by LCDC | Oct 23, 2015 | Manufacturers, News
Today on behalf of the Club, I attended the ” Future Taxi Design Story” presentation from GEELY about their new zero emission TX5; It was very interesting to see the presentation from the design team who told us the big problem they faced was how...
by LCDC | Jun 26, 2015 | Manufacturers, News
On Tuesday, the LCDC attended a trade meeting with London Taxi Company and their PR Company, Stockwell at their offices in the Strand. This is going to be very important moving forwards as we ( licensed taxi trade ) really need positive PR to be seen in newspapers,...
by LCDC | Jun 18, 2015 | News, Ulez
The LCDC are vehemently opposed to the introduction of a 10 year prohibition placed on every London taxi. The ULEZ consultation paper is in our opinion premature, it requests that the industry decide and except a technology that is not even available to the trade...
by LCDC | Jun 17, 2015 | Manufacturers, News
Back to Black: It is our opinion at the LCDC that our fleet of licences London taxis should revert back to one colour BLACK. The rationale behind this proposal is as follows: Our icon, the London Black Taxi is the most recognised taxi around the world. Back to Black...
by LCDC | Jun 17, 2015 | News, Private Hire, Touting
Touting throughout London is completely out of control, not only has it having a huge impact on licensed London taxi drivers, it is also exposing the domestic traveller and the unsuspecting tourist to being overcharged for their journey,...