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London taxi protest: Black cab drivers descend on Whitehall to call for inquiry into Transport for London

London taxi drivers descended on Whitehall to call for a public inquiry into Transport for London (TfL). The black cab drivers say TfL is to blame for “unarguable failures” in congestion, pollution and regulation of private hire firms like Uber. The taxis brought...

‘A clear and present danger’….Someone’s Got To Warn The Public!

Whilst the TfL compliance officers harass working Taxi Drivers for the heinous act of not displaying or having credit card stickers in the right place, touting and those playing the 'fog lights game' continues seemingly without any let or hindrance. If that's...

A Final Call To Arms : Surrounded…But We Have The Fire Power.

Never in our London Taxi Trade's history, have we been under such threat and pressure. Never have we had so much competition to remain an iconic world respected trade. Never have we been up against such vigorous and persistent opposition. But worse of all, never in...
London’s Uber-busy roads are costing business dear

London’s Uber-busy roads are costing business dear

Uber has effectively become a mass public transport system like Tubes and buses. State interference is best avoided in most areas of life, but transport should be the exception. For a change, I’m not going to bang on about temporarily renationalising Southern Rail. As...

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