The Casey Column By Wayne Casey (LL SC SW) The views expressed in this column may not be those of the National Taxi Association NTA Conference Sunderland 2010 Well another conference came and went, my thanks go out to all the delegates and sponsors of this years event. Particular thanks must go to [...]
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PENANG: Sexual abstinence in taxis! Nowadays, taxi drivers not only fear encountering big-bully passengers who refuse to pay the fare, but also permissive passengers who treat their cabs like hotels, forcing them to post “sexual abstinence” reminder stickers in their taxis. Cabbies in Kuala Lumpur recently have frequently come across passengers who like to have [...]
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Terms of reference and call for evidence The Transport Committee is to hold an inquiry into issues relating to the licensing of taxis and private hire vehicles. The Committee is interested, in particular, in cross-border hire problems caused by private hire vehicles picking up passengers on a large scale outside of the area in which [...]
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Taxi drivers have reacted angrily after a lottery-style draw that allocated licences to own black cabs. A total of 34 names were pulled out of a hat at Stockport town hall on Wednesday to establish who has first refusal on 15 new taxi plates. It will increase the number of black cab owners operating in [...]
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THERE were significant flaws in the way Newport council went about consulting on its failed bid to put age limits on taxis in the city, a report to the council leader says. A judicial review, sought and obtained by Lionel Morris on behalf of the Newport Hackney Drivers Association in November last year, meant the [...]
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A TAXI driver with a knife held to his throat crashed into a house in the early hours of yesterday morning. The driver told residents he thought he was going to die in the attack, which happened in Morley Close, Pokesdown, at about 12.45am. Police were responding to a report of a robbery in the [...]
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A REVIEW will look at how York’s taxi trade operates to ensure it can keep up with demand and passengers are kept safe. City of York Council’s taxi licensing review task group will meet for the first time next week after a councillor called for a review so firms and drivers could be given greater [...]
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Norman Baker MP Minister’s Speech Norman Baker MP Hello. I am sorry I cannot be with you at your conference today but I have asked officials to deal with any questions that arise from your deliberations so please do collate them and send them on to us. Even though I cannot be here in [...]
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The government should force taxi drivers to wear a seatbelt following the death of Gavin McCabe near Dundee A sheriff has ruled that the government should order taxi drivers to belt up while on the road following a fatal crash near Dundee. Sheriff George Way issued his recommendation that the current exemption enjoyed by taxi [...]
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A HIGH Court judge says an urgent review of taxi trade law is needed to stop an invasion of drivers using cheap licences in North-East towns. The cost of licensing taxis in Berwick-upon-Tweed is far lower than many other areas and a sharp increase in hackney carriages bearing the town’s plates has led to tension [...]
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