http://www.toomanytaxis.com Taxi Driver news and views Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:57:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/07/24/cambridge-taxi-fares-to-rise-as-council-backs-2-3-hike/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/07/24/cambridge-taxi-fares-to-rise-as-council-backs-2-3-hike/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:18:54 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=3435 The cost of getting a taxi in Cambridge will go up in September – and it could soar further if fuel prices continue to rise. Licensing chiefs approved an increase in the basic hackney carriage fare, and also created a new 40p surcharge which will be brought in if fuel hits £1.47 a litre. They declined a request for a new add-on of.........]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/07/24/cambridge-taxi-fares-to-rise-as-council-backs-2-3-hike/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/03/03/the-law-you-bilking-or-runners/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/03/03/the-law-you-bilking-or-runners/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:04:20 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2509 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/03/03/the-law-you-bilking-or-runners/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/01/19/private-hire-raised-fares-to-cover-costs-in-snow/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/01/19/private-hire-raised-fares-to-cover-costs-in-snow/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:43:06 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2244 Wigan's private hire taxi firms capitalised on the cold and hiked up fares throughout the icy period. But private hire bosses said this was the only way to keep their businesses ticking over, as many drivers did not want to risk the dangerous conditions. ]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/01/19/private-hire-raised-fares-to-cover-costs-in-snow/feed/ 1 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/01/17/selby-taxi-fares-to-be-frozen/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/01/17/selby-taxi-fares-to-be-frozen/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:32:27 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2220 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/01/17/selby-taxi-fares-to-be-frozen/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/01/11/taxi-firm-criticised-for-hiking-prices-during-the-bad-weather/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/01/11/taxi-firm-criticised-for-hiking-prices-during-the-bad-weather/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:05:26 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2113 Angry customers have hit out at Portsmouth cab firm AquaCars for charging time-and-a-half to ferry passengers around in the treacherous conditions. Managers decided to increase fees on Tuesday night when the snow first hit in a bid to entice more drivers to work.]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/01/11/taxi-firm-criticised-for-hiking-prices-during-the-bad-weather/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/12/09/north-tyneside-hc-fare-increase/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/12/09/north-tyneside-hc-fare-increase/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:50:38 +0000 Site Admin. http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2029 The North Tyneside Regulation and Review Committee meets at 6pm tomorrow evening, Thursday 10 Dec 09. One of the items on the Agenda is the review of Hackney Carriage fares, after the NTHCA requested a modest increase of 10p per mile........... ]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/12/09/north-tyneside-hc-fare-increase/feed/ 1 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/29/public-notices-north-tyneside/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/29/public-notices-north-tyneside/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:49:56 +0000 Admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=1797 Varation of Fares & Fees North Tyneside Council.]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/29/public-notices-north-tyneside/feed/ 1 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/18/who-says-there-is-not-enough-work/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/18/who-says-there-is-not-enough-work/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:47:20 +0000 Site Admin. http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=1732 Who says there is not enough work hack driver??? Is it not the case that the work is just not where you would like it to be!! Maybe the public’s way of using our trade has changed and you need to change with it? There are other ways to make money than sitting on ranks and maybe its time you need to face facts?? ]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/18/who-says-there-is-not-enough-work/feed/ 118 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/11/edinburgh-hacks-unhappy-as-minicabs-cut-fares/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/11/edinburgh-hacks-unhappy-as-minicabs-cut-fares/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:28:43 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=1695 TAXI wars are set to break out in Edinburgh after minicabs were handed the right to charge lower fares than their black cab rivals. The city's biggest private hire firm will be able to change its meters and undercut its competitors by up to 30 per cent following the ruling by licensing..........]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/11/edinburgh-hacks-unhappy-as-minicabs-cut-fares/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/08/no-significant-unmet-demand-northtyneside/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/08/no-significant-unmet-demand-northtyneside/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:56:08 +0000 Site Admin. http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=1689 The North Tyneside Regulation and Review Committee met this evening at 6.00pm. On the agenda: Limitation of Numbers of Hackney Carriage Proprietor Licences. ........ ]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/08/no-significant-unmet-demand-northtyneside/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/06/north-tyne-set-for-18-test-fee-hike/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/06/north-tyne-set-for-18-test-fee-hike/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:19:37 +0000 Pete Cooper http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=1680 North Tyneside Council Regulation and Review Committee 6pm Monday October 12th 2009 Review of Fees and Charges for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Scheme The table below shows the proposed fees.......... ]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/06/north-tyne-set-for-18-test-fee-hike/feed/ 9 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/06/the-shape-of-things-to-come/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/06/the-shape-of-things-to-come/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:34:52 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=1676 A SECOND East Lancashire borough is in the grip of plummeting taxi fares after rival operators slashed prices. Firms in the Ribble Valley are running private hire taxis for a minimum fare of just £1, from a previous low of £3. Unlike hackney cabs, the council has no powers to set the minimum fare of private hire vehicles, meaning that prices are completely subject to competition. Now two firms in Clitheroe are determined to out do each other, with Budget Cabs and Ray’s Cars continuing to lower prices............]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/06/the-shape-of-things-to-come/feed/ 1