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Sales of Britain’s most iconic vehicle have plunged by 10%, according to new statistics. Sales of London Taxis, which are manufactured by Coventry-based firm Manganese Bronze, dropped to 1,502 last year, compared to the 1,653 that were bought in 2010. The Coventry firm’s latest figures show that there continues to be a gaping divide between …

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By Michael Hirst BBC 2012 London taxi drivers have protested over the removal of taxi ranks and access to Games Lanes during the Olympics. Organisers said the Stratford protest could have been avoided had Transport for London engaged with the RMT London taxi branch without pre-conditions. But the London Taxi Drivers Association, which represents 9,500 …

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79% of taxi passengers would like to be able to differentiate taxis which have wi-fi and phone charging from those which don’t. Research has found that 79% of passengers would like to be able to easily identity taxis which offer free wi-fi while hailing them, with 79% also saying they would like to be able …

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In an interview with Radio Taxis CEO Geoff Riesel, London Mayoral Candidate Brian Paddick gives his views on the best Taxi service in the world…The London Taxi. Taxis are as much a part of London as the big red double decker bus! We must put pressure on local councils to relax parking restriction for Taxi …

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POLICE hunting the attacker of a wealthy Russian banker shot in a suspected assassination bid have appealed for a taxi driver to come forward. The cabbie took German Gorbuntsov home shortly before he was shot and may have been in the area when the crime took place. Mr Gorbuntsov remains critical but stable in hospital …

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From today, all taxi licensing authorities can request enhanced criminal record checks before issuing licences to taxi and private hire vehicle drivers. This means licensing authorities can find out if someone is barred by the Independent Safeguarding Authority from working with children or vulnerable people before issuing a licence. The changes will help simplify the …

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Private Hire drivers and Chauffeurs will not face compulsory Driving Standards Authority, tests after the plans were dropped by TfL, following a successful campaign by the Licensed Private Hire Car Association. The proposals were dropped as hundreds of operators voted against the plans at the recent LPHCA AGM in London with the argument that introducing …

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A 47-year-old private-hire driver received six points on his licence and was fined for touting outside a Bermondsey nightclub. Laszlo Gazdag was caught red handed during a police operation, when he asked three female officers if they needed a cab. The cops, who told him that they were going to Sidcup, then followed him to …

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Smart phones have offered us as cabbies new technology which if used correctly would connect cabbies to customers to the mutual and long term advantage of both by reducing costs and improving service levels however I am convinced this new tech is being perverted and used to build a new way for London cabbies to …

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iZettle, the Swedish mobile payments startup that basically competes with Square, has gone live on the App store in the Nordic markets today (Denmark, Norway and Finland). It’s making 5,000 card reader devices available in each country. They’ve also appointed a UK managing director, Stewart Roberts. Stewart was former Director of Global Innovation at Barclaycard. …

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