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/2010/06/30/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/2010/06/28/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/2010/05/06/drivers%e2%80%99-warning-after-watford-junction-station-ruling/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/05/06/drivers%e2%80%99-warning-after-watford-junction-station-ruling/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 20:20:48 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2934 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/05/06/drivers%e2%80%99-warning-after-watford-junction-station-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/19/stockport-taxi-firm-bags-3600-madrid-fare/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/19/stockport-taxi-firm-bags-3600-madrid-fare/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:56:09 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2837 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/04/19/stockport-taxi-firm-bags-3600-madrid-fare/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/03/29/plug-in-london-taxi-is-ready-for-trials/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/03/29/plug-in-london-taxi-is-ready-for-trials/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:01:13 +0000 Pete Cooper http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2706 A prototype electric version of the Mercedes Vito Taxi has been designed and built in just six months by a consortium of British technology companies.]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/03/29/plug-in-london-taxi-is-ready-for-trials/feed/ 1 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/03/16/some-snippetts-from-the-go-north-east-staff-forum/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/03/16/some-snippetts-from-the-go-north-east-staff-forum/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:04:01 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2588 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/03/16/some-snippetts-from-the-go-north-east-staff-forum/feed/ 2 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/03/15/meeting-of-mindsdft-meeting-10032010-gmb-notes/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/03/15/meeting-of-mindsdft-meeting-10032010-gmb-notes/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:23:14 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2580 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/03/15/meeting-of-mindsdft-meeting-10032010-gmb-notes/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/2010/02/18/taxis-at-new-street-station-could-be-rationed-toomanytaxis/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/02/18/taxis-at-new-street-station-could-be-rationed-toomanytaxis/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:44:02 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2440 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/02/18/taxis-at-new-street-station-could-be-rationed-toomanytaxis/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/02/09/london-black-cab-market-set-to-go-green/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/02/09/london-black-cab-market-set-to-go-green/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:00:28 +0000 Pete Cooper http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2403 The prospect of electric taxis appearing on the streets of London has moved closer to reality after one of the leading cab makers launched a new model. ]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/02/09/london-black-cab-market-set-to-go-green/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/02/09/2010-ford-transit-connect-taxi-2010-chicago-auto-show/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/02/09/2010-ford-transit-connect-taxi-2010-chicago-auto-show/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:47:31 +0000 Pete Cooper http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2395 CHICAGO — Today Ford unveiled a taxi version of its 2010 Transit Connect utility van that will go on sale in late 2010. In addition to its reconfigured interior, the Transit Connect Taxi will also offer fleet operators the option of running the vehicle on compressed natural gas or propane.]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/02/09/2010-ford-transit-connect-taxi-2010-chicago-auto-show/feed/ 1 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/01/25/driverless-taxi/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/01/25/driverless-taxi/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:52:09 +0000 News admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=2281 ‘Taxi on demand’ One of the highlights of the World Future Energy Summit was the 'cyber taxi', which will be a key feature of the zero-carbon Masdar City being built in Abu Dhabi. ]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2010/01/25/driverless-taxi/feed/ 0 http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/28/improving-access-to-taxis-consultation-report/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/28/improving-access-to-taxis-consultation-report/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:55:38 +0000 Admin http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=1786 Consultation analysis report This report provides an analysis of responses to each of the 19 questions posed in the consultation document, Improving Access to Taxis in February 2009. Key themes are identified in the report and key issues are summarised. ]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/28/improving-access-to-taxis-consultation-report/feed/ 0 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/2009/10/07/how-to-promote-drunkenness-in-the-population/ http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/07/how-to-promote-drunkenness-in-the-population/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:57:56 +0000 Claire Thornton http://www.toomanytaxis.com/?p=1685 Easy! Give everybody that gets smashed a 'Free Taxi' home. Only the British could come up with this one whilst all and sundry are trying to tackle the problems........]]> http://www.toomanytaxis.com/2009/10/07/how-to-promote-drunkenness-in-the-population/feed/ 0