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Illegal cab driver raped student

September 2, 2010

An illegal minicab driver is facing a long prison sentence after being convicted of raping one of his passengers.

Astor Murray was caught after being stopped by police for taxi touting six years after he attacked the 22-year-old student.

The 49-year-old’s DNA was checked against unsolved crimes and matched to evidence in the rape in 2003.

Murray, from Enfield, north London,

Police in Northampton link two attacks on taxi drivers

September 1, 2010

Police in Northamptonshire are linking two separate attacks on taxi drivers.

In the first robbery in Birchfield Road, Northampton, on Monday night a taxi driver was throttled and had his takings stolen by a man and a woman.
Officers said they were linking this
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Taxi association warns of delays during Eid festival

September 1, 2010

A TAXI drivers association is warning customers of reduced service and long delays later this month as its Muslims members prepare to celebrate the Eid festival………

Taxi driver ‘terrified’ by sword and bats attack

August 30, 2010

A TAXI driver has re-lived the moment two thugs tried to rob him and attacked his car with swords and bats.

Iqbal Ismail, who drives for Metro in Tonge Moor, said he had a lucky escape after the armed men banged on his car window and said: “Give us your money.”

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York taxi drivers call for cameras as protection against violent passengers

August 30, 2010

CAMERAS could be placed in the cars of cab drivers in York who fear for their safety.

City of York Council is to bid for funding from Safer York Partnership to buy a “bank” of the tiny devices, which cost about £400………..

Warning after bogus taxi driver assaults woman

August 28, 2010

Warning after bogus taxi driver assaults woman – Police have issued a warning following the case of a woman who was indecently assaulted after getting into the car of a bogus taxi driver…….

Telford taxi driver’s eyebrow bitten off in attack

August 28, 2010

A taxi driver was hit in the face with a brick and another had his eyebrow “bitten off” in a vicious attack in Telford. Taxi bosses are warning some parts could become “no-go areas”

Carlisle council backs 8.7 per cent rise in city taxi fares

August 26, 2010

City councillors have backed proposals to raise taxi fares in Carlisle.

The minimum fare or ‘flagfall’ is set to rise by 20p from £2.30 to £2.50 in October.

A typical two-mile journey……

Conlon On Crime: Taxi attack help needed

August 25, 2010

VIOLENCE and aggression against taxi drivers remains all too commonplace.

There seems to be an attitude among some people, especially after nights out, that it is acceptable to behave in an anti-social and, at times, criminal way against cabbies……..

Huntingdon Taxi Driver fined £1,500 for smoking in taxi

August 25, 2010

A HUNTINGDON taxi driver has been fined more than £1,500 for smoking in his cab.

In the first prosecution of its kind since the smoking ban was introduced, Huntingdonshire District Council brought criminal proceedings against

Jail warning for Wrexham women who attacked driver

August 25, 2010

A TAXI driver has re-lived the moment he was kicked, punched and headbutted by three women in a Wrexham town centre takeaway.

The trio responsible for the attack on 63-year-old Gwilym Lloyd Jones now face jail…..

Taxi Driver given ticket for parking on taxi rank

August 21, 2010

STUNNEDTaxi driver was issued with a £70 penalty ticket for parking his taxi — on a rank.
Furious Frank Allen, 44, says he left his licensed Ford Mondeo on a stand at South Street, Newport, so he could spend a penny in a nearby pub…….

Taxi driver fined after being caught smoking behind the wheel

August 21, 2010

A TAXI driver has been fined £30 after being spotted smoking in his cab while waiting for a customer.

A Carmarthenshire County Council officer issued the £30 on-the-spot fine in
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Glasgow City Council hand more work to taxi firm

August 21, 2010

Row as Glasgow City Council hand more work to taxi firm – at the same time they are trying to ban them…….

Anger over free taxi ride service for young yobs

August 17, 2010

Thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ cash is being used to give young tearaways free taxi rides to community projects, The News can reveal.
Portsmouth City Council has an account with taxi firm City Wide, that has been used each week for eight years

Teen attacked taxi driver after drink and drugs cocktail

August 14, 2010

A TEENAGER who consumed a cocktail of drink and drugs attacked a taxi driver because he could not pay his fare.

Leon Jennings ordered a taxi from the Co-operative at Hanford to take him to Tesco, Trent Vale, at 10.20pm on February 19.

After stealing a bottle of wine…….

Crackdown on using cabs as ‘roadside billboards’

August 10, 2010

Council chiefs have declared war on cabs dumped at Glasgow roadsides.

Parking bosses believe some firms are using the cars as “billboards on wheels………

Poo Powered Car

August 9, 2010

Poo-powered car hits the road. In these increasingly environmentally-conscious times, car manufacturers across the world are working hard to come up with motors that run on more eco-friendly fuels.

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