London Taxi Radios, Sound of the suburbs....Episode 6
SOUND OF THE SUBURBS EPISODE 6ROBERT CARDWELL INTERVIEWS GARY FROM SW4 TAXI RANKS Email: admin@londontaxiradio.co.ukTel: 020 8144 8294http://londontaxiradio.co.ukLondon Taxi Radio is an New Digital...
View ArticleGetting The Message Out To The Rank And File....by Jim Thomas.
With total signatures nearing 5,000, I decided to put my money where my mouth is and do a little bit of overtime to help the petition.Last night I managed to get a dozen of my closest pals to sign in...
View ArticleAskPOB Survey, On Key Issues Around Working Practises At Heathrow.
AskPOB is conducting an independent survey to establish driver opinion on key issues around Heathrow. AskPOB is an impartial third party, working in collaboration with trade organisations and groups,...
View ArticleUber accused of illegally influencing effort to reduce backgroundchecks.
Uber is at the center lawsuit filed in a federal court in Austin, Texas, that alleges the company sent unsolicited automatic text messages to customers to drum up support for a ballot measure that...
View ArticleJanet Street Porter Says : Cyclists Have Turned London's Democracy,Into A...
The wonderful city of London was once a pleasure to walk through, but it's recently been 'brought to its knees by cycling' claims Janet Street a Porter, in her film on the arrival of more segregated...
View ArticleAngry Bristol cabbies are threatening to bring streets to halt in Uberprotest.
TAXI drivers who claim that the rise of online firm Uber is putting the trade at risk are now threatening to bring the streets of Bristol to a standstill with a massive demonstration.A delegation of...
View ArticleThe Fall Of The Hackney Carriage Empire.... By Jim Thomas
Over the last 12 months there has been a significant amount of Chinese whispers surgically placed on all forms of social media. Multiple fake accounts on Twitter have launched into smear campaigns to...
View ArticleLetter To Taxi Leaks : We Must Keep The Ball Rolling....by Tom Scullion
A plea to the London Taxi drivers and supporters. We need to get the message out there, we have over 5,000 drivers who have signed the vote of no confidence in Leon Daniels, this is a great start but...
View ArticleAnother Day, Another European Country Ban Uber Pop.
Another day, another European country bans Uber Pop. This time it’s Sweden that has called time on the company’s ridesharing service.According to Fortune Magazine:A March 23 decision by an appeals...
View ArticleCroydon Lift Cycling Ban, Despite Opposition From The Elderly,Partially...
Again we see cyclists getting to breeze around a city centre, with little regard to anyone else, with most cyclists ignoring the few laws they have. Why should cyclists get preferential treatment, what...
View ArticleHas The Licensed Taxi Trade, Lost The Battle Of Heathrow ?....by PaulSweeney
Speaking to other drivers at Heathrow today, I was informed that the Hilton hotel, terminal 4 is now operating a rank type system, where the concierge actually calls uber cars up to the main entrance,...
View ArticleLeon Daniels TfL, Send A Copy Of Graham's Email To Your MP
Please see copy of letter to my MP below - please feel free to cut and paste and use as a template to send to your own MP. Regards, Graham Waite. You can find your MP's email address by simply using...
View ArticleLondon Taxi Trade Take Veterans On Three Day Trip To Ypres ForEmotional Ceremony
64 London taxi drivers, gave their services free to the Taxi Charity, also known as The London Taxi Benevolent Association For War Disabled. The Cabbies took 98 veteran War Heroes back to the...
View ArticleABSOLUTE POWER, RACE TO THE BOTTOM....By Lenny Etheridge.
We are in the midst of a recession. "No shit, Sherlock."This recession bitterly affects the working class.For years now this recession has seen the rich get richer and the poor become...
View ArticleLeon Daniels Calls Urgent Meeting With Taxi Trade Orgs.
We have received information, from an extremely reliable source, that Leon Daniels is calling an urgent meeting with all trade orgs ! Our source states all trade orgs, but what they actually mean is,...
View ArticleSigns Installed Across Birmingham City Centre To Warn Illegal Minicabdrivers
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View ArticleNew Mercedes Vito Euro 6 To Preview 23rd May 2016.
Breaking News Today, there is to be a preview of the new Mercedes Vito Taxi, Euro 6 on the 23rd May 2016. Trade reps from around the country will be meeting with Mercedes-Benz & Penso to see &...
View ArticleLetter To Baroness Kramer, From Chair Of ALPHA : Re The TaxiDeregulation Act...
For those unaware, a quick reminder of who Baroness Kramer is. Susan Veronica Kramer, Baroness Kramer, (née Richards; born Holdorn London, 21 July 1950) is a Liberal Democrat politician. Member of...
View ArticleLondon Taxi Drivers Fund For Underprivileged Children : London'sFinest, Take...
ITS NOT ALL GLOOM AND DOOM. Another story you won't see in the press today....or on any of the mainstream TV news broadcastsWords cannot express the the pride I feel in my fellow cabbies and the...
View ArticleLTDA Taxi House 18th May 2016 : Drivers Turn Out To Support Sean Day.
Taxi House Woodfield road. Drivers support Sean Paul Day at complaint hearing. Support from rank and file driversThis afternoon, Sean Paul Day appeared before a complaints committee at Taxi...
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