June 13, 2008
- Mayor planning to tackle taxi touts
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will ask Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police to press ahead with plans to crack down on illegal cabs. (…)
- Seeda boss spent £50k on car bill
The chairman of a government-funded agency has been criticised for spending more than £50,000 on taxis and executive cars for two years running. (…)
- London taxi connects businesses to London
Think London, the foreign direct investment agency for London, has chosen the latest model of the London style taxi to promote the world’s most exciting city to international businesses. (…)
- Cab firm limiting NW10 bookings
A minicab company has decided to stop taking cash bookings at night from one postcode in London, because too many of its drivers were being attacked. (…)
- Mayor planning to tackle taxi touts
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will ask Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police to press ahead with plans to crack down on illegal cabs. (…)
June 11, 2008
- War veterans cheer attack on PM
Hundreds of war veterans greeted a stinging attack on Prime Minister Gordon Brown with loud applause and cheers. (…)
June 8, 2008
- Mayor's London audit uncovers shock
The head of an audit panel investigating financial management at the London Development Agency (LDA) and Greater London Authority (GLA) has admitted she is "somewhat horrified" by what she has found so far. (…)
June 7, 2008
- PCO stickers
What are these stickers, currently to be seen on many cars in London reading "Pre-booked only" and "PRIVATE HIRE" (inside a blue version of the familiar London Underground bar and roundel logo)? (…)
- London Vacation Why Do London Taxi Drivers Know So Much
London’s famed “black cab” taxi drivers are known for their knowledge of the best and quickest routes around the capital city, but most visitors to the city simply don’t realize just how much training is involved in taking on such a career. (…)
- Taxi driver admits manslaughter
A SOUTHALL taxi driver today admitted stabbing a wealthy businessman to death in the street in broad daylight. (…)
- Former police officers tailor private tours of London
LONDON – If you want the skinny on a city, ask a police officer. (…)
June 6, 2008
- Taxi! Take me to that e-Conversation
BLACK cabs are being used to market the council's biggest ever public consultation exercise aimed at giving everyone a say on how borough funds should be raised. (…)
June 5, 2008
- Cabbie vies for votes on Virgin
AN Acton cabbie who has driven some of the greatest names in music could win a chance to rub shoulders with them for one night. (…)
June 4, 2008
- Taxi driver's skull fractured in Ashford assault
A taxi driver has been left unable to work after an assault in Ashford left him with a fractured skull. (…)
- Taxi driver's skull fractured in Ashford assault
A taxi driver has been left unable to work after an assault in Ashford left him with a fractured skull. (…)
June 2, 2008
- How to hail a taxi
Think it's easy to get a cab? That depends on where you are–every city has its own protocol. Here's a primer for hitching a ride in some of the world's favorite destinations. (…)
May 30, 2008
- Barton cleared over taxi damage
Premier League footballer Joey Barton has been cleared of vandalising a taxi during a night out in Liverpool. (…)
- Taxi becomes star of the square
The London taxi has once again landed a starring role as it appears on the ever popular BBC soap EastEnders. (…)
May 28, 2008
- 60% of minicabs breaking the law
A JOINT operation to clamp down on rogue minicabs revealed that a staggering 60 per cent of drivers stopped and quizzed were breaking the law. (…)
- Welcome to Jaymic LPG Black Cab Conversions
Mayor's of London's emissions strategy
On the 20th December 2004 the Mayor of London announced his emissions strategy for London's black cabs. (…)
