Uber launches legal action over new Minicab rules
Uber has launched legal action against London's transport regulator over new rules that threaten to limit its business in the capital. The billion-dollar startup is seeking a judicial review to halt the introduction of new rules it claims are too strict. Transport for...
Suspicious Minds…….TaxiApp, Introducing The A Team.
Since word of Taxiapp came out, some doomers & gloomers can't quite believe a band of committed Taxi drivers can possess the knowhow to achieve such a seemingly unreachable goal. Some have said, "we'll come aboard if it takes off". If Taxiapp is to succeed it'll...
When The Dream Turns Into A Nightmare…Part 2, Letter To Editor
The PCO approved The Eco-Power emission reducing systems PCO notice 30/07 then withdrew approval on PCO notice 10/08. In the High Court Judicial Review that followed the Judge ruled that TFL had made 2 unlawful decisions which were quashed. Boris Johnson formally...
What Next a For Uber, Can They Douse Their Poisonous Flames….by Perry Richardson.
"They don't like it up em Sir!" You could be forgiven if you thought you heard the immortal words from Lance Corporal Jones echoing around the Iron Lung or at any rank in London in recent days. Uber, the car service that claim to be a tech company when it suits, are...
Letter to Taxi News From Tom Scullion
Even with the latest version of the PHV rules, TfL are allowing drivers to break the law. Private hire cars or mini cabs must display the correct Hire and Reward insurance in their cars by law, passengers should always ask to see this policy before setting off in a...
Today’s Sun Reveals New Uber Scam
Following on from revelations that Uber customers have had their accounts hacked and in some cases have lost thousands of pounds, this scam is a spoof of an official communication from Uber in an attempt to trick Uber fans into visiting a fake payment site where their...
The Time Has Come To Make A Difference
Hi all, Thanks for seeking us out in your droves. We hope to launch in October, so time has come to cut to the chase. If you have questions like is downloading slots worth it? then reading across this site can answer that. Don't ask, what have Government, TFL, Orgs...
Is Uber Really This Dumb And Arrogant?
by Sean Hargrave, What an extraordinary outburst from Uber. A week after throwing in the towel in China, the taxi app -- which claims to employ no drivers and certainly owns no cars -- is telling Londoners to lobby TfL on its behalf. Under some rant about keeping...
Open Letter To Uber Who Won’t Apologise For Their Driver Assaulting Passenger
Dear Uber bosses, employees and stakeholders, I am writing an open letter to you because you will not respond to my tweets, messages and emails two days after I was assaulted and left crying by one of your drivers. I am writing because as a female travelling at night...
Proposals for the A100 Tower Bridge Road junction with Queen Elizabeth Street, Southwark
Overview We are proposing to improve pedestrian crossing and cycle facilities at this junction and ban the left-turn (except cycles) southbound on Tower Bridge Road heading into Queen Elizabeth Street to reduce through-traffic and make it safer for pedestrians and...
Driverless Cars To Operate In Greenwich From Today.
A project to test driverless vehicles is being launched today in the hope the UK will become a leading global supplier. A shuttle is being tried out in the London borough of Greenwich and an electric pod will be used on closed roads and pedestrian areas in Milton...
Tax Haven To Tax Taxis : Airport Permit To Cost Drivers £1,000 A Year.
This is a tax on Taxi That’s the view of the chairman of the Manx Taxi Federation after ply for hire cabbies learned that they will charged £1,000 for a permit to pick up passengers from the airport. A letter was sent out on February 4 from director of ports Ann...
Tougher language rules for Leeds taxi owners
Leeds city council bosses have rubberstamped new rules which mean owners of taxi licences must speak English. But they have also inserted a special ‘widow’s clause’ requiring non-English speaking spouses of deceased proprietors to learn the language in just SIX...
Another Day, Another Ûber Story
Uber stands by drivers as Montreal seizes Uber cars As part of a crackdown on Uber, the Montreal police have seized at least two UberX cars and imposed fines on their drivers, according to a new report. La Presse reported that the seizures occurred in the last few...
How Safe Are Uber Drivers ?
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‘Record number’ of cheats hire lookalikes to pass driving test
Examiners taught to spot impersonators RECORD NUMBERS of learner drivers are being caught attempting to cheat the driving test by hiring lookalikes, according to figures from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). The Times has reported that the government...
Warning to revellers after Bradford man lured into fake taxi and beaten in vicious attack
A BRADFORD man was left needing surgery after he was lured into a fake taxi and badly beaten up. Now Josh Ripley's family and detectives are urging revellers to be careful when choosing a vehicle to get them home. Mr Ripley, who will turn 23 on Saturday, was yesterday...
MANCHESTER BACK TO BLACK AND NO ADVERTS.
The Manchester Licensing and Appeals Sub Committee yesterday voted to remove all advertising from Hackney Carriage Vehicles (Taxis). They also voted that the Hackney vehicles will also go 'Back to Black' This means that infuture all vehicles presented for test will...
Uber to San Antonio: Change new regulations or we’ll hit the road
Photo By Siana Hristova/The Chronicle Ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft are growing in popularity across the country, as people use the apps to line up rides. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio City Council members have been put on notice — if they don’t wholly...
Sex offender checks on Taxi and Private Hire drivers hampered by new restrictions, councils warn
LGA PRESS RELEASE 3 FEBRUARY 2015 Vital efforts to protect children from criminals hiding behind their position as taxi drivers to commit sex offences are being hampered by new restrictions on crucial background checks, councils warn. The Local Government Association...
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