March, 2008
Fees for passengers who vomit in taxis set to rise
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/Fees-for-passengers-who-vomit.3922747.jp. Related Entries. Black cab fare rise ‘unfair’; Unlicensed cabbie kept on road; Cabbies set to face ‘knowledge’ check; Threat of a one-tier taxi system …
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What it's like to drive a taxi
“Taxi drivers, we are not stupid,” said Mike Teo, a Malaysian immigrant who has been driving a cab in Nashville for nearly eight years. “This is a business. You have to be friendly to make the tips. …
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Chicago Taxi Drivers Petition For Fare Increase
CHICAGO — Chicago taxi drivers are gathering signatures for a petition to the Chicago City Council asking the council to grant them their first fare increase in four years — a drive fueled by rising gas prices. …
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NY Hack License and the Requirements
A NY hack license is the term used that describes the license needed to drive a New York City taxi. Officially, the NY hack license is called a New York City taxi operators license and it is issued by the NYC Taxi and Limousine …
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Is Tipping Racist? New Taxi-Driver Study Says Yes
Black passengers also participated in this discrimination against Black taxi drivers. And the overall “tipping shortfall” causes total revenue per fare for Black drivers to be 7 percent less than white drivers, which perpetuates …
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Police: Cabbie Bites Woman Over Fare
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story. http://www.local6.com/news/15712651/detail.html. Related Entries. Week in Loudoun; Taxi driver: Bring fair back to fares; Tampa Cabbie Makes Plea To Cap Limousine Permits; Tip leads to Dean …
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Cabbie helps nab robbery suspect
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2008/03/26/5108341.html. Related Entries. Shooting suspect held in London; Ex-cop nabbed inside stolen taxi cab; Six men sought after attack on two cabbies; Taxi buying mayhem! Taxi driver …
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Taxi Driver Attacked By Passenger
http://www.wsmv.com/news/15710262/detail.html. Related Entries. Muslim Cabbie Charged With Running Over Students After Religious Dispute; He’s charged with trying to run over two passengers; Cabbies band together to drive home a point …
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Cab driver calls in Raleigh fare, then vanishes
But nothing as drastic as this,” said Gary Stone, a dispatcher with Yellow Cab of Fayetteville, one of the city’s largest taxi companies. “It does kind of make you pay a little more attention with what’s going on with your cab drivers …
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Kate Moss turns cabbie in her new black cab
Related Entries. Covergirl Kate turns cabbie for pals with cool new set of wheels; Youngest cabbie waiting for fare; Show proves TX4 is drivers’ favourite; Bus lanes, minicabs and all that; London taxi gives TV firm the star treatment.
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