by LCDC | May 6, 2022 | Badge 2022, News
Veteran Ray Whitwell enjoyed a flight in a glider on 3 May over the skies of Arnhem where he fought during World War Two. Ray Whitwell, 103, from Malton, North Yorkshire, was delighted when glider pilot Arjan Vrieze offered to take him up in a glider at the...
by LCDC | May 5, 2022 | Badge 2022, News
Sadiq Khan. Mayor of London Ever since becoming Chairman of the LCDC 14 years ago, one of the most enjoyable meetings I attended was the meeting every quarter with our Mayor. What ever you’re view of Boris Johnson, the meetings were eventful most of the time and i...
by LCDC | Apr 27, 2022 | Badge 2022
There is much talk of work levels picking up, which is great news and hopefully it will remain so. But, beneath the good news of work levels, there is an “ elephant in the room” that needs addressing if the trade has any longevity and that is the Monopoly of vehicles...
by LCDC | Apr 21, 2022 | Badge 2022, News, TFL
Today, TFL contacted the LCDC with their latest Taxi & PH Stakeholder Engagement Policy, it is worth all taxi drivers reading this from our regulator. Good afternoon, Further to recent discussion, and as a result of feedback provided by you (our stakeholders), we...
by LCDC | Apr 20, 2022 | Badge 2022, News
LCDC attends Mr Roy Ellis Funeral Yesterday, on behalf of my members, I attended the funeral of the former Head of the Public Carriage Office, Mr Roy Ellis. To drivers like myself, Mr Ellis was at the helm of the old PCO ( under the Met Police ) and had the unenviable...
by LCDC | Apr 15, 2022 | Badge 2022, News
As many of you would have read in the Sun Newspaper yesterday ( 12th April ) a woman got into a white Prius in Islington before being driven to Wormwood Scrubs in West London. There, she was raped in the car, cops said. The Met Police are hunting Mr Salad Ahmed...
