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‘Drunk’ driver says he only ate liqueur chocs

A TAXI driver who went on a suspected boozed-up drive claimed he had only eaten chocolate liqueurs when police found him slumped at the wheel.

Out of control Dariusz Lech was spotted breaking the speed limit, driving without headlights on, breaking heavily, and swerving down Newbridge Street, Newcastle.

Cars travelling in the opposite direction tried to avoid the Blueline cabbie and flashed their lights in a bid to alert other road users, Newcastle Magistrates’ Court heard………

Manchester Water Taxi – Waxi

Manchester…The Venice of the North West of England but will it catch on? They’re even Wheelchair accessible……..

Runner of The Week

Readers may remember the story of the guy who attacked and robbed a Taxi driver in Wallsend a few weeks ago and tried to escape from the Police by jumping into the river Tyne………..

Locality Tests!?! What Locality Tests??

This week a female Asian driver was let go from a North Shields Taxi company. She had been sent for a pick up to go from North Shields to South Shields but she couldn’t find the Tyne Tunnel.

Stand United!

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Here’s the Comment of the week and it says it all:
I’m a Newcastle PH driver and the lack of rank space is also affecting me because we [...]

Flimping in The BIG APPLE!

It seems other Cities in the world have problems with enforcement too!

The following is a Comment by a New York Hack on Yellowcabnyc.com

18 years ago:North Shields Taxis. Stood Together

The Journal Thursday October 24 1991
Traffic chaos is set to hit a busy town centre because of a dispute between taxi drivers and Tyneside Metro chiefs,it was claimed last night.

Taxi-flat-fare-sounds-fair

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By Jane O’Neill
Cut-price taxi journeys are on the cards thanks to a new recession-busting offer.
Cab drivers in Sunderland have banded together in a bid to help customers [...]

Ark Royal Visits the Tyne

HMS Ark Royal, returned to the river Tyne today.
The through deck cruiser/aircraft carrier came alongside Northumbria Quay in North Shields today (Thursday, January 29).

Rank injustice has cab drivers fuming

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TAXI drivers are saying they cannot make a decent living because council chiefs did not plan for an influx of new cabs.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council deregulated hackney carriage [...]

Police Inactivity!

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call the police 0191 2146555, inform them of the law that is being broken, request a log number, then follow it up the next day by calling [...]

Use This Site For More Than Shouting at Each Other!

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Having a Pop at people on here serves no purpose, other than to get it off your chest and that in itself serves no useful purpose. Use [...]

BLT: New Customer Notice

This Sticker is to be placed on or in all Blueline Cars over the next two weeks

MP’s police officer son alleged assault on Taxi Driver

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A Northampton MP’s son has been removed from public duties as a police officer while he is investigated over an alleged assault on a Taxi driver.
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Modern Taxi Enforcement?

Friday Night 19 Dec. 2008, Front Street. Tynemouth.
A Hack pulls into the Taxi Rank & picks up a Fare from the queue. The female passenger is slightly the worse for wear in drink and is feeling sick.