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/2010/07/02/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/2010/05/26/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/2010/04/28/are-you-employed-or-self-employed/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/28/are-you-employed-or-self-employed/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:21:27 +0000 Site Admin. http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2886 Interesting Feature From Private Hire Monthly on the employment status of Private Hire drivers working from an office. Apologies for the poor state of this article but you can click on the source link to read from the PHTM website.]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/28/are-you-employed-or-self-employed/feed/ 8 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/27/wacky-britain/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/27/wacky-britain/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:17:42 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2865 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/27/wacky-britain/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/26/farewell-to-joe-the-judge/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/26/farewell-to-joe-the-judge/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:18:03 +0000 Site Admin. http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2855 Today was the Funeral of Joe Bainbridge AKA 'Joe The Judge' who passed away three weeks ago. ]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/26/farewell-to-joe-the-judge/feed/ 1 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/08/newcastle-airport-to-close-free-drop-off-area/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/08/newcastle-airport-to-close-free-drop-off-area/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:43:27 +0000 Claire Thornton http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2776 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/08/newcastle-airport-to-close-free-drop-off-area/feed/ 1 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/08/soldier-dies-after-falling-from-edinburgh-rickshaw/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/08/soldier-dies-after-falling-from-edinburgh-rickshaw/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:28:35 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2769 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/08/soldier-dies-after-falling-from-edinburgh-rickshaw/feed/ 1 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/03/07/discord-over-taxi-drivers-music-rights/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/03/07/discord-over-taxi-drivers-music-rights/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:02:35 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2544 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/03/07/discord-over-taxi-drivers-music-rights/feed/ 1 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/12/29/official-speed-cams-are-a-scam/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/12/29/official-speed-cams-are-a-scam/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:22:16 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2077 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..............]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/12/29/official-speed-cams-are-a-scam/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/11/04/crackdown-hits-rogue-traders-in-the-pocket/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/11/04/crackdown-hits-rogue-traders-in-the-pocket/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:09:21 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=1852 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/11/04/crackdown-hits-rogue-traders-in-the-pocket/feed/ 41 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/29/the-sophie-atay-appeal/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/29/the-sophie-atay-appeal/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:34:02 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=1805 Here's a little Geordie lass who needs half a million quid so that she can have medical treatment in America to save her life. If any Taxi Driver would like to help click 'read more' and follow the link. £400,000 Raised so far 01 Nov 09]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/29/the-sophie-atay-appeal/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/25/disappointed/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/25/disappointed/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:20:43 +0000 Site Admin. http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=1765 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/25/disappointed/feed/ 9 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/09/16/new-site-is-sht/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/09/16/new-site-is-sht/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:30:13 +0000 Pete Cooper http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=1541 A professor of Taxi driving graced us with his presence today,using the comments system he proclaimed in one line of well thought out comment supremacy "Nah, the 'new' site is just sh*t" ]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/09/16/new-site-is-sht/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/09/08/nissan-leaf-electric-car/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/09/08/nissan-leaf-electric-car/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:31:29 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=1493 The Nissan Leaf, which runs a 100 miles on a single charge, excluding the cost of the batteries, will cost no more to buy and run than a traditional gasoline-powered car. Zero-emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, are a bonus. Charging time is seven hours, although a 30-minute quick charge can get batteries back up to 80% of full power. ]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/09/08/nissan-leaf-electric-car/feed/ 0