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Minicab driver jailed for sex attack on teen 2008-03-03 13:50:03 By Alita Howe
A taxi driver from Morden who locked a teenage passenger in his cab and sexually assaulted her has been jailed
for four-and-a-half years. (...) Read more:attack
Safe journey 2008-02-28 13:27:42 Drink driving is simply stupid, but the festive season has risks for passengers, too. (...)
WHO’S GONNA DRIVE YOU HOME TONIGHT? 2008-02-28 13:15:17 Council bosses have closed licensing loopholes to stop unscrupulous criminals becoming taxi drivers.They were concerned people with convictions for violence, indecency and alcohol or drug abuse may be able to sneak through the system and get behind the wheel of a minicab. (...)
Mini Cab Accounts 2008-02-28 13:13:38 Welcome to Mini Cab Accounts
a system devised by AJM Accountants for mini cab drivers to enable them to keep the records needed to complete their annual income tax return. (...)
DNA secures indecent assault conviction 2008-02-28 13:11:57 DNA taken from a man convicted of driving an unlicensed mini-cab helped solve an indecent assault in Sidcup three years earlier. (...)
Angry taxi drivers rev up over LPG prices 2008-03-12 16:13:20 CITY traffic could be disrupted during the Grand Prix by protesting taxi owners. They are threatening to blockade parts of the CBD over rising LPG prices. (...)
Taxi firm may join the ranks 2008-03-12 16:11:23 Two taxi co-operatives could exist in the small Wollongong market by May after representatives from the Kingsgrove-based St George cabs met with Illawarra taxi owners on Monday. (...)
A robotic taxi named robuCAB 2008-03-12 16:10:29 According to ICT Results, a EU-funded project named
Embounded ‘has achieved the twin, and apparently contradictory goals, of making embedded systems both smarter and tougher.’ One example is the robuCAB, a ‘4 seats automated people mover’ developed by a French company and built from a 4 wheel-drive electric chassis with on-board PC. (...)
Fake cabs easy snare for the gullible 2008-03-11 16:02:29 ISLAMABAD: The number of ‘fake’ taxicabs on city roads is growing and so is the threat to life and property of their users. (...) Read more:gullible
Taxi unions seek new appeals process for sector 2008-03-11 15:42:24 Representatives of the three main taxi unions have asked the Department of Transport to consider introducing an appeals process for regulations applied to the taxi sector
. (...)
Sydney taxis voted the nation’s worst 2008-03-14 16:16:50 SYDNEY’S taxi service has been labelled a "joke" and the worst in Australia by the nation
’s top tourism and transport operators. (...) Read more:Sydney
, taxis
Cabby watching porn on onboard TV acquitted 2008-03-14 16:12:17 TAIPEI, Taiwan — A Taipei taxi driver who watched an X-rated program on an onboard TV while carrying a passenger was absolved on Wednesday of pornographic exhibition. (...)
2 passengers rob cabby of $28 and cell phone 2008-03-14 16:10:21 A Black & White Cab Co. driver was robbed yesterday of $28 and a cell phone
by two people he picked up in East Toledo, police said.
Edward Tolliver, 49, received a call about 4:30 a.m. (...)
New taxi rules adjustments 2008-03-17 15:47:35 So, the LTA has relented. Well, sort of. There is an exception to the no-stopping-by-the-road-side-in-CBD rule. That is, taxis can stop in roads not served by public buses. (...)
Shanghai Taxi 2008-03-17 15:43:02 felt that a Blog with a title like “Carry on Cabby” should have at least one article devoted to the much maligned taxi industry. (...) Read more:Shanghai
Youngest cabbie waiting for fare 2008-03-17 15:39:41 Putney’s Casey MacLaren is looking forward to more than just presents and cards when he turns 21 at the end of the month - London’s youngest ever taxi driver will get his first fare too. (...)
Taxicab zones vs. meters 2008-03-17 15:33:45 Some taxi patrons in Carbondale may think riding with strangers is expected when calling a cab, but Carbondale’s taxicab zoning system makes some customers feel like sardines. (...) Read more:meters
Benicia police updating taxi regulation system 2008-03-17 15:30:42 VALLEJO — Police are overhauling the 15-year-old system used to regulate the city’s taxis and their drivers, hoping to make cabs safer for citizens and to get Vallejo’s taxi code in line with those in other Bay Area cities. (...)
Can taxi drivers ever change? 2008-03-17 15:24:58 The SA National Taxi Council (SANTACO) launched a "taxi pledge" on Monday. (...)
Cab driver robbed 2008-03-17 15:21:08 Police are looking for two suspects after a cab driver was assaulted and robbed
early this morning.
The incident occurred around 2 a.m. Police said two men flagged down the cab in the area of Bank St. (...)
Free cab rides offered during holiday 2008-03-17 15:19:14 Berg Injury Lawyers, Yellow Cab of Alameda and Veterans Cab are teaming up to make sure people get home safely on St. (...)
Smoking ban winning over Tokyo taxi drivers 2008-03-16 16:26:17 Mar 15, 2008 (Japan Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — JNJ | news | PowerRating | PR Charts — In the roughly two months since most Tokyo
taxis adopted a no-smoking policy, there has been little trouble among passengers, while an increasing number of drivers are thinking of quitting the habit themselves, a recent survey found. (...) Read more:Smoking
Taxis full as the petrol price squeezes 2008-03-19 17:10:55 In a week that saw four people seriously injured when a minibus taxi carrying 17 people rolled on the R300 near Kuils River, taxi operators have admitted to overloading their taxis to beat the petrol price
hikes and the costs of the government’s taxi recapitalisation programme. (...)
Taxi driver in health test row 2008-03-19 17:07:02 A 69-YEAR-OLD private hire driver who is forced to undergo a medical every year intends taking legal action against City of York Council, claiming age discrimination. (...)
Cost of a taxi ride to rise 2008-03-19 17:03:28 TAXI fares will rise across Victoria to offset sharp rises in the LPG price. Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky said taxis would get a 4.2 per cent fare rise. (...)
Taxi recap programme on hold 2008-03-19 17:02:25 The taxi industry on Wednesday placed "on hold" its participation in government’s programme to replace old, unsafe taxis with safer vehicles. (...)
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