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Sherbet London acquires new London taxis for its First Class fleet

Sherbet London, the fastest growing licensed taxi fleet in London, has announced it has just completed a purchase of 50 brand new TX4 taxis from The London Taxi Company, forming part of its new ‘First Class’ fleet initiative. The vehicles are all TX4 Elegance models,...

Did TfL Relax Regulation On Landline To Assist Uber’s Modus Operandi And Get Daniels Off The Hook ?… By Jim Thomas

In the light of the plethora of evidence published in trade journals about the collusion between certain TfLTPH officials, allegedly bending over backwards to help Uber circumnavigate the requirements laid down by the Private Hire Act 1998, you would have thought...

It’s All Going On In The BackGround….Or Is It? – By Jim Thomas

Andrew Jones, the Parliamentary Under-secretary for the Department of Transport finally answers written question to him made in July. SARAH CHAMPIONSHADOW MINISTER (HOME OFFICE) To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the letter of the...

SADIQ KHAN HERALDS NEW ERA FOR LONDON’S TAXI AND PRIVATE HIRE TRADES

13 Sep 2016 Mayor of London press release Far-reaching measures announced to protect the capital’s iconic black cab trade and drive up standards across the private hire industry New Action Plan will deliver greenest taxi fleet in the world Mayor Sadiq Khan says new...
TfLTPH, Oh What A Tangled Web You Weave…by Jim Thomas.

TfLTPH, Oh What A Tangled Web You Weave…by Jim Thomas.

Just when you thought scandals at TfLTPH couldn't get any more convoluted, another little gem drops into our lap. In an email reply to a Taxi driver, TfLTPH's head of policy Tom Moody, makes the statement that a minicab operator/driver who accepts a booking and takes...

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