LIES, DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS

LIES, DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS

All over London and elsewhere, local borough councils have taken the opportunity during the Covid crisis to bring in LTNs, the main tool to force motorised traffic off of the streets. Islington BC is a microcosm of this, introducing seven LTNs under the cover of...
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Heathrow Airport Taxi Report

Taxi Expert, Feeder Park Fee, Drop Off Charge Update LCDC – 11 March 2022 Heathrow Report Hopefully this report covers all or most of the issues that have been ongoing since I got back to work on the cab in September and meetings with HAL restarted. Therefore,...
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The Taxi Charity Pays Tribute to WWII Veteran

WWII Veteran Jeff Haward MM who fought from Dunkirk to D Day died on 3 March aged 102 Jeff Haward MM Portrait courtesy of Glyn Dewis Jeff Haward was born in Finchley in 1919, he had two sons John and Keith and settled in Rochester, Kent after the war. WWII Veteran...
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TPH Notice 04/22

Transport for London London Taxi and Private Hire Private hire operators’ contracts with passengers – Roadmap This Notice follows and supplements the information provided in TPH Notices 19-21 and 22/21 that concern the Divisional Court’s judgment given on 6 December...
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D – Day Looms For Uber Over VAT

As we all know after the High Court ruled back in December that in order to operate lawfully under the 1998 PHV Act, an Operator accepting a private hire booking is required to enter into a contractual obligation with the passenger to provide the journey. An Operator...