May, 2008
Taxi body wants offices back
The SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) has described the closure of their provincial offices and the ousting of its leadership as “unconstitutional”, and demanded that the office be re-opened “urgently”. …
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Knife pulled on good Samaritan
A Temuka taxi driver had a knife pulled on him at the weekend as he tried to assist another road user. Dan Manson was driving north into Temuka, near Arowhenua, around 1.30am on Sunday when he saw a driver weaving across the road. …
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Dubai UAE – Capital’s taxi service under strain
“A big percentage of this problem is not just because there are not enough taxis available, but because there are no other methods of transportation,” said Khaled Saleh al Rashedi, general manager of the Centre for Regulation of …
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It’s not fare: cab companies
A group comprised of Krammers Taxi, Grace Taxi, Greg’s Taxi and United Taxi is proposing a flag drop increase from $2.50 to $4, as well as a hike of 20 cents per kilometre, taking rates to $1.90/km. “We’re not trying to price ourselves …
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Welcome to Jaymic LPG Black Cab Conversions
New Emissions Strategy for London’s Metrocabs; Taxi fleet hailed for going green with new biofuel; The end of the road for the classic London black cab; Shine travels with London taxis; Mayor Ken and Taxi Rides…
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Taxi News
Taxi drivers to gather at ranks in deregulation protest Belfast Telegraph – United Kingdom Large groups of taxi drivers are expected to congregate at ranks across the country today in a move to highlight their anger at the amount of …
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Taxi bosses want council out
“We’ve been struggling with a lot of things in the taxi industry. There had been a lot of discrepancies and the taxi industry is in a mess, with many operators operating without permits because of the ineffectiveness of the council.”…
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60% of minicabs breaking the law
Out of almost 50 drivers checked on Barking Road in East Ham, 30 were found to be committing taxi licensing offences, vehicle and road traffic offences, benefit fraud or had outstanding court fines. Newham Council’s executive member for …
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Taxi business an uphill battle
Lippelt told The Lindsay Post that it seems that most taxi companies within that area don’t seem to last very long, but he is hopeful that he will provide quality transportation service for many years. “Nobody has survived for very long …
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Seizures give taxi drivers tough time
JAIPUR: In what should be called a freak drive against taxi drivers of the city, the district administration has started seizing taxies without giving any proper reason on the pretext of using them for the ongoing Gujjar agitation. …
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