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/2010/07/30/residents-anger-over-urinating-slough-taxi-drivers/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/07/30/residents-anger-over-urinating-slough-taxi-drivers/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:03:08 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=3454 Angry residents have claimed taxi drivers are ruining their "quality of life" by urinating outside their homes. People living in Kenilworth Close, Slough, have put up a sign saying, "This is not a public toilet.........." ]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/07/30/residents-anger-over-urinating-slough-taxi-drivers/feed/ 0 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/2010/07/20/taxi-driver-died-after-drinking-pure-liquid-cocaine/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/07/20/taxi-driver-died-after-drinking-pure-liquid-cocaine/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:40:19 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=3412 A man has gone on trial for manslaughter after a tragic chain of events led to a cab driver dying from a cocaine overdose.]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/07/20/taxi-driver-died-after-drinking-pure-liquid-cocaine/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/07/12/welwyn-hatfield-cabbie-suspended/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/07/12/welwyn-hatfield-cabbie-suspended/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:22:32 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=3357 A CABBIE who dumped two young women miles from home in the early hours of the morning has had his taxi licence suspended for nine months.........friends Christina Lloyd, and Michelle Lally, both 24, had jumped in the cab at the Forum in Hatfield and believed they had agreed a fixed price of £40 to Old Stevenage...........]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/07/12/welwyn-hatfield-cabbie-suspended/feed/ 2 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/07/02/tyneside-taxi-driver-dies-after-heart-attack-on-holiday/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/07/02/tyneside-taxi-driver-dies-after-heart-attack-on-holiday/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:48:45 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=3311 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/07/02/tyneside-taxi-driver-dies-after-heart-attack-on-holiday/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/30/council-chiefs-let-rape-suspect-cabbie-run-school-taxi-contract-for-18-months-after-being-warned-by-police/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/30/council-chiefs-let-rape-suspect-cabbie-run-school-taxi-contract-for-18-months-after-being-warned-by-police/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:06:12 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=3298 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/30/council-chiefs-let-rape-suspect-cabbie-run-school-taxi-contract-for-18-months-after-being-warned-by-police/feed/ 1 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/29/consultationconditions-of-licence-for-licence-for-nt-ph-operators/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/29/consultationconditions-of-licence-for-licence-for-nt-ph-operators/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:44:36 +0000 Admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=3262 All North Tyneside Drivers & Operators should be sent one of these in the next few days. Wether you are Pro 'Out of Town Hackneys' or you would like to see the back of them, it is important that this should not be ignored,binned or otherwise disposed of. READ ON:]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/29/consultationconditions-of-licence-for-licence-for-nt-ph-operators/feed/ 10 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/28/cambridge-taxi-share-new-york-taxi-share/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/28/cambridge-taxi-share-new-york-taxi-share/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:52:45 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=3210 Taxi drivers in Cambridge have come out against plans to licence them to operate as “buses”. There are proposals to allow hackney carriages to pick up more than one set of passengers at a time in a bid to increase occupancy and cut the number of journeys, as reported in the News. But cabbies have said they are not keen.......also views of New York Taxi Drivers on cab sharing..... ................ ]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/28/cambridge-taxi-share-new-york-taxi-share/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/28/former-taxi-chief-fined-over-use-of-unlicensed-vehicles/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/28/former-taxi-chief-fined-over-use-of-unlicensed-vehicles/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:03:33 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=3193 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/28/former-taxi-chief-fined-over-use-of-unlicensed-vehicles/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/12/police-probe-wrong-insurance-shock-for-50-private-hire-cars/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/12/police-probe-wrong-insurance-shock-for-50-private-hire-cars/#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:07:57 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=3110 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/12/police-probe-wrong-insurance-shock-for-50-private-hire-cars/feed/ 3 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/07/cheltenham-taxi-driver-who-answered-mobile-phone-is-stripped-of-licence/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/07/cheltenham-taxi-driver-who-answered-mobile-phone-is-stripped-of-licence/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:57:25 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=3085 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/06/07/cheltenham-taxi-driver-who-answered-mobile-phone-is-stripped-of-licence/feed/ 1 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/05/26/staffordshire-taxi-drivers-must-pass-english-test/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/05/26/staffordshire-taxi-drivers-must-pass-english-test/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 21:16:32 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=3023 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/05/26/staffordshire-taxi-drivers-must-pass-english-test/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/05/26/newport-council-to-contest-550000-legal-bill/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/05/26/newport-council-to-contest-550000-legal-bill/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 20:01:08 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=3019 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/05/26/newport-council-to-contest-550000-legal-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/05/26/nokia-launches-fleet-of-free-taxis/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/05/26/nokia-launches-fleet-of-free-taxis/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 19:47:33 +0000 Claire Thornton http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=3014 Nokia’s Ovi Maps service now comes free of charge, and to celebrate that thrifty fact the firm has commissioned a fleet of free black cabs to patrol four of the UK’s major cities. ]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/05/26/nokia-launches-fleet-of-free-taxis/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/05/23/north-tyneside-consultation-on-hc-ph-policy/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/05/23/north-tyneside-consultation-on-hc-ph-policy/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 16:00:21 +0000 Site Admin. http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2974 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/05/23/north-tyneside-consultation-on-hc-ph-policy/feed/ 0