Scumbag Hacks!??!!

Long,Long ago in 1985 the now owner of the very successful East Coast Taxis drove a Private Hire car out of North East Minicabs, based at the Esplanade in Whitley Bay. The weekly rent at that time was £25 per week. There were set fares in place as follows £6.50 Newcastle, £5.50 Blyth & £8.50 [...]

A Big Thankyou for a Small Mention:To Mouth of The Tyne

Thanks for the plug in the July issue of upfront magazine Alan. I don’t really want to get into a debate with you or anyone else about wether a Hackney Carriage licence is a ‘business to be traded or not’ So I’ll settle for a small rant. Your Fishing analogy is a good one [...]

This is How They Do it In New York City:

Only yellow cabs have the right to stop for passengers when hailed, but with businesses cutting costs by using fewer “black cars” that serve the corporate clientele, drivers are hunting for customers on the street.

In the near future, TLC’s undercover enforcement officers will pose as passengers and, if the unauthorized cabs pull over when hailed, the drivers will face a $350 fine.

Draft Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy

North Tyneside Council is reviewing and updating the Council’s existing policies in relation to hackney carriage and private hire licensing to produce a new comprehensive Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy. An integral part of the process is public consultation and the draft policy is offered for public consultation between 20 June and 18 September 2008.

Newcastle Hacks Protest Against Berwick Licenced Cars

Newcastle Taxi drivers Takings are down over the last few months as more and more Berwick Licenced cars are issued to drivers from tyneside,some of whom have probably never even been to Berwick-upon Tweed, yet no one seems to care but the legitimate Taxi drivers who are affected the most by this ridiculous state of affairs. It could only happen in Britain!!