How to delete your Uber account
Have you sworn off Uber for good? If so, here's how you can delete your account. It's been a rough week for Uber. First, private comments were made public. Then "God View" was revealed. Finally, Ashton Kutcher, an Uber investor, took to Twitter to throw-in his two and...
TAXIS AND DISABILITY
The Disability Discrimination Act The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 is an initiative to prevent discrimination against disabled persons in all realms of public life. Under the act, a disability is defined as an impairment that is either mental or physical...
The Knowledge, London’s Legendary Taxi-Driver Test, Puts Up a Fight in the Age of GPS
The examination to become a London cabbie is possibly the most difficult test in the world — demanding years of study to memorize the labyrinthine city’s 25,000 streets and any business or landmark on them. As GPS and Uber imperil this tradition, is there an argument...
Unlicensed Minicabs – Would You Get In One?
In a new documentary "Wrong Way Home ?"(Sky Channel 117, 8 pm tonight), journalist Louise Hulland investigates the problem of unlicensed minicabs and the devastating affects getting in one can have. The program runs from 8 till 9 and will then be followed by an...
Taxi reforms put passengers at risk, warns North East MP
The Government is proposing to change laws governing taxis Changes to the law governing private hire taxi cabs will put passengers at risk and could lead to an increase in assaults and lead to people to be in need of more criminal law specialties, Ministers have been...
Minicabs Take Over New Taxi Rank In Clapham
By Jim Thomas Friday the 4th of April 2014, 7pm: The new licensed Taxi rank in Clapham High Street went live. The rank has now been painted out and runs from 7 pm to 7 am. But just minutes after the rank went live, it was full of minicabs belonging to...
Demo 6th May 2014 2:00pm
Yesterday a meeting was convened with the Taxi trades joint ranks committee (LTDA, LCDC and Unite), TfL and the Shard management. Talks broke down when the property management team back by TfL insisted the Taxi rank should remain where it is. The Joint ranks committee...
I fought off sex beast in minicab, Chris Huhne’s daughter reveals.
Attack ordeal: Lydia Huhne, 24, has revealed she was assaulted returning home from a night out The daughter of former cabinet minister Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce today told how she headbutted an unbooked minicab driver who was trying to sexually assault her. Lydia...
Bogus taxi drivers targeted in Birmingham
Inside Out joins the police and Birmingham City Council’s taxi enforcement team looking for unlicensed drivers, known as ”plyers” in a clampdown on bogus cabs. From BBC West Midlands Click here to read on the BBC News website with video Only hackney drivers can...
Paris Taxi Trade Show London How It’s Done: More than 5000 taxis ready to block Paris today.
Big mess for Monday. More than 5,000 taxis unite and get ready to block the streets of Paris. This is what was promised by five unions (CFDT, CGT, FO, and SDCTP CST), according to France Info. They are all very angry against the cars with drivers that don't have One...