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Former Taxi Driver, Has License Revoked, After Using Taxi As Minicab In Birmingham

London has a massive problem with Taxi and Private hire drivers using vehicles that are licensed by councils outside London, working for a certain minicab app in the capital. Cornwall council have revealed today that they have revoked the vehicle licenses of two...
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Be aware of driving licence changes

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is warning people to be aware of the changes that will take effect in a weeks’ time as the paper counterpart for the driving licence is scrapped. As was the case with the abolition of the paper tax disc, last October, the IAM...
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TECHNOLOGICAL NARCISSISM ….By Sean Day.

Uber didn't actually invent anything, they marketed the illusion that the world revolves around us – a self-aggrandising trick that the world is on-demand for me, and yes, I really am the one in control, it is all about me, isn't it?                 Well actually, far...
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Think your safe in a Minicab or Private Hire vehicle? Think Again!

If you think your minicab is safe then you might change you're mind after watching this! It is alleged that sharing of vehicles with drivers who are not licensed is common place among drivers on certain large app based private hire operators.
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Taxi app Hailo needs new funding after £22m losses in 2014

Jan 12, 2016

Cab hailing company needs a cash injection in the next three months to continue as a going concern, according to auditor’s report on latest accounts  A yellow London taxi cab operated by Hailo stands outside store in 2014. Photograph: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty...

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Uber partly blamed for dwindling UK curry trade

Jan 11, 2016

Partly to blame: The app is reported to have recruited many chefs, waiters, managers and even owners in London Niall Carson/PA Uber has been partly blamed for a downturn in the UK curry trade, it has been reported. Experts say the mobile taxi app has recruited many...

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