London has been awarded Favourite UK City for the third year running in the Conde Nast Traveller Readers Travel Awards. London also won City of the Year at the Food and Travel Magazine Awards 2013. These awards follow on from the announcement recently by Ipsos MORI that London has been voted one of the world’s […]
The New York Observer has reported on the death of the city’s oldest yellow cab drivers. Johnnie “Spider” Footman passed away, aged 94 after a brief illness. Mr Footman began driving in 1937; he had famous passengers such as John Wayne and Rock Hudson. Although Mr Footman was still driving at 92, having successfully passed […]
The esteemed right to ply for hire in London can only be achieved by completing the Knowledge of London, which was started in 1884 and continues to the present day. This fact was highlighted and reinforced in TfL`s Law Commission response (TPH 1080 p.4) which states “London’s taxi service is widely recognised as the best […]
The fifth major London-wide crackdown by the Metropolitan Police Service on crimes relating to licensing issues has resulted in 420 arrests and the seizure of thousands of pounds worth of contraband and counterfeit goods. Over the weekend of Friday 13th – Sunday 15th September Operation Condor saw officers from Territorial Policing join forces with specialist […]
Hailo, one of London’s largest app-based taxi network is set to team up with Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity to raise at least £10,000 in just ten days. The charity provides emotional and practical support for families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness. For every Hailo job accepted by Hailo’s London […]
NEW TAXI RANK – VIGO STREET A new taxi rank for 2 taxis has been appointed in Vigo Street. The taxi rank is outside the Burberry shop and operates 24 hours a day. NEW TAXI RANK – REGENT STREET A new taxi rank has been appointed in Regent Street. The taxi rank is for eight […]
The Taxi of Tomorrow, the Nissan NV200 is most likely coming to New York City on October 28th, although there are still those opposing the program. The Nissan NV200 is more of a van than a traditional sedan that is normally used as cabs in New York. The Nissan NV200 was the winner of the […]
A staggering 17 out of 19 taxis in Milton Keynes failed an MOT after an operation by Thames Valley Police. As part of Operation Troll, police, along with taxi licensing officers and fraud benefit officers, targeted all taxis in the city which had damage or defects with their vehicle, and escorted those to the council […]
Brighton and Hove Albion players were forced to take a minicab to Loftus Road for their game with QPR after their coach broke down en route to West London. Goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak took to Facebook to share a picture of himself and teammates squeezed into a private hire vehicle as they travelled Queens Park Rangers. […]
A Redcar mum gives birth in cab then receives bill to clean the vehicle. Two days after the incident the cab driver turned up at their family home and presented them with the cleaning bill of £40. The woman went into labour in the early hours so her partner called a cab to take her […]
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