August, 2007
HORSE & TAXI IN TALE OF WHOA
July 5, 2007 — A frightened carriage horse bolted from its driver early yesterday and collided with a taxi on Central Park South – slashing its leg and sending a cabby to the hospital. “I saw [the horse] coming right at us and he just …
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Limo Driver Claims Corruption on City Taxi Board
The city of Chattanooga is stuck in neutral over a taxi cab controversy. Ine man says outdated city code threatens his right to free enterprise. City officials admit, there’s a problem in city regulations. Chattanooga code limits the …
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1-day taxi strike has little effect
Gold Coast resident Brian Summers didn’t have a clue that the city’s taxi drivers were on strike when he caught a cab at the Ambassador Hotel on Tuesday morning. He wasn’t the only one. The one-day taxi strike came and went without …
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Leland taxi fare has $15 causeway fee
Let’s say you’re a Leland resident, and you call a cab from Wilmington – which you have to do because Leland doesn’t have any taxi companies. You want to go from your home in Brunswick Forest to Wal-Mart, just up the street on US 17. …
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London taxi gives TV firm the star treatment
A television and film company in the Far East has bought a new London taxi to ferry around cast and crew members in style. Bigfoot Entertainment wanted to turn heads around its Philippines base to boost its image and thought a …
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NYC cabbies plan September strike over GPS
As we told you in March, the technology-bucking drivers of New York City have put their collective foot down and said “no” to GPS systems in city taxis. The New York Taxi Workers Alliance, a non-unionized group with more than 8400 …
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IT'S NOT FARE!
July 21, 2007 — Ray Kottner’s taxi was free until the city locked it up. The 80-year-old hack, who for the past four years has offered rides at no charge to anyone fortunate enough to hail his vintage Checker taxi, got cab-jacked by the …
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Threat of a one-tier taxi system
The New Northern Ireland Assembly is examining a Taxi Bill that aims to establish a one-tier licensing system across the region. The Bill will merge Hackney Carriages with Private Hire Vehicles potentially destroying the livelihoods of …
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Good heavens! Cabby stuck with 666
SAN FRANCISCO — For taxi driver Michael Byrne, this city’s mean streets have turned a lot meaner since he was cursed with a medallion number he insists has brought him nothing but bad luck. His taxi identification number is 666, …
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Passengers in Plymouth spurn other taxis for LTI’s TX4
Passengers at Plymouth’s taxi ranks are shunning van and saloon taxis in favour of the iconic London black cab. Cabbie Tony McGill says people at taxi ranks often seek out the iconic vehicles, which are produced by LTI Vehicles in …
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