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• Mercedes Find Another Outlet For Vito Taxis With Ride Share App. April 17, 2018
  Picture above is from the Amsterdam trial. Obviously the livery won't be legal in London.In recent years, we have seen many big-name vehicle manufacturers trying their hand at the private-hire market, coming up with all sorts of ideas on how they can get a slice of the ride-hailing and ride-sharing economy. Whilst Uber are waiting to […]
• BREAKING NEWS: The Case Against Driver In The Exhibition Road “RTA”Attack Is To Go Ahead. April 15, 2018
  The driver, still unnamed by police, was driving east along Cromwell Road with passengers allegedly picked up on the Uber app, when he suddenly veered left, mounted the pavement, ploughed though concrete blocks, into pedestrians before smashing into two cars waiting at the traffic lights southbound on Exhibition Road. He than got out of the car, […]
• SUNDAY SPECIAL REPORT: Uber Data Hack...Not A Dicky Bird From TfL At The Time. April 14, 2018
  Thousands of users of the Uber app reported their accounts had been hacked or hijacked.Back in early 2015, a BBC news reporter Tom Heyden, posted this in the BBC News Magazine:"Bilaal, your Uber is arriving now," my dad was told.My dad's name is Ed. And he hadn't requested an Uber car.He wasn't alone. US website […]
• We Need To Bring Them All Back To Answer Charges Of Alleged Malfeasance April 14, 2018
  In a statement yesterday on Periscope, chair of the London Cab Drivers Club Grant Davis said: "we need all TfL directors past and present, to answer charges!". Paul Coghlan on FaceBook. The proof that Uber are illegal is now so unequivocally abundant it is mind numbing. Uber BV do not and never have had  an operators license. Uber […]
• LCDC Chairman Grant Davis Gives Update On Periscope, What's Next Everyone?....A Must Watch. April 13, 2018
  Grant Davis, chair of the London Cab Driver Club gives an update on where the club are in regards to the 360 pages of emails they are collating.Plus more information about their legal inquiries with top judicial review and Licensing law specialist at Bindmans LLP, John Halford. You can read more about John Haliford in this months […]
• Maidenhead Council Officer Raises Fears Over Lack Of Control Of Uber Drivers And Blames TfL April 13, 2018
  Uber drivers are ditching their private hire licences with the Royal Borough and signing up for Transport for London (TfL) instead.Greg Nelson, the council’s trading standards lead, told a meeting of the Royal Borough’s Licensing Panel on Tuesday that the switch means the council has less control over drivers operating in the area.While Uber has […]
• Uber expands settlement with FTC related to cyberattack April 13, 2018
  Question: What happens when you get caught out in a coverup, again?Answer: Put more money on the table....WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday the ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc had agreed to expand its proposed settlement with the agency over charges it deceived consumers about its privacy and data security […]
• City Of London To Try To Fool Commonwealth Heads ...Will You Answer The Call And Seize The Days? April 12, 2018
  London Taxi drivers are up in arms as the City of London Fathers admit the closure of the bank junction to traffic other than bus and cycles, could potentially put the heads of the Commonwealth gathering in London for the government forum in grave danger !Because of the fear that the Commonwealth heads could be […]
• Looney Toons Council Plan Pedestrianisation Of Upper Street April 12, 2018
  Or "how to kill off local businesses in one foul swoop".An artist's impression of what a pedestrianised Upper Street may look like. Picture: Zaha Hadid ArchitectsOne of the world’s leading architects has tabled a radical plan to pedestrianise Upper Street.Zaha Hadid Architects said removing traffic from Islington’s signature shopping street would help make it a […]
• Uber's chief admits the company failed to support drivers and favoured investment in growth of the business globally April 12, 2018
  Uber's chief executive has admitted that the ride-sharing company failed to support its drivers, favouring instead to invest in growing the business globally."We focused too much on growth but not enough on drivers," he said during a press conference. The app, which refers to the drivers it relies on to offer its service as "partners", has […]