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The World is Going Nuts & So is The Taxi Trade!
We have ‘Pink ladies’ wanting to give free Taxi rides’ to members of their club…Now Taxi drivers are pandering to the ideas of ‘The flavour of the month local councillor’ and running around like headless chickens to do themselves out of the less than minimum wage they already get! Taxis are already cheaper than the Bus and other local transport. Ask your councillor what his mileage allowance is and you will probably find that it’s more than the average taxi driver’s Tarrif 2…..I’ll bet you he’s moved on to the next good cause before you get an answer and you will have added another couple of hours to your working day…..and as for the ‘Pink Ladies’ these suffragettes appear every few years, thinking they invented the idea of a Ladies only taxi service…Good luck with that.
Concept Taxi Meter
If the A-Rix concept device ever becomes a reality, we might see a rather nice solution to the problem of overcharging. It’s a tamper proof device that can calculate the fare with the help of a GPS chip. When the meter starts, it’ll record your starting position, and measure the distance Newcastle Taxi Licensing Newsletter: Dec 2009
The introduction of the conditions is to ensure that all Private Hire Operators use only Newcastle City Councillicensed vehicles and drivers. This enables the Council to carry out it’s enforcement duties effectively and
protect the travelling public. The conditions will be applied to both new and renewal applications.
Official: Speed cams ARE a Scam
FIXED speed cameras make no difference to road accident rates and are simply money-making machines, it was claimed last night.The first council in the country to ban Gatsos revealed it has seen little change since making the move in the summer.
Chiefs in Swindon, Wilts, reckon…………..
The Secret Millionaire,PH Baron John Griffin
London PH baron John Griffin of Addison Lee is worth more than £50 million.This week on Secret Millionaire, He goes undercover in Newcastle’s Westside, where he looks for and is introduced to people who may need his help.The Original Mercedes Taxi
The original Mercedes taxi, Cab Direct’s M8, has proved a big hit amongst UK cabbies since its launch. Tailor made for the professional driver and complete with full purpose-built specification, the M8 is the ultimate taxi providing room for up to eight passengers to travel in comfort and style.
Now, for the first time, it’s available with the choice of short wheelbase…….
CCTV in Taxis on North Tyneside
Some drivers have raised questions about having cctv in their vehicles.
This is what North Tynesides Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy states…….
North Tyneside Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Licensing Forum
The first meeting of the newly formed North Tyneside Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Licensing forum was held today at the Cobalt Business Park, Silverlink North………..
Taxis’ go slow protest in Coventry
HUNDREDS of angry cabbies caused traffic chaos on Coventry’s ring road yesterday afternoon as they staged a “go-slow” protest……
Bogus Taxi drivers’ sex assault on student
A MAN who falsely posed as a taxi driver as he cruised Chester city centre looking for women picked up a student and attacked her……
Indianapolis:Before & After Deregulation
If anyone can be bothered to read all of this it shows a before and after of Taxi Deregulation in Indianapolis.In the 1990’s many ‘experts’ extolled the virtues of Taxi Deregulation.There are ‘experts’ in our own Country who say we should do the same here….Take the Time & Read this…
Go Now!
I make no secret about the fact that I am no fan of the Out of Town Hacks,the trade is disseminated enough without these interlopers. The public is now so confused about what a Taxi is or isn’t, prices are all over the place and not many of us are making the money we once were used to.
The demise of the out of town Hack is not a cure all
Northumberland: New Licensing Policy
Northumberland County Council has drawn up it’s new Taxi Licensing policy which is to go before Councillors this coming Friday with a strong recommendation for it’s adoption.
Fashionable Mismanagement
It would seem mismanagement is in vogue. The Global economic crisis we are currently enduring, by all accounts, comes down to our leaders and managers. Leaders have made poor decisions……
NEWCASTLE PRIVATE HIRE DRIVERS ASSOCIATION