Taxi driver ‘terrified’ by sword and bats attack
A TAXI driver has re-lived the moment two thugs tried to rob him and attacked his car with swords and bats.
Iqbal Ismail, who drives for Metro in Tonge Moor, said he had a lucky escape after the armed men banged on his car window and said: “Give us your money.”.......
Monday, 30 August 2010
York taxi drivers call for cameras as protection against violent passengers
York taxi drivers call for cameras as protection against violent passengers
CAMERAS could be placed in the cars of cab drivers in York who fear for their safety.
City of York Council is to bid for funding from Safer York Partnership to buy a “bank” of the tiny devices, which cost about £400………
CAMERAS could be placed in the cars of cab drivers in York who fear for their safety.
City of York Council is to bid for funding from Safer York Partnership to buy a “bank” of the tiny devices, which cost about £400………
Saturday, 28 August 2010
Warning after bogus taxi driver assaults woman
Warning after bogus taxi driver assaults woman
Police have issued a warning following the case of a woman who was indecently assaulted after getting into the car of a bogus taxi driver.
The incident happened at 0200 BST on Thursday when the woman got into a......
Police have issued a warning following the case of a woman who was indecently assaulted after getting into the car of a bogus taxi driver.
The incident happened at 0200 BST on Thursday when the woman got into a......
Telford taxi driver’s eyebrow bitten off in attack
Telford taxi driver’s eyebrow bitten off in attack
A taxi driver was hit in the face with a brick and another had his eyebrow “bitten off” in a vicious attack in Telford. Taxi bosses are warning some parts could become “no-go areas”.
A taxi driver was hit in the face with a brick and another had his eyebrow “bitten off” in a vicious attack in Telford. Taxi bosses are warning some parts could become “no-go areas”.
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Conlon On Crime: Taxi attack help needed
Conlon On Crime: Taxi attack help needed
VIOLENCE and aggression against taxi drivers remains all too commonplace.
There seems to be an attitude among some people, especially after nights out, that it is acceptable to behave in an anti-social and, at times, criminal way against cabbies……..
VIOLENCE and aggression against taxi drivers remains all too commonplace.
There seems to be an attitude among some people, especially after nights out, that it is acceptable to behave in an anti-social and, at times, criminal way against cabbies……..
Huntingdon Taxi Driver fined £1,500 for smoking in taxi
Huntingdon Taxi Driver fined £1,500 for smoking in taxi
A HUNTINGDON taxi driver has been fined more than £1,500 for smoking in his cab.
In the first prosecution of its kind since the smoking ban was introduced, Huntingdonshire District Council brought criminal proceedings against cabbie Simon Meeke.
Meeke, who works for well-known local firm Steve’s Taxis, pleaded guilty to smoking.....
A HUNTINGDON taxi driver has been fined more than £1,500 for smoking in his cab.
In the first prosecution of its kind since the smoking ban was introduced, Huntingdonshire District Council brought criminal proceedings against cabbie Simon Meeke.
Meeke, who works for well-known local firm Steve’s Taxis, pleaded guilty to smoking.....
Jail warning for Wrexham women who attacked driver
Jail warning for Wrexham women who attacked driver
A TAXI driver has re-lived the moment he was kicked, punched and headbutted by three women in a Wrexham town centre takeaway.
The trio responsible for the attack on 63-year-old Gwilym Lloyd Jones now face jail.
Chelsea Edwards, 21, Karen Paula Jones, 27, and Paula Louise Evans, 42, each admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm against Mr Jones.
CCTV footage.......
A TAXI driver has re-lived the moment he was kicked, punched and headbutted by three women in a Wrexham town centre takeaway.
The trio responsible for the attack on 63-year-old Gwilym Lloyd Jones now face jail.
Chelsea Edwards, 21, Karen Paula Jones, 27, and Paula Louise Evans, 42, each admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm against Mr Jones.
CCTV footage.......
Saturday, 21 August 2010
Glasgow City Council hand more work to taxi firm
Glasgow City Council hand more work to taxi firm
SCOTLAND’S biggest council are giving work to a controversial taxi firm – despite trying to ban them.
Network Private Hire are cashing in on Glasgow City Council cutting more expensive black hackney cab school runs.....
SCOTLAND’S biggest council are giving work to a controversial taxi firm – despite trying to ban them.
Network Private Hire are cashing in on Glasgow City Council cutting more expensive black hackney cab school runs.....
Taxi driver fined after being caught smoking behind the wheel
Taxi driver fined after being caught smoking behind the wheel
A TAXI driver has been fined £30 after being spotted smoking in his cab while waiting for a customer.
A Carmarthenshire County Council officer issued the £30 on-the-spot fine in....
A TAXI driver has been fined £30 after being spotted smoking in his cab while waiting for a customer.
A Carmarthenshire County Council officer issued the £30 on-the-spot fine in....
Taxi Driver given ticket for parking on taxi rank
Taxi Driver given ticket for parking on taxi rank
STUNNEDTaxi driver was issued with a £70 penalty ticket for parking his taxi — on a rank.
Furious Frank Allen, 44, says he left his licensed Ford Mondeo on a stand at South Street, Newport, so he could spend a penny in a nearby pub.......
STUNNEDTaxi driver was issued with a £70 penalty ticket for parking his taxi — on a rank.
Furious Frank Allen, 44, says he left his licensed Ford Mondeo on a stand at South Street, Newport, so he could spend a penny in a nearby pub.......
Saturday, 14 August 2010
Teen attacked taxi driver after drink and drugs cocktail
Teen attacked taxi driver after drink and drugs cocktail
A TEENAGER who consumed a cocktail of drink and drugs attacked a taxi driver because he could not pay his fare.
Leon Jennings ordered a taxi from the Co-operative at Hanford to take him to Tesco, Trent Vale, at 10.20pm on February 19.
After stealing a bottle of wine…….
A TEENAGER who consumed a cocktail of drink and drugs attacked a taxi driver because he could not pay his fare.
Leon Jennings ordered a taxi from the Co-operative at Hanford to take him to Tesco, Trent Vale, at 10.20pm on February 19.
After stealing a bottle of wine…….
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Crackdown on using cabs as ‘roadside billboards’
Crackdown on using cabs as ‘roadside billboards’
Council chiefs have declared war on cabs dumped at Glasgow roadsides.
Parking bosses believe some firms are using the cars as “billboards on wheels”, leaving them at prominent city locations in full corporate livery, complete with phone numbers.......
Council chiefs have declared war on cabs dumped at Glasgow roadsides.
Parking bosses believe some firms are using the cars as “billboards on wheels”, leaving them at prominent city locations in full corporate livery, complete with phone numbers.......
Monday, 9 August 2010
Sex attacks taxi driver sent to jail
Sex attacks taxi driver sent to jail
Judge Maureen Roddy jailed Hassan for six months for the first offence of attempted sexual assault and 12 months for the second offence of sexual assault. The sentences are to run consecutively.
She told him he had abused his position of trust.
“These were vulnerable young women on their own………
Judge Maureen Roddy jailed Hassan for six months for the first offence of attempted sexual assault and 12 months for the second offence of sexual assault. The sentences are to run consecutively.
She told him he had abused his position of trust.
“These were vulnerable young women on their own………
Poo Powered Car
Poo Powered Car
In these increasingly environmentally-conscious times, car manufacturers across the world are working hard to come up with motors that run on more eco-friendly fuels.
As a response to the growing demand for greener cars, Mercedes brought us the electric.....
In these increasingly environmentally-conscious times, car manufacturers across the world are working hard to come up with motors that run on more eco-friendly fuels.
As a response to the growing demand for greener cars, Mercedes brought us the electric.....
Licence increase may see taxi fares rise
Licence increase may see taxi fares rise
TAXI drivers may be forced to pay more to stay on the roads if councils merge their hackney carriage licences.
Cabbies in Hartlepool currently pay more than £200 just to get on the road, but have been warned that their costs could rise steeply.
Councils across the Tees Valley are to discuss standardising their hackney carriages and private hire licenses.
TAXI drivers may be forced to pay more to stay on the roads if councils merge their hackney carriage licences.
Cabbies in Hartlepool currently pay more than £200 just to get on the road, but have been warned that their costs could rise steeply.
Councils across the Tees Valley are to discuss standardising their hackney carriages and private hire licenses.
Thursday, 5 August 2010
Taxi firm boss slams council following branding change demand
Taxi firm boss slams council following branding change demand
Stephen Haines founded 1st Choice Cabs four weeks ago and bought three vehicles for his company.
But council officials have now told the 54-year-old that he will have to remove his company’s branding from his cars.
This is because the private hire licence that he has purchased does not allow vehicles to be described as cabs.....
Stephen Haines founded 1st Choice Cabs four weeks ago and bought three vehicles for his company.
But council officials have now told the 54-year-old that he will have to remove his company’s branding from his cars.
This is because the private hire licence that he has purchased does not allow vehicles to be described as cabs.....
Monday, 2 August 2010
Taxi group to take action over regulation Act
Taxi group to take action over regulation Act
A COUNTRYWIDE taxi driver organisation is to challenge the legislation under which the taxi industry is regulated.
At a meeting to be held in Dublin later this week, the newly formed Tomanai Tacsaí na hÉireann, which has over 1,000 members, will tell drivers it will bring legal action against the Minister for Transport on the grounds of failures in the Taxi Regulation Act 2003.
Taxi drivers have been expressing concerns about the policing of the industry by taxi regulator Kathleen Doyle, their loss of income due to an oversupply of taxis and the introduction of new standards for vehicles.
Lockhart, O’Leary, Maher, solicitors on behalf of the new group, wrote to Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey last month outlining drivers’ concerns but…….
A COUNTRYWIDE taxi driver organisation is to challenge the legislation under which the taxi industry is regulated.
At a meeting to be held in Dublin later this week, the newly formed Tomanai Tacsaí na hÉireann, which has over 1,000 members, will tell drivers it will bring legal action against the Minister for Transport on the grounds of failures in the Taxi Regulation Act 2003.
Taxi drivers have been expressing concerns about the policing of the industry by taxi regulator Kathleen Doyle, their loss of income due to an oversupply of taxis and the introduction of new standards for vehicles.
Lockhart, O’Leary, Maher, solicitors on behalf of the new group, wrote to Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey last month outlining drivers’ concerns but…….
Sunday, 1 August 2010
Funding cuts see Oxfordshire speed cameras switched off
Funding cuts see Oxfordshire speed cameras switched off
All 72 fixed and 89 mobile camera sites cameras will be switched off from 1 August after £600,000 was axed from the road safety budget.
The money had earmarked for the Thames Valley Road Safety Partnership, which operates the cameras.
Officials backed the cuts at a full council meeting on 27 July.
While cameras generate revenue from fines……..
All 72 fixed and 89 mobile camera sites cameras will be switched off from 1 August after £600,000 was axed from the road safety budget.
The money had earmarked for the Thames Valley Road Safety Partnership, which operates the cameras.
Officials backed the cuts at a full council meeting on 27 July.
While cameras generate revenue from fines……..
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