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Loading tweets...They have spent £600 million on this station, but I doubt £10 has been spent thinking about where the taxis are going to go” Taxi drivers claim the £600 million redevelopment of New Street Station has left them out in the cold – by forcing them to park hundreds of yards away from passengers. A …
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May 07
Taxi protest stops traffic
ANGRY cabbies fear their livelihoods are being put at risk by plans to alter the town’s busiest pick-up point. As of yesterday only drivers working for Clydebank Taxis will be allowed to pick up passengers from the taxi rank in the Coldstream North car park meaning other cabbies will be forced to pay an extra …
May 02
It’s rank injustice, say Lanark taxi drivers
DON’T blame US for turning Lanark Bus Stance into a danger zone. That was the strong message this week from the town’s taxi trade as legal steps began to ban cabs and private cars from using the stance, with the aim of preventing a repeat of last summer’s tragedy when a 70-year-old man was knocked …
Apr 24
Too many taxis in Cambridge
Fifty taxi drivers have been fined in a zero tolerance crackdown on ‘over-ranking’ in the middle of Cambridge. Police have targeted cabbies in St Andrew’s Street amid concerns that cars queuing beyond the end of the rank hold up buses and pose a hazard to pedestrians and cyclists. The 50 fines, of £30 each, were …
Apr 22
Dundee taxi drivers threaten action over rank spaces
Taxi drivers have threatened to hold “rolling protests” in Dundee over rank spaces. The cabbies claim there are not enough city centre bays and the problem is costing them hires. Some cars have been parking at bus stops because there is not enough room in the ranks. Rising tensions between bus and taxi drivers has …
Apr 21
Preston driver calls for action over cab engines left idling
A taxi driver is calling for action to be taken over drivers leaving their engines running whilst in the rank. Hackney carriage driver Michael Apicella believes a blanket ban should be introduced throughout the summer months to stop cab drivers leaving their engines idling. Mr Apicella who has been a driver in the city for …
Apr 21
Fears for safety at taxi rank
A demonstration was held in Dalton Square last week in protest against a“ridiculous” decision to move the city’s taxi rank there. Hackney cab drivers have reacted with frustration and anger after the county council decided to relocate the rank for two years while sewer works take place at the bus station. Drivers say there have …
Apr 19
‘Dangerous’ illegal taxi rank in Mansfield criticised by council
A ROGUE taxi rank on a Mansfield road has been criticised by the council who are threatening to strip the Hackney licenses of those responsible. The unofficial rank on Station Street has been painted across an existing cycle path and Nottinghamshire County Council has promised to get tough on those behind it. A spokesman said: …
Apr 15
Waverley station to get taxi barriers
Electronic barriers will be installed at Waverley Station next month to limit the number of taxis allowed to enter. Rail chiefs said they were introducing the controls on black cabs as they revealed a major £130 million revamp of the station would be completed by December – six months earlier than planned. A canopy being built …
Apr 14
Rivals say tycoon’s airport deal breaks strict taxi rules
A TYCOON dubbed the Fat Controller is locked in a legal war over a goldmine taxi contract. Mega-rich Stevie Malcolm — a pal of dead gangster Tam ‘The Licensee’ McGraw — will net a reported £30MILLION over five years to pick up passengers at Edinburgh Airport. Rivals claim the set-up flouts strict taxi rules because …