Alleged Uber Driver Arrested By Heavily Armed Officers In Busy High Street
Taxi driver accused of shouting homophobic abuse at Baron Brian Paddick cleared in court
Kevin McAnallen, 53, was alleged to have called Baron Paddick a 'f**ing faggot' after he and his husband, Petter Belsvick, crossed the road Taxi driver Kevin McAnallen Photo: CENTRAL NEWS A taxi driver accused of shouting homophobic abuse at Baron Brian Paddick has...
Don’t Let the Mavericks Destroy the Cab Industry – by Artemis Mercer
Let's play word association: What do you associate with London? Let me guess, the 'black cab' is one of your top answers. But that could all change as they are at risk of becoming extinct. As the wife of a London black cabbie, my life has changed dramatically over the...
Woman breaks leg after being thrown from a rickshaw in the West End
A woman is in hospital with a serious leg fracture after she was thrown from a rickshaw while on her way to a theatre show in the West End. Jennifer Houston and her husband Andrew, who live in Coventry, were due to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at...
Uber driver jailed for 18 months after sexually assaulting passenger
Jailed: Aliriza Kurt has been sentenced to 18 months in prison Metropolitan Police An Uber driver has been jailed for 18 months after sexually assaulting a young woman in his car. Aliriza Kurt, of Blackstock Road, Finsbury Park, picked up the victim from Brixton Tube...
London’s Black Cabbies Hit Crowdfunder UK to Fight Against Uber’s Operation License
London’s black cabbies have taken to Crowdfunder UK with a mission to secure £600,000 as a way to challenge the Uber’s license to operate in the city. The Action for Cabbies campaign is on a mission to help save the iconic black cab trade and the future of 25,000...
Fare deal: London black cab ‘knowledge’ school is saved from closure
London’s most venerable taxi school has won a reprieve from its impending closure due to high rents and the rise of Uber, thanks to an agreement with the London Taxi Company, which makes the city’s iconic black cabs. Knowledge Point, which has trained black-cab...
London’s Greens announce plan to buy and close City Airport
Image: City Airport Green party mayoral candidate Sian Berry says she would use City Hall and local council cash to buy City Airport and then close it if elected in May. The airport’s owners, Global Infrastructure Partners, were delivered a serious blow last year when...
Mayor unveils English tests for drivers in major crackdown on Uber
The crackdown comes amid an increased use of Uber among Londoners Andrew Matthews/PA Boris Johnson unveiled far-reaching plans today to help curb the soaring number of Uber cars and other minicabs on London’s streets. The Mayor has asked Transport for London to look...
As We Predicted…It Was Always An Uber Smokescreen. TfL Press Release On New PH Regulations
TfL press release… Following a review of private hire regulations in London, including a hugely successful public consultation that attracted over 16,000 responses, Transport for London (TfL) has today set out proposals to modernise the Capital’s private hire...
Rise in London minicab numbers ‘increase journey times by 10%’
Private hire car firm Addison Lee says the number of new minicabs has risen by 56% in last two years, largely thanks to Uber There are nearly 90,000 licensed private hire drivers in London. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA David Hellier An increase in the number of...
Taxi driver strike to add to French travel chaos
As if dealing with a strike on the country’s rail network wasn’t bad enough, travellers in France are set for further misery on Wednesday with taxi drivers also planning industrial action across the country. Wednesday could be a miserable day for anyone in France who...
The Real Story of the Yellow App
This is a story that many of us have been reluctant to tell as it could easily sound like sour grapes, but since Hailo have now taken the decision to service the Private Hire trade as well as "Black Cabs" we now feel that it is time for the trade to know the truth...
A taxi driver for the taxi service Uber died in a bizarre accident in Manhattan.
Police say a 58-year-old man stopped his SUV on Madison Avenue near East 49th Street and stepped out. Authorities say the car then started to roll backward. The driver tried to jump back into the front seat, but part of his body was still outside the car.Police say an...
Uber and Lyft told to shut down by Virginia as rows erupt worldwide
Uber told to 'cease and desist' by Virginia as it fights black-cab drivers in London. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images Transport services Uber and Lyft have been ordered to shut down their operations in Virginia, the US's 12th most populous state, in yet another...
Taximen could stop lift-sharing apps getting a free ride here
USERS of 'peer to peer' car transportation rental apps may be facing a crackdown in Ireland, as regulators and taxi drivers start to take notice of booming online services. As London taxi drivers continue to agitate against the private car hire app Uber, Irish...
Taxi Law Change ‘Puts Women At Higher Risk’
Women could be placed at a higher risk of assault because of Government plans to allow minicab drivers to lend their private-hire vehicles to family and friends when they are off duty, it has been warned. The Local Government Association and charities are calling for...
In taxis’ battle with Uber, ugly endgame looms
ARAM BOGHOSIAN FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE Taxi driver Ahmed Farah protests in front of the Uber office in Boston last month. IT’S EASY to mock the taxicab drivers who encircled Uber’s Boston offices about a week ago, honking horns and protesting the upstart’s presence in...
TaxiCab App: Statement to the trade from Alex White.
I am sure most of you are aware of the current challenges the trade faces, basically technology is moving forward at a much faster rate than the trade is, due to this a number of commercial companies are exploiting this gap in technology, e.g. Hailo, but more recently...
Knowledge test for taxi drivers in South Somerset
Knowledge test for taxi drivers in South Somerset TAXI drivers in Chard and Ilminster will have to pass a knowledge test if they want a licence, it has been announced. South Somerset district councillors have approved plans to introduce the test for private hire and...
Mother left her two-year-old baby in the back of a London cab
A taxi driver drove through the West End unaware a passenger had left her baby in the back of his black cab. Ertan Rasit said he only realised there was a child on the back seat when he saw the two-year-old in his rear-view mirror standing herself up to peer out of...
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