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An ode to the London cab : Austin FX4 taxi at 60.

The Austin FX4 is a taxicab that was produced from 1958 until 1997. It was sold by Austin from 1958 until 1982, when Carbodies, who had been producing the FX4 for Austin, took over the intellectual rights to the car. They continued production until 1984 when London...

The Shame Of Transport For London : Party To A Nationwide Illegal Trade

Again, we see TfL registered private hire vehicles, using the Uber App to do local pick ups and drop offs, many miles from the area they're licensed to work in. We've seen TfL registered vehicles working the streets of Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Bristol, Luton,...

TfL Registered Cars Working In Manchester : TfL Say “Nothing We Can Do”, DFT DISAGREES

TfL Registered Cars Working in Manchester TfL say  "Nothing We Can Do!" DFT DISAGREES! TFL has a financial interest in PH licences. Inaction is unacceptable. A simple remedy to this would be for the regulator to amend local requirements to stipulate that all pre...

I Have A Fishing Rob…Doesn’t Mean I Can Fish…. By Lee Ward.

I have continued to work on my theory (knowledge actually) of the Uber App being illegal, and have continued to search for further evidence. Some information that I was intrigued to read was from the TfL Press Releases that are found online. For online press releases,...
Taxi! Metrocab prototype number one up for grabs

Taxi! Metrocab prototype number one up for grabs

Offered on behalf of its late owner, this unique survivor is no ordinary taxi. Built in 1969 to showcase a new direction of generational cab design, powered by a 1760cc S4 diesel engine churning out 52bhp and mated to a four speed all-syncromesh gearbox; this is...

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An ode to the London cab : Austin FX4 taxi at 60.

An ode to the London cab : Austin FX4 taxi at 60.

The Austin FX4 is a taxicab that was produced from 1958 until 1997. It was sold by Austin from 1958 until 1982, when Carbodies, who had been producing the FX4 for Austin, took over the intellectual rights to the car. They continued production until 1984 when London...

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