Shropshire taxi drivers’ attacks fear
Taxi drivers across Shropshire are refusing to work on Friday and Saturday nights after suffering a barrage of threats, abuse and violence from drunken louts.....
Saturday, 31 July 2010
Friday, 30 July 2010
Residents' anger over urinating Slough taxi drivers
Residents' anger over urinating Slough taxi drivers
Angry residents have claimed taxi drivers are ruining their “quality of life” by urinating outside their homes.
People living in Kenilworth Close, Slough, have put up a sign saying, “This is not a public toilet……….”
Angry residents have claimed taxi drivers are ruining their “quality of life” by urinating outside their homes.
People living in Kenilworth Close, Slough, have put up a sign saying, “This is not a public toilet……….”
TooManyTaxis in Lowestoft ?
TooManyTaxis in Lowestoft ?
TAXI drivers in Lowestoft and Waveney are appealing to the district council to reduce the number of licences being issued after fears were raised that lives could be put at risk.
Representatives of the Waveney District Council Hackney Taxi Drivers’ Association made their plea to this month’s licensing committee but their request was turned down by councillors........
TAXI drivers in Lowestoft and Waveney are appealing to the district council to reduce the number of licences being issued after fears were raised that lives could be put at risk.
Representatives of the Waveney District Council Hackney Taxi Drivers’ Association made their plea to this month’s licensing committee but their request was turned down by councillors........
Saturday, 24 July 2010
Cambridge taxi fares to rise as council backs 2.3% hike
Cambridge taxi fares to rise as council backs 2.3% hike
The cost of getting a taxi in Cambridge will go up in September – and it could soar further if fuel prices continue to rise.
Licensing chiefs approved an increase in the basic hackney carriage fare, and also created a new 40p surcharge which will be brought in if fuel hits £1.47 a litre.
They declined a request for a new add-on of………
The cost of getting a taxi in Cambridge will go up in September – and it could soar further if fuel prices continue to rise.
Licensing chiefs approved an increase in the basic hackney carriage fare, and also created a new 40p surcharge which will be brought in if fuel hits £1.47 a litre.
They declined a request for a new add-on of………
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Passenger enticed minicab driver into back seat of cab, court told
Passenger enticed minicab driver into back seat of cab, court told
A taxi driver accused of raping a young mother in the back of his cab told a jury she begged him for sex.
Mohammed Ahmed, 42, of Clifton Villas, Manningham, Bradford, said he picked up the woman in his minicab……
A taxi driver accused of raping a young mother in the back of his cab told a jury she begged him for sex.
Mohammed Ahmed, 42, of Clifton Villas, Manningham, Bradford, said he picked up the woman in his minicab……
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Woman in taxi ‘terror’ is cleared
Woman in taxi ‘terror’ is cleared
A woman who bit the hand and ear of a taxi driver who locked the doors and drove off with her trapped in the car has been cleared of assaulting him.
Mother-of-two Holly Burnett, 24, fought against taxi driver Terry Thornton after he trapped her in his car and drove away from her home at high speed, Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard yesterday.
Mrs Burnett was left “terrified” after the ordeal at Milltimber on March 19 last year but was arrested by police and kept in custody for two days. She was found not guilty of assault yesterday following a trial
A woman who bit the hand and ear of a taxi driver who locked the doors and drove off with her trapped in the car has been cleared of assaulting him.
Mother-of-two Holly Burnett, 24, fought against taxi driver Terry Thornton after he trapped her in his car and drove away from her home at high speed, Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard yesterday.
Mrs Burnett was left “terrified” after the ordeal at Milltimber on March 19 last year but was arrested by police and kept in custody for two days. She was found not guilty of assault yesterday following a trial
Monday, 19 July 2010
Taxi drivers attacked in brutal assault in Queensferry
Taxi drivers attacked in brutal assault in Queensferry
TWO taxi drivers were beaten and stamped on in a brutal daylight assault at a cab rank.
Seventy-year-old Flintshire cabbie John Evans was told he would get “the worst beating of his life” after warning two verbally abusive passengers they would have to leave the car.
Fearing for his safety, he pressed an emergency………
TWO taxi drivers were beaten and stamped on in a brutal daylight assault at a cab rank.
Seventy-year-old Flintshire cabbie John Evans was told he would get “the worst beating of his life” after warning two verbally abusive passengers they would have to leave the car.
Fearing for his safety, he pressed an emergency………
Saturday, 17 July 2010
Taxi robbery sparks police search for suspects
Taxi robbery sparks police search for suspects
TWO men are at the centre of a police search following an alleged robbery on a Doncaster taxi driver, which may have involved a knife.
The incident happened on Friday June 4 at around 11.40pm when the 36-year-old taxi driver picked them up in Doncaster town centre.
They asked to be taken to Stainforth. One of the men sat in the passenger seat with the other man sat behind the driver.
TWO men are at the centre of a police search following an alleged robbery on a Doncaster taxi driver, which may have involved a knife.
The incident happened on Friday June 4 at around 11.40pm when the 36-year-old taxi driver picked them up in Doncaster town centre.
They asked to be taken to Stainforth. One of the men sat in the passenger seat with the other man sat behind the driver.
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Taxi driver 'attacked and robbed' in Bridgwater
Taxi driver 'attacked and robbed' in Bridgwater
A Taxi driver was attacked and robbed after picking up a fare in Bridgwater, police revealed today.
The taxi driver collected two men from St Mary Street on Saturday, July 3 at about 11.15pm and drove them to Purley Drive.
Detectives say the driver was assaulted when they arrived before he was taken to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton where he was treated for head injuries........
A Taxi driver was attacked and robbed after picking up a fare in Bridgwater, police revealed today.
The taxi driver collected two men from St Mary Street on Saturday, July 3 at about 11.15pm and drove them to Purley Drive.
Detectives say the driver was assaulted when they arrived before he was taken to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton where he was treated for head injuries........
Monday, 12 July 2010
Yob hurls paving slab through taxi windscreen
Yob hurls paving slab through taxi windscreen
A taxi driver and his passenger escaped serious injury after a yob threw a paving slab through the windscreen of the vehicle as it travelled through Preston.
David Neale, who has been driving cabs in the city for the last four years, was left covered in broken glass after part of the windscreen and the passenger side window shattered inwards......
A taxi driver and his passenger escaped serious injury after a yob threw a paving slab through the windscreen of the vehicle as it travelled through Preston.
David Neale, who has been driving cabs in the city for the last four years, was left covered in broken glass after part of the windscreen and the passenger side window shattered inwards......
Sunday, 11 July 2010
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