Letter to Taxi Leaks From Tom Scullion
Even with the latest version of the PHV rules, TfL are allowing drivers to break the law.Private hire cars or mini cabs must display the correct Hire and Reward insurance in their cars by law,...
View ArticleWhat Next a For Uber, Can They Douse Their Poisonous Flames....by...
"They don't like it up em Sir!"You could be forgiven if you thought you heard the immortal words from Lance Corporal Jones echoing around the Iron Lung or at any rank in London in recent days. Uber,...
View ArticleLEE WARD'S LETTER TO MAYOR SADIQ KHAN
Lord Mayor Sadiq Khan,I write to plead for your help in what has become a nationwide issue which started almost 5 years ago in the Great City of London.My reason for writing to you is twofold, one that...
View ArticleUber Are Scrapping Yellow Cab Option From Their App.
The last bit of cooperation between Uber and yellow cabs is going out the window.The car-service giant is killing off the UberT option in three weeks — and as a further slap to the yellow hacks, it...
View ArticleTaxi drivers launch $215 million lawsuit against City of Ottawa weeksbefore...
Cabbies worried about the dwindling value of their plates are suing the City of Ottawa for $215 million, weeks before Uber becomes legal.Members of Ottawa’s beleaguered taxi industry filed the class...
View ArticleSuspicious Minds.......TaxiApp, Introducing The A Team.
Since word of Taxiapp came out, some doomers & gloomers can't quite believe a band of committed Taxi drivers can possess the knowhow to achieve such a seemingly unreachable goal. Some have said,...
View ArticleWhen The Dream Turns Into A Nightmare......by Jim Thomas
Very shortly, we will all be taking Credit and Debit Cards as the mandate kicks in . We've been sold the dream that Credit Cards are the future, the work will come flooding back and cash is for...
View ArticleWhen The Dream Turns Into A Nightmare...Part 2, Letter To Editor
The PCO approved The Eco-Power emission reducing systems PCO notice 30/07 then withdrew approval on PCO notice 10/08, Did any of the drivers litigate directly against PCO for granting false approval in...
View ArticleLondon's Chaos Theory. Could They Really Get It This Wrong ByAccident?... By...
I totally believe, there is an underlying agenda to get rid of the London Taxi trade, going far beyond the woeful inadequacy of TfL. It's widely believed that most of Inner London's borough councils...
View ArticleIt's The Big One....Uber To Take TfL To Court Over New Regulations
Uber has launched legal action against London’s transport regulator over new rules that threaten to limit its business in the capital.The billion-dollar startup is seeking a judicial review to halt the...
View ArticleNo, No, No....We Can't Stand For This.....Where Is The RepresentationWe Pay For
When the promised dream turns into a nightmare...part 3This is completely unacceptable. No other business in London has to cease trading, because of a CC Machines malfunction. There are over 3225 cash...
View ArticleAll Rise.....But Will Our Orgs Rise To The Challenge?
So here we have it Uber is seeking judicial review over improvements to the PH regulations.All others in the PH world are in favour.It's entirely reasonable that PH drivers have an appropriate decent...
View ArticleGeely In Partnership With Uber, To Make Taxi Drivers Obsolete.
Geely owned, Volvo Car Corp. and ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. have signed a $300 million agreement to co-develop autonomous sport-utility vehicles that will either be used as self-driving...
View ArticleMAYFAIR MOB (MM) RANKS UPDATE : Taking Our Work Back
MM at the official opening of the Forge rank extentionFirstly the MM would like to thank TFL Ranks & Highways for their hard work and support over the last 18 months.BEDUINIslington Council are...
View ArticleCamden Council Announce New Set Down Area At St Pancras.
In September and December 2015, in partnership with Transport for London (TfL) Camden Council trialled an airport style drop-off system outside St Pancras International Station. The trial saw the...
View ArticleChannel 4 News Special : Uber, the real lives of its drivers...by JimThomas
Just incase you missed it Friday night, Channel 4's Ciaran Jenkins investigates the real lives of Uber drivers....."I don't see my wife, I don't see my kids, no holidays, no security, less than the...
View ArticleIf C4 are looking for innocent victims, here's a few: .....by Veritas
• The British taxpayer for subsidising this company with tax credits and housing benefits.• The British taxpayer for not receiving what's due from Uber's tax machinations.• The other drivers who have...
View ArticleLET'S ALL TAKE THIS WIN.....Dads Defending Daughters
Today is the culmination of a Driver led five day drive-in at Kings Cross/St Pancras this Spring, and shrewd bartering with Camden Council, during the following months.Ray Mann negotiated an...
View ArticlePolice and TfL, Still Ignoring Assaults On Female By PHV Drivers InHarlington.
Dear Taxi Leaks Thank you for your comments supporting residents, and women in particular, who have to put up with this behaviour on a daily basis. I'm the woman who made the film and I'm pleased that...
View ArticleWho Said Demos Don't Work? : St Pancras, Finally Gets Double YellowLines,...
Last night, under cover of darkness, Camden Council's roads and highways department painted the new double yellow lines including double chevrons on the kerbside at the St Pancras Station drop off. The...
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