by LCDC | Dec 1, 2015 | News
Minicab company Splyt Technologies convicted for operating without a private hire licence • Splyt Technologies fined and ordered to pay costs • Another example of TfL acting in the interest of lawful private hire and taxi tradesTransport for London (TfL) has taken...
by LCDC | Nov 30, 2015 | Government, News
Tory mayoral candidate believes electric cars will make bus lanes obsolete All bus lanes would be scrapped in London under plans being considered by the Conservative London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith. Goldsmith toldLBC’s Nick Ferrari, that the rise of electric...
by LCDC | Nov 30, 2015 | News
• New team of officers to be deployed at key junctions and roads to keep traffic flowing • Team will work closely alongside the Metropolitan Police Roads and Transport Policing Command • Officers will target ten key routes that carry half a million bus passengers and...
by LCDC | Nov 30, 2015 | Government, News
Today I met Lib – Dem Mayoral candidate Caroline Pigeon at City Hall alongside David Ollier from LTC to jointly discuss the taxi trade and her Mayoral campaign. As many of you know, Caroline along with Val Shawcross was fundamental in the “Future...
by LCDC | Nov 30, 2015 | Government, News
Today I met the Mayor at City Hall to discuss, once again the problems we are facing on a Daily basis in the cab trade. We discussed the upcoming PH regulations, Boris was open and said he felt we would not get all of them as some such as the 5 minute wait, he...
by LCDC | Nov 30, 2015 | Government, News
Boris Johnson, mayor of London, said the state has a duty to protect black cabbies in their war against the taxi-hailing app Uber because they “have been told that they, and they alone, will be able to ply for hire on the streets”. Uber drivers, of which...