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Southampton taxi drivers told to pay for cctv

A TAXI trade body in Southampton is requesting fare hikes after council bosses ordered drivers to pay for spy cameras in their cabs………..

Council limits number of taxis:South Tyneside

TAXI drivers in South Tyneside are unlikely to have more competition as cabbies face up to a large drop in trade.

South Tyneside Council is likely to peg taxi numbers in the borough at 239 today after hearing that customer numbers have fallen significantly in the last decade……..

Cardiff limits number of taxis on city roads

A CAP has been placed on taxi numbers in Cardiff in an attempt to combat traffic chaos and crime.

No more hackney cab licences will be issued after Cardiff council bowed to pressure from taxi drivers and the police to impose a limit.

Are black cabs fare game as city’s taxi war accelerates?

UP UNTIL last year, the fractious relationship between the Capital’s (Edinburgh) black cab trade and its private hire firms had gone relatively unnoticed by the public.

But all that changed when the city’s licensing chiefs allowed one of the largest minicab operators to set its own tariffs, potentially undercutting its hackney rivals by up to 30 per cent.

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.

More night time closures of town centre:Warrington

POLICE and council bosses have widened the night time no go zone in the town centre.

And taxi drivers say the new restrictions could boost business and create a safer environment for the drivers……..

Bristol airport taxi crackdown finds 22% ‘unsafe’

Nearly one in four taxis taking people to and from Bristol International Airport are not fit to be on the road, spot checks have found.
A multi-agency exercise which included councils and the police took place at the airport in January……..

Taxis at New Street station could be rationed, TooManyTaxis?

Taxi access to Birmingham’s New Street Station could be rationed in an attempt to relieve traffic chaos.

Council highways chiefs are talking to the police and Network Rail about restricting the number of black cabs able to enter the station at peak times.

Taxi drivers blame city council’s roads for increased car damage

TAXI drivers say Derby City Council is penalising them for damage caused by the authority’s own damaged roads.

And garages in the city confirm they are seeing more cars being brought in for suspension and wheel repairs caused by potholes.Hackney carriage driver Fazal Ashram said: “The council inspectors look at the cars and take them off the road for damaged ball joints, but that is caused by the council’s own roads.”We have to go over these potholes time and time again every day. There are some in Stepping Lane and other areas which are really bad.

Taxi firm backs safe sex drive with condoms in cabs

A TYNESIDE taxi firm has fitted condom dispensers in the back of its cabs as part of a Government drive promoting safe sex.
Noda Taxis is supporting the Department of Health’s Midnight Blend campaign by making free condoms available for passengers under the slogan “Going back for coffee?”

Arrests over taxi driver robbery in Slough

Nine people have been arrested after a taxi driver in his 70s was attacked by a gang of robbers in Slough, Berkshire.

No Hands-Free Devices for Cabbies – Video

Strict new rules went into effect for New York City cab drivers on Friday that ban drivers from using electronic devices while driving. The ban includes hands-free Bluetooth devices…..

Southampton cab driver to make huge profit on taxi licence

THE Daily Echo can today reveal the full scale of the city taxi licence lottery that is losing local taxpayers a fortune.

We can report that one cabbie is set to make a profit of £30,000 from a new licence issued by the city council that cost him just £180 a few weeks ago.

Taxi drivers accused of racism…..sign saying they are ‘English speaking’

A racism row has broken out after taxi drivers in Southampton started displaying stickers in their cars saying they are ‘English speaking’

Taxi services suspended after rally ends in violence

TAXI firms suspended services in Stoke-on-Trent following police warnings and threats from right-wing extremists.

Most of the city’s largest private hire companies stopped running between 11pm on Saturday and 4am yesterday to protect drivers and passengers.