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GetTaxi app ‘will end firms’ by poaching drivers

The Get Taxi app is proving popular with taxi drivers such as David Sutherland. Picture: Ian Rutherford A NEW taxi app is launching an aggressive bid to take over the Edinburgh cab market amid claims it could “finish” established black cab firms in the city. GetTaxi,...

Wolverhampton taxi drivers threaten strike in licence row

Taxi drivers and the council are on a collision course over the number of cars in Wolverhampton. There are 174 Hackney Carriages licensed to trade in the city but only 60 rank spaces. Strike action is being discussed by drivers who also want a rule allowing...

Taxi price wars: Black cab app offers £5 fares from city centre to Old Trafford, Fallowfield and Salford

Get Taxi has promised the low fares for customers travelling from Manchester in one of their 220 cabs in direct competition with Uber and Hailo Get Taxi has launched £5 fares Manchester city centre’s taxi wars are continuing with a new price battle - as a new black...

Minicab app Uber set for Glasgow & Edinburgh launch

CONTROVERSIAL taxi-booking service Uber is to launch in Glasgow as well as Edinburgh, The Scotsman has learned. The US firm uses a smartphone app to connect passengers with vehicles, which could cut fares by about a third. Uber confirmed yesterday it has applied for a...

Dudley taxi drivers face big bills in windows row

Taxi drivers in Dudley say they are being forced to shell out hundreds of pounds to replace factory-fitted windows on their vehicles because they do not meet council safety regulations.  At least 40 per cent of light must be able to travel through back windows of...

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