMO...DONATE INSTEAD"..Lets Get TfL Into Court....by Jim Thomas
The STaN agenda gave London the concept of licence variation 'Satellite office'. Along with this, came a cloak of respectability thrown over the clipboard Johnny and the illegal ranks of touting...
View ArticleTaxiPoint is a new FREE Taxi trade news app.
Get articles and announcements from all organisations, drivers and associates will appear directly on your phone. You won't miss a thing as notifications will flash up when new material has been...
View ArticleShould Taxis and Private Hire Be Separated Into Two Departments.
Taxi Identity Within TfL AskPOB is conducting an independent survey to establish driver opinion on whether the Taxi Private Hire (TPH) department within Transport for London...
View ArticleOpen Letter To Taxi Leaks : Worldwide Problem....Uber Openly Touting...
Letter to Taxi Leaks from Ali Razak of the Philadelphia Limousine AssociationToday at Philadelphia International Airport we tried to convey the message to the Lyft and UberX drivers, that it's a...
View ArticleIconic Taxi Maker Geely, To Enter The Ride On Demand Market InCompetition To...
London Taxi maker Geely, has decided they won't be pledging financial assistance, in the London Taxi trades fight. This move has upset many cabbies and there is a call on social media for a boycott on...
View ArticleAn All Too Common Sight : Even Police Aren't Safe From Uber's SatNavJockeys.
Clapham Common Around Midnight.Fireman cutting the driver out of the Prius after he'd hit the traffic lights.I had put a caveat on posting photographs of Uber drivers / vehicles involved in...
View ArticleIn Or Out? Richard Drax MP, South Dorset, Asks A Taxi Driver.
European Affairs Debate 25th Feb 2016 Richard Drax Conservative, South DorsetWe are told that there are 5,000 terrorists heading into the United Kingdom, or certainly to Europe and then, no...
View ArticleTaxi Leaks Statement On Post Comments.
It is with much regret that we've had to stop accepting anonymous comments, as It's getting too much work to moderate the good from the bad, the libellous from the personal attacks. We were having to...
View ArticleTariff Update...As Clear As Mud. Credit Card Surcharge Change?
Driver to pay Credit Card surcharge from April???I spoke to LTDA Chairman Steve McNamara on Wednesday and in that conversation he informed me (in his opinion) the argument over surcharges is irrelevant...
View ArticleTaxi driver slashed with knife and hit with hammer by three thugs
An award-winning taxi driver was left shaken after he was attacked by three thugs armed with a hammer and blade near his Dublin home.Paul Cullen (52) was working in north Dublin when he stopped to pick...
View ArticleThe Sharks are circling!....by I'm Spartacus.
I recall to this day the last words the chief examiner said to us all as we got our shiny new badges at Penton street all those years ago.'Many people get a very good living out of the cab trade' our...
View ArticleGoogle driverless car has been involved in a collision with a bus
A Google driverless car has been involved in a collision with a bus in California.The tech company has admitted responsibility for the accident which occurred on 14 February.It is thought to have...
View ArticlePolice Warn New Threat From OnLine Fake Taxis. ... By Gerald Coba.
A new warning has been issued after a surge in ‘fake’ taxis being advertised on social media.Police are warning people about the dangers of getting into unlicensed taxis after an increase in the number...
View ArticleLee Osborne's UWCB Boxing Challenge To Help Beat Cancer Sooner.
Former UCG secretary Lee Osborne, has given much time and effort supporting the fight for survival of our trade.Now it's our turn to show thanks and support him.Lee will be taking part in an Ultra...
View ArticleTaxi Drivers From Weston In North Somerset, Frozen Day Out For FosterChildren
Foster children being entertained by Frozen characters Elsa, Anna and Olaf.Foster children in North Somerset were given a day out thanks to some generous Weston taxi drivers.Anthony Rogers and fellow...
View ArticleUnbelievably, These Angels Carry On Fighting For Cab Drivers Who Won'tFight...
The LTDA have decided to break ranks from the rest of the trades representative orgs to launch unilateral action.Without talking to or asking help from others, the LTDA have decided to go it alone and...
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