Entries by Dan Fosker

Installation Court Dinner

On 4th September 2013, The Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers (WCHCD) held their Installation Dinner on board HQS Wellington. During a meeting before the dinner, taxi driver Graham Woodhouse was installed as the Master of WCHCD for the forthcoming year. Handing over the tenure was Brenda Bartlett who wished Graham a year as good […]

20mph limit to be implemented in the City of London

A 20mph limit is to be implemented across all roads in the City of London. The City of London’s full Court of Common Council has voted for an area wide 20mph limit to protect workers and visitors to the square mile. 20mph limits passed the Planning and Transportation Committee and Policy and Resources Committee in […]

Taxis as Ambulances

Owner of Allied Vehicles and Cab Direct, Gerry Facenna is campaigning for a £1 million scheme to use taxis as ambulances in a bid to cut high death rates among Scottish heart-attack victims. Gerry Facenna wants to equip 1000 Scottish cabs serving the Glasgow and Edinburgh areas with defibrillators. Glasgow is home to the factory […]

Founders’ Day Charity Luncheon

On 21st June, in the magnificent surroundings of Trinity House, Trinity Square, The Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers held their Founders’ Day celebration lunch. Master of WCHCD, Brenda Bartlett, together with her Wardens greeted guests to this superb hall, to enjoy a champagne reception before the lunch. The principal guest and speaker was Camila […]

Unlicensed touting Minicab driver jailed

A touting minicab driver has been jailed for raping a woman he picked up from a west end street. Mohamed Hacene-Chaouch, aged 46 from Catford, was sentenced to seven years and three months imprisonment at the Old Bailey after being found guilty of rape. The judge also issued him with a sexual offences prevention order […]

Passenger rule number one is always tip your cab driver

One unfortunate San Francisco passenger learned that rule the hard way after a fateful decision not to tip the driver landed him in the hospital. The victim hailed in a cab and headed to the Ashbury Heights neighbourhood of San Francisco. When the cab arrived at the destination, the passenger paid the driver, but asked […]

Worst polluted roads in London named

In the latest figures released by the Mayor of London, the North Circular road and the Dartford Crossing, followed by the A13 Commercial Road are among worst roads in London for exhaust emissions. The figures also revealed that Oxford Street was one of the worst roads in London for traffic pollution. Brompton Road also fared […]

Seriously injured cyclist warns others – Don’t run a Red light

Craig Dortkamp, an ‘experienced’ cyclist, had never encountered any problems with other road users or suffered any accidents. Or so he says! But that all changed when Craig cycled through a red light in the City of London – suffering serious injuries as a result. Reflecting on his experience, Craig said: “It’s so easy not […]

Bikes form 25 percent of rush-hour traffic

Data released by TfL shows that there are more bikes on the road than ever. A survey was conducted by manual counts at 164 locations in central London over a two-week period during April 2013. Bikes and all motor vehicles were counted between 6am & 8pm on weekdays. In the morning peak up to 64 […]

Verifone test rooftop ad panels

New double-sided rooftop ad panels for taxis have been developed for VeriFone Media and are now undergoing tests. Each unit will display a series of six ten-second ads in sequence every minute, but unlike traditional ads, drivers will not need to take their cabs off the road to have new ads loaded. That’s all done […]