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Every year the Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers run the Magical Taxi Tour to Disneyland Paris for children with serious Illnesses. The trip this year will leave Canary Wharf on Friday 12th October 2012 and travel via Dover and P&O Ferries to Disneyland backed up by the Metropolitan & City of London Police, The …

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It has just been confirmed, security officers at the Olympic Park refused entry to Taxis carrying disabled athletes and their wheelchairs. It has been reported in the Guardian that last week, worried event organisers hurriedly hired black cabs to take disabled athletes to the Olympic stadium, after their official bus failed to show up. When …

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The chairman of Britain’s biggest minicab firm could face criminal prosecution for instructing his drivers to drive illegally in bus lanes, The Times has learnt. John Griffin, chairman of Addison Lee, last month instructed his drivers to break the law by driving in bus lanes, promising to indemnify them for any fines incurred and claiming …

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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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