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The Battle for London
Oxford Street plans latest
“UberPool must be stopped”
Woman beaten by passengers
“On your bike, TfL”
Council resists superhighway plan
Cabbie Honoured by Queen
Children’s charity worker “chuffed”
No.371 | 28 June 2016
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A much-loved war veterans’ charity
is appealing for drivers to back its
bid get National Lottery Funding.
The London Taxi Benevolent
Association for War Disabled is now
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competition from 600 others, in its
category vying for cash, which will
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Winning would mean it is awarded
£3,000, a trophy and the chance to
attend a star-studded ceremony
which will be broadcast on the BBC.
The charity arranges numerous
trips for veterans and a convoy of
cabs makes an annual pilgrimage to
Worthing and to Holland, where the
charity marked the 70th anniversary
of the liberation last year.
Events organiser Dick Goodwin,
said: “I’m absolutely delighted to have
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Awards. It’s really easy to vote – so
we’re hoping people will get behind us. It
would be a fantastic reward for everyone
involved in the project and recognition
for the veterans.”
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A heroic cabbie hunted down a hit and
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her bike and left her sprawled in the
road.
Birol Koca, of Woolwich, sprang into
action after hearing the terrifying thud
and seeing the victim on the ground
close to Rita Road, South London, on
Monday, June 13.
The modest cabbie has since been
overwhelmed with support from
cyclists around the globe after posting
the video of the chase around South
London.
The 47-year-old pulled over next
to the incident, where two men were
helping the stricken woman, and was
told the culprit was escaping.
He said: “I didn’t think about it after
that – I just I wasn’t going to let him get
away. As a London cab driver I see it as
part of my duty – we are part of London.”
The YouTube video showing
Birol using his driving skills and
knowledge of London to catch up to
the driver, who was in a silver Astra,
has attracted more than 40,000 views.
At one point, the green badge of
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‘scared,’ that he was in trouble. He refused
to give me the keys, so I took them from the
ignition before calling the police. The police
thought it was great and were shaking my
hand afterwards.”
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have contacted Birol to praise him
for his actions and a group of cyclists
clubbed together to hand him a
cheque.
Birol said: “It’s been crazy – I have been
contacted by loads of people. The victim
phoned to thank me and a group of cyclists
wanted to give me £250 but I asked them
to give it to charity. It’s not what I did it
for – it’s just the right thing to do.”
Hermione Drew was thrown up in
the air by the force of the impact but
luckily escaped with minor injuries,
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She said: “It was Birol to the rescue!
He was amazing. Part of the trauma of
the impact of that sort of thing is knowing
that the driver is still out there and can do
that to someone else. I know there can be
animosity between cab drivers and cyclists
sometimes, but it’s nice to see there are
good people like Birol out there. I will be
forever grateful to him.”
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THE BATTLE
FOR LONDON
STEVE MCNAMARA LTDA General Secretary
The mayor vows to fight for a minicab cap as congestion finally gets put on the agenda
t seems the EU Referendum has
been the only thing occupying
people’s minds over the past couple
of weeks – well, not at Taxi House.
Fresh from a positive meeting with
Deputy Mayor for Transport, Val
Shawcross, the LTDA stood up for
the trade at the transport committee’s
hearing on the pedestrianisation of
Oxford Street and saw Mayor Sadiq
Khan reiterate his intention to cap
minicab licences in London.
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The Hearing
In the wake of Sadiq Khan’s manifesto
pledge to turn Oxford Street into
a “tree-lined shoppers’ paradise”, the
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the session to test out the feasibility
– or rather, the impossibility – of
the plan and invited LTDA Chair
Richard Massett to give taxi drivers’
perspective.
Along with Westminster City
Council and the New West End
Company – which represents
business in the West End – the LTDA
showed how full pedestrianisation
is unworkable in practice. Whilst
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on Oxford Street, pedestrianisation
is simply not the answer because
congestion on the side streets would
be just as bad.
To ease congestion, the LTDA called
for a reduction in the number of buses
that go up and down the street – often
half-full. This point was supported by
members of the panel, with the New
West End Company adding that the
mayor could cut excess bus capacity
straight away.
Richard also called for the proper
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street. Time and again we are seeing
minicabs and vehicles using the
street in hours reserved for taxis
and buses, yet they never seem to be
penalised. Westminster City Council
acknowledged that it is not enforcing
the rules properly and the Committee
Chair noted that more must be
done. We are scheduling a follow-up
meeting with the council to check in
on progress.
What’s more, Westminster said
there are “far more PHVs circling
around the borough looking for jobs than
taxis” and this was a major cause
of congestion. TfL agreed that the
“explosion” in PHV numbers was
unsustainable and we will be working
with the regulator to address this
problem.
The LTDA also highlighted that
taxis are essential for those that rely
on a door-to-door service: whether
they are disabled, elderly, pregnant, or
simply have had a big day out in the
shops, taxis must be able to continue
using Oxford Street to help these
people get from A to B; we are their
only choice.
The committee took our comments
on board, and while there was
evident desire to alter the status quo,
a reduction in bus services seems the
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Congestion
At the end of the session, Committee
Chairwoman Caroline Pidgeon noted
that road congestion in the capital
was a “growing concern” – especially
amidst an “increase in internet shopping,
roadworks and the provision of private
hire services.” She called on the mayor
and TfL to address this. She stated that
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potential scope of an investigation into
congestion and that the committee’s
September and October meetings are
likely to be used to discuss the topic.
Rest assured, the LTDA will be having
a say in any investigation.
In other City Hall news, since our
last issue we have seen the new mayor
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that PHVs are having on congestion in
the capital. He announced that he will
lobby the government to hand him
the power to cap the number of PHVs
in London and we will be putting
pressure on the mayor to ensure he
makes good on his promise.
Coming up
I will be meeting Transport
Committee Chair Caroline Pidgeon
and London Transport Minister Lord
Ahmad in the next fortnight, and will
be ensuing that the trade’s concerns
are heard loud and clear. We have also
developed two template letters for
you to send to your local MP and local
London Assembly Member. These
have been put on the members’ page
of the LTDA website, which you can
enter with your membership number
and badge number. We urge you to
download the letters and send them
out: it’s vital we keep up the pressure
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NEWS
Minicab Regulation Changes Implemented
manner and provide details of how to
escalate a complaint to TfL, should the
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the query has been resolved.
Serious and urgent issues, such as
those that have an immediate risk to
public safety, should be immediately
reported to the police.
Trade
The timescale for the introduction of
the new minicab regulations has been
set out by Transport for London.
Many of the changes came into
force this week, including new rules
for hire and reward insurance, but
only for new applicants.
The regulator decided to give
existing licence holders a few weeks
grace in order to “prepare for some
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required.”
TfL has been heavily criticised
for “watering down” the original
proposals but claims the regulatory
changes will “improve safety” and
“convenience” for customers.
Hire and reward
insurance
Start date:
Q 27 June 2016 for new applicants
Q Existing licensees are expected to
comply by 11 July 2016
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------All private hire vehicles must have
hire and reward insurance in place
both at the point they are licensed
and for the entire time the vehicle is
licensed, including when the vehicle
is not in use as a private hire vehicle.
Drivers will fail their inspections if
they do not have hire and reward
insurance in place at the point of
licensing.
They need to have your hire and
reward insurance available for
inspection when the vehicle attends
the vehicle test centre. Drivers and
those who are operators who do not
have the correct insurance face the
prospect of losing their licence. TfL
claims it is increasing the number of
insurance checks.
Carrying or displaying the
insurance certificate
Start date:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Details of a London private hire
vehicle’s insurance must be carried
in paper form by the driver or
displayed in the vehicle at all times.
Signage Ban
Start date:
TfL has broadened the ban on
signs or advertising material,
which previously stated simply “on
minicabs,” to say that they must not
be displayed “from, in or on a private
hire vehicle unless they are exempt
or approved.”
Basic disclosure staff
checks
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English language
requirement
Start date:
Q 1 October 2016 for new applicants
and licensees renewing their licence.
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private hire drivers renewing their
licence who are not from a majority
English speaking country will be
required to meet a new English
language requirement from October
1, 2016. Applicants will be required
to present a valid English language
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the Common European Framework
(CEFR) as part of their new or renewal
licence application.
Anyone who does not have the
appropriate level of English will not
be granted a licence.
Antigua and Barbuda; Australia;
The Bahamas; Barbados; Belize;
Canada; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana;
Jamaica; New Zealand; Republic of
Ireland; St Kitts and Nevis; St Lucia; St
Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad
and Tobago and the USA, are exempt.
National Insurance details
Q Start date: 1 October 2016
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Private hire drivers will be
required to provide their National
Insurance number when applying
for or renewing their licence. This
information will be shared with the
relevant government departments,
such as the Department for Work
and Pensions and HM Revenue &
Customs.
CHANGES FOR OPERATORS
Booking confirmation
Start date:
comply by 1 October 2016
Private hire operators must provide a
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before their journey starts. All
operators must (at a minimum)
be able to provide a booking
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text (SMS and MMS) message and
phone (regardless of what booking
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contain, as a minimum:
Q The vehicle registration mark
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Q The driver’s private hire licence
number
Q A photo of driver.
Provision of contact
facilities
Start date:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Private hire operators must ensure
that passengers are able to speak
(verbally) to someone at their
operating centre if they want to
make a complaint or discuss any
other matter about their booking.
That service must be available at all
times during the operator’s hours of
business and at all times during a
passenger’s journey.
Compliance teams will check
that passengers can speak to the
operator:
Q Verbally
Q During operator hours of business
Q At the time of the journey
(including journeys carried out
outside of operator opening hours)
Q The person they are speaking to
must be someone other than the
driver carrying out the booking,
and must be situated in a licensed
London operating centre
Operators are expected to answer and
resolve passenger queries in a timely
Start date:
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who have face-to-face contact with
the public (for example, in a minicab
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have proof they have applied for – a
Basic Disclosure check, which is
available through Disclosure Scotland.
This is in addition to the requirement
for private hire drivers to have an
enhanced Disclosure and Barring
Service check.
Uploading driver and
vehicle details to TfL
Start date:
Q 11 July 2016 for new applicants
comply by the same date
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TfL details of the drivers and vehicles
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bookings.
Record keeping
Start date:
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minimum of 12 months. This includes
records for bookings, complaints and
lost property, as well as driver and
vehicle records.
Other requirements
Q Start date:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The following requirements will need
to be met by new operators from June
27 and existing licensees are expected
to comply from 1 October 2016.
Q Operators must provide their
customer with an accurate fare
estimate before the journey starts
(unless the fare has been preagreed)
Q Operators must record the main
destination of the customer’s
journey, before the journey starts.
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still be provided
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“Ban ride pooling,” says Uber driver
Uber’ drivers demonstrating at the company’s head office
Roads
A woman was beaten up by
UberPool passengers who did not
want to share their minicab with
her, prompting calls from one of
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the service.
The victim had ordered a ride
using the app’s controversial
sharing service but was set upon by
two men who were already inside.
The thugs kicked the woman and
shoved her up against the wall,
according to the car’s driver, James
Farrar.
Farrar, founder of the United
Private Hire Drivers’ organisation,
dubbed UberPool dangerous and
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James Farrar said the violence
erupted in Cranley Gardens,
Kensington, on Saturday, June 11.
He said: “When I got there these
two guys were aggressive, they’d not
realised they were in a shared service,
the user interface is confusing.
“I took a decision for my safety and
the safety of the other passenger that I
would not carry them.
“There was an argument, they
kicked her in the back and dragged her
up against the wall.
“I tried my best to defend her and
they set upon me as well.
“The police came, but the main
attacker had left the scene. The other
guy attempted to leave the scene in a
cab but I stopped him.”
Farrar has previously criticised
the company’s employment
practices and exposed the
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wage and says TfL should ban the
service.
He added: “It absolutely should be
stopped. In fact, it should never have
started. We told TfL this is a dangerous
service, it’s dangerous to drivers and
it’s dangerous to the public, especially
late at night.”
Farrar wants a cap on minicab
licences, which are soon set
to reach 100,000 and make it
impossible for drivers to earn a
living.
An Uber spokesman said:
“Londoners have chosen to share
their journeys by choosing UberPool
more than a million times, so we were
extremely concerned to hear about
this incident. We have been in contact
with both the driver and passengers
concerned and will assist the police
with any investigation.
“We make very clear to passengers
at the time of booking UberPool that
they are opting to share their journey.”
TfL says it is investigating the
incident. Metropolitan Police
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Cycling czar Andrew Gilligan is one of
nine Boris Johnson advisers to be handed
a “golden goodbye” after leaving City Hall.
The former journalist was appointed
in 2013 and was one of the driving forces
behind the Cycle Superhighway project.
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deputy mayor for policing Stephen
Greenhalgh. They are reportedly due to
get a share of around £450,000.
A spokesman for City Hall said: “The
former mayor agreed to make these payments
to minimise the risk of the mayoral appointees
bringing employment tribunal claims against
the GLA.
“He has ensured a fair and consistent
formula was applied in calculating the
payments so that they were proportionate and
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was in 2008.”
Johnson had previously criticised his
predecessor Ken Livingstone for handing
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OXFORD STREET
PLANS LACK SUPPORT
RICHARD MASSETT LTDA Chairman, Chairman, London Cab Ranks Committee
Plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street get a mixed reception at the transport committee meeting
attended the inaugural meeting of
the newly formed GLA Transport
Committee under the mayoralty
of Sadiq Khan and the chairmanship
of Caroline Pigeon on June 15. The
Committee was looking to see how
it may be possible to implement the
mayor’s pledge to pedestrianise
Oxford Street. I was invited as one
of a panel of guests who were there
to give evidence to the committee.
The others were representatives of
Westminster City Council, Transport
for London, The New West End
Company, London Travel Watch, and
Living Streets.
Most of the panel agreed that
something had to be done to deal
with the current unacceptable
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and the general state of the street
environment. But it quickly became
apparent that there was little support
for simply pedestrianising the whole
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would have on the surrounding
residential areas.
Congestion
The blame for the
current congestion
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the door of TfL’s
buses and the New West End Company,
which represents the large business
interests, pushing for a 20% year on year
reduction on the number of buses using
the Street. TfL seemed to accept this and
said that it was intending to review all
of its central London bus operations in
light of the new Hooper ticket, which
has been proposed by the Mayor. Myself
and others put forward the suggestion
that perhaps some bus routes could turn
around at each end of Oxford Street with
a shuttle service running through the
street itself. Westminster was not keen
on this idea because it did not want to
LTDA Policy Statement
It is more essential than ever for drivers to be fully appraised of
the various trade organisations’ policies. In order to clarify the
LTDA’s position on the important issues facing the industry, the
Association reaffirms:
1.
Its determination (despite opposition from certain trade organisations) to exclude
taxi drivers from any form of restriction on working hours or the compulsory fitting
of tachographs in cabs.
2.
Its total opposition to the proposed computerised Knowledge testing system
(Quickie Knowledge), which is intended to speed up and churn out new licences.
3.
Its support for a regular review of taxi usage in London in order to provide
effective management of the cab fleet which will prevent the streets of London
being flooded with empty cabs.
4.
Its support for the introduction of ‘rest ranks’ to enable drivers to legally leave
their cabs unattended whilst visiting adjacent toilet facilities.
5.
Its support for a complete ban on pedicabs.
6.
Its insistence on meaningful consultation with Transport for London.
7.
Its support for an effective minicab enforcement team, trained
to eradicate illegal touting by minicab drivers.
8.
Its campaign for taxi access to all bus lanes.
9.
Its insistence that taxis continue to be exempt from
congestion charges.
Accidents
Buses also had
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at them as being
involved in the
largest number of accidents, 30% of
those involving pedestrians as well as
another 13% who were said to be on
buses. On average there is an accident
involving a bus every three to four days.
Taxis were said to account for 11% of
accidents involving pedestrians. It was
not made clear but I suspect that this
number includes PHVs.
Traffic Free
Days
There are likely
to be more of the
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Surprisingly, Westminster and the
New West End Company are not so
keen on these because although the
number of visitors increases, it does
not translate into more sales. Indeed
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the area on event days. The LTDA said
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for our customers because we have
not been able to take them where they
wanted to go and they had no idea
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to leave. We added that if there is
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they need to be properly planned,
with appropriate taxi routes and ranks
at strategic locations.
Pollution
10. Its policy to recruit, support and represent licensed
taxi drivers only.
If you require clarification on these or
other important issues, please:
POLICY
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see a bus terminal at each end of the
street. I was also able to make the point
that there was currently no enforcement
of the regulations governing which
type of vehicles are allowed into Oxford
Street. I highlighted the lack of cameras
and said that even the signs have fallen
into disrepair. The chair acknowledged
this and said she was surprised at the
number of ordinary cars driving along
the Street. Westminster acknowledged
that there is a problem and said
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enforcement very soon.
The committee
listened to calls
for the Ultra
Low Emission
Zone (ULEZ) to be brought forward
to 2018 and was positive about taxi
ZEC vehicles coming on stream next
year. I was able to make the point that
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pressed drivers in order to get the
desired level of take up.
PHV Congestion
Westminster raised the issue of too
many PHVs circulating around the
borough causing congestion. TfL
acknowledged that the explosion in
numbers was “unsustainable” and the
committee agreed that something had
to be done.
Taxis
The committee
members were
generally positive
towards the
trade. It was accepted that we have a
vital role to play in helping to make
Oxford Street accessible to the less
able bodied, and the need for a door
to door service was acknowledged.
Our iconic vehicles were also seen
to be part of a unique experience for
tourists. It was also noted that Oxford
Street acts as a moving rank for people
that need a taxi all along its length. TfL
suggested that if the number of buses
was to be reduced then the street
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and it was recognised that this would
be counterproductive, but a suggestion
for a limited number of permits to be
issued to taxi drivers was thought to
be unworkable.
Cyclists
There was a
suggestion that if
the street were to
be pedestrianised
then something like a superhighway
could run down the middle of it.
Next steps
There was a consensus that full
pedestrianisation was a nice idea but
likely to be unworkable. However, the
West End Partnership is engaged in
drawing up a range of measures that
it believes can improve Oxford Street,
to make it even more attractive to
visitors than it already is, and there is
a commitment to bring the measures
forward for public consultation early
in 2017. The LTDA, and its colleagues
on the Cab Ranks Committee, is
working with Westminster City
Council on taxi issues connected
with the West End Project and we
will continue to work for the best
arrangements for taxis that can
possibly be achieved. Q
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NEWS
Court
A minicab driver who launched a “despicable”
sexual assault on a female passenger has
escaped with a suspended sentence.
Sothisundaram Soorriyakumaran,
pounced after picking up the
28-year-old victim from a Pimlico
pub last July.
The victim asked
Soorriyakumaran if she could
play her own music through
his stereo and moved from
the back of the car to the
front in Old Kent Road.
The driver leaned over
and began to touch her
before removing his hand
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nothing had happened.
Soorriyakumaran, of
Varley Parade, Barnet,
stopped the car again and
leaned in to the victim who
shouted at him to stop.
The 50-year-old
apologised but claimed
she had misunderstood
and asked for the woman’s
phone number.
The woman gave him a
fake number and called the
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Detective Superintendent
Adnan Qureshi, said: “This was
an excellent result, which has seen a
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receive a very robust and restricting sentence.
“I urge anyone who experiences any kind of assault
or unwanted sexual behaviour to report it to police
immediately.”
The driver pleaded not guilty
to sexual assault on June 9 at
Woolwich Crown Court,
following an investigation by the
Cab Enforcement Unit.
The jury dismissed his
defence and he was found
guilty. The judge handed him
a 15 month prison sentence,
suspended for two years.
Soorriyakumaran must
complete 100 hours of
unpaid work, a 60 day
rehabilitation course and
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programme.
He also has to wear an
electronic tag with a 60
day curfew and was given
a sexual harm prevention
order which stops him
from working as a private
hire driver. He was ordered
to pay £3,500 court costs and
£1,000 to the victim.
Steve Burton, TfL’s director
of enforcement and on-street
operations, said: “We take any
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“On your bike TfL,” says Camden
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back to the drawing board by Camden
Council over plans for the new cycle
superhighway.
The council has serious concerns
about the impact of the north London
branch of the cycle superhighway on its
roads.
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supportive” of CS-11 “in principle” they
have called for more work to be done on
the plans “to avoid unacceptable impacts on
some Camden residents.”
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has
pledged to look again at three
consultations on proposed cyclesuperhighways, including CS-11.
More than 4,000 residents have
signed a petition against the
proposals which they say
will blight their lives.
The council is concerned
about the danger of
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the Royal Free Hospital
in Pond Street, and
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on these streets, we cannot support the
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network and ask that appropriate mitigation
is proposed prior to the implementation of the
CS-11 scheme.”
Camden has also said it has further
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onto several of the borough’s roads.
It names the junction of Awkwright
Road and Finchley Road as one which
could be badly impacted by the scheme
because of the number of
schools nearby.
It said: ´2΀FHUVKDYHEHHQ
informed that a pedestrian
countdown unit is likely to be
installed, however the council
has concerns that this is
unlikely to mitigate the
potential impact at the
junction.”
Concerns are
outlined about
Avenue Road, the
junction of Prince
Albert Road and
Albany Road,
Belsize roundabout and Fairfax Road.
The council fears the potential impact
of the HS2 and CS-11 on residents would
be too much.
Camden said that whilst it remains
opposed to HS2, “we acknowledge its
interface with CS-11 and the likely impact of
both schemes on borough roads.”
It adds: “As information regarding
the construction programme for HS2
becomes available, this should be taken
into consideration by TfL, as agreed at the
Hampstead public meeting on March 16
2016.”
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done by TfL prior to consultation, and
calls for “further modelling using the most
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working closely with the boroughs to address
any concerns.”
The route is also likely to cause delays
to buses and increased bus journey times
for some routes, the authority says.
It said: “The council seeks further detail
on the potential for mitigation of impacts to
key bus routes.”
Camden’s response also raises the
possibility that pedestrians will be
forced to wait longer to cross roads
because of CS-11 might resort to crossing
“in an unsafe manner”, and calls on TfL to
provide further clarity regarding wait
times.
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brand new boxing club run by an
experienced London cabbie.
Gary Bedford has been involved in
the noble art for 40 years and wants
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Gary puts people of all skill
levels through their paces at
West Thurrock Boxing & Fitness
Gymnasium in Grays. There are
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from 10-11.15am and a second from
11.30am-12.45 pm. Each session
costs £7. For more information
contact Gary on 07811 965176.
Singing Cabbie Hits the
Road
The trade’s own singing cabbie will
be joining former Britain’s Got Talent
contestants, the Jack Pack for an
evening of classic big band swing.
Aiden Kent will be performing at
the Hideaway in Streatham, along
with the Vince Dunn orchestra,
Shenton Dixon, Tom Fitzpatrick
and Jack Pack.
Tickets cost £25 and are available
from www.hideawaylive.co.uk or
by telephoning 0208 835 7070.
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TFL SLOTHS AT
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Paul Brennan LTDA Rep
Our regulator operates so painfully slowly that it sometimes seems as if time standstill
reviously, I wrote in TAXI
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others to get TfL to crackdown
on minicab companies who sell
themselves as licensed cabs.
I wrote, “it has long been a bugbear
of mine that the private hire industry
has blurred the lines between them
and us, implying at every opportunity
they are London taxis. There is a rule
against this, its section 31 of PHV
(London) act of 1998, which states that
no private hire advertising can use the
words “taxi,” “taxis,” “cab, or “cabs” or
anything resembling any of those words,
and that any person who contravenes
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So, when LTDA member Colm
Doyle approached me and said he
had put in a complaint with regards
to breach of section 31, but was not
getting anywhere and asked if I would
help, I gladly accepted. Mr Doyle had
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(and counting) breaching section 31,
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It has now been a whole year
since we sent in those original 58
breaches of section 31. So, what’s
happened in that year? Well apart
from Matt Bell being replaced
by Anand Nandha, I’m sure you
won’t be shocked when I tell you
not much else has happened.
Of the original 58 companies
13 have gone out of business,
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websites to comply with section
31, but the remaining 39 are still
happily doing as they please.
I know you won’t be surprised to
hear that, because you know exactly
what every other taxi driver knows,
that TfL commands zero respect
from anyone.
As a regulator, that’s just not
acceptable. It doesn’t matter so
much if no one likes TfL; it is not
here to be loved. But it absolutely
must command respect, and TfL
quite simply does not.
Because I’m a fair man, I wrote to
Anand when he took over as head
of TPH compliance in March of
this year and informed him of my
unhappiness at the lack of progress
on this issue by his predecessor.
I said I would be writing this
article to update drivers. In April
he informed me that his team
had gone through the breaches
and 13 cases required further
investigation, 19 cases had received
warnings and the rest were closed.
At the time of his reply, 10 had
already gone out of business and
two had already changed their
website to comply. So, in the three
months since TfL gave out those
warnings, three more have gone
out of business and only three
additional sites bothered to change
their wording to now comply: that’s
19 received warnings but only three
took any notice, like I said, TfL
commands zero respect.
In one year the regulator has
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to obey the rules! We still have
another 342 cases to send in; at
the current rate we can expect the
matter to be resolved in the year
2092! And TfL wonders why it was
called woefully inadequate by the
now Deputy Mayor for Transport,
Val Shawcross. Let’s hope for all
Londoners’ sakes Val gets to grips
with this bunch of incompetents.
Sound Advice
Last month, I urged Mayor Sadiq
Khan to look to the good councillors
of Reading, who sent Uber packing,
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ever the helpful man, I’ve now
found him some more good people,
if he should decide we need some
more cycle super highways. A few
weeks back I was in Marmaris in
Turkey and I noticed that along
one of the main thoroughfares they
had a segregated cycle highway.
It had something in common with
the London CSH, in the fact it was
always empty. The Turks are a
friendly bunch, so I asked them
about their cycle highway and how
much disruption the works had
caused. Did they have months of
chaos as the workman set about
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and closing the road at weekends to
bring in the cranes? I’ll be honest I
got a few blank stares at that. ´1R
it was done in a few nights,” they
said. First they swept the road, then
they laid down a strip of asphalt
and then some rubber dividers and
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Queen Honours Taxi Volunteer
Charity
A taxi driver who has been at the heart of one of
the trade’s best loved charity’s helping to make a
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been honoured by the Queen.
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was selected to receive a British Empire Medal for
his work with the London Taxi Drivers’ Fund for
Underprivileged Children
Speaking about the award, Michael, who became
a cabbie in 1965, said he thought it was a prank
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But the 72-year-old admitted he was ´FKXͿHGµ to
have been given the award and dedicated it to his
fellow volunteers.
Mr Son said: “I thought it
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something I was totally unaware
of and I am very grateful.
“It represents all the work
everyone has done. I’m over
the moon to be recognised and
excited to receive it.”
The annual trips that
Michael and his fellow
volunteers arrange including
the trip to Southend, which
this year will take place on
July 13 and will involve a
convoy of at least 100 cabs.
There are also days out to
the zoo, circus, shows, and the
annual children’s party extravaganza.
In 1986, the dad of three became an active
unpaid committee member of the fund, which
started in 1928, charged with raising funds. He
later became vice chairman, between 1998 and
2001, and honourable executive chairman, from
2001 to 2004.
LTFUC Honorary Chairman Sim Yiannikaris
said: “The Hon. President, the committee and I, would
like to take this opportunity to congratulate Michael
and to thank him for his long service to the fund. We
feel that this award, as well as being a great tribute
to our charity, is advantageous to the taxi trade in
general.”
NEWS IN BRIEF
Southend trip anniversary appeal
Volunteer drivers are needed to help ferry
hundreds of youngsters to Southend on
Wednesday, July 13.
The London Taxidrivers’ Fund for Underprivileged
Children has been helping children enjoy a funpacked day by the seaside for 50 years.
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in the early hours and heads to the coast where
the children get enjoy the rides at Adventure
Island and an afternoon disco, before returning to
London.
A charity spokesman said: “As well as giving a
great deal of pleasure to so many children, we
promise you will have a brilliant and fun-packed
day out yourself.”
All drivers are welcome. Contact Steve Bell
on 07811 508772 or enter your details on
the volunteer page of the website www.
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Joy for Jeremy and Magic for Michael
t may be one of the wettest June’s in recent
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On their recent jaunt, it didn’t take too long
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Be the Future not the Past
’m a big fan and supporter of London black cabs.
But I also want to get to my destination with the
minimum of fuss. I know this is an emotive issue but I want to
give some feedback in the hope that you guys can take it onboard, modernise and secure your future livelihoods.
This morning I used the app city planner to plan my route
from Waterloo to Clerkenwell Green. The app suggested Uber as
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the faster option. But I’d
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to the taxi queue. Five cabs in a row couldn’t
take me because
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I saw a fellow driver at London
Bridge this morning who blatantly
peed in the gutter of the rank
without a care for his colleagues or
any personal standards.
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’m an American woman who left her
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My Kingdom for an Affordable Cab
read with despair Alf Townsend’s last article (TAXI 370) relating to
his correctly predicted invasion of minicabs on the streets of London.
However, my despair was further compounded by the “iconic cab,” the
demise of which, according to him, would also mean the demise of the cab
trade.
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the “iconic cab” has reached its sell by date.
If it ever found itself on the shelves of Tesco it
would have been replaced immediately with a
cheaper, more reliable product.
Years ago I could buy a Fairway cab, with the
added luxury of a Nissan engine that would
last in excess of 600,000 miles and a gear-box
that could last equally as long, which could
be easily rented at £180 a week. In relative
terms, garages today (if they are to maintain an
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the equivalent of £430 a week for something
that is excessively expensive to buy, and equally
expensive to maintain.
The retrograde evolution of the taxi has since
left the trade reeling, facing ever increasing
costs for a vehicle with hand me down engines
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It will mean “the end of the cab trade if we lose the ‘iconic cab’” really? A
vehicle that next year will cost something in the region of £50,000 when it
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trade a regular.
The brush by the way was empty.
My job was to Fenchurch Street which
I did happily and got a tip.
I’ve seen this behaviour all too
frequently and these drivers
need to sort themselves
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- I live in Chapel Hill, NC. I asked my
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get his address; I guess it pays to talk to
your customers.
I’m writing to thank the driver,
once again, through the pages
of TAXI. Again, thanks for
everything.
Cynthia Dessen ,
Chapel Hill, N.C, USA
rolls of the ‘iconic’ factory, whilst driver’s earnings are 33-40% down. This
soon to be tested ‘icon’ will bring a huge smile to the faces of Uber drivers,
whilst the likes of Mercedes Benz and Jaguar, are themselves laughing like
hyenas at the thought.
Must we really satisfy those in authority who insist we toe the line like
the good little subservient boys and girls we have all become and drive a
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Remember Clintons “it’s the economy stupid,” remember also it was
Churchill who once said “give us the tools and we’ll
ÀQLVKWKHMREµWith the greatest of respect Alf, I
prefer Clinton and Churchill’s version of survival
to yours. The harsh reality is the economics don’t
add up. If we don’t get the right tools at a price
relative to what’s out there; the job really will
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into thinking that our “iconic” cab is the answer
to our problems, when in reality it has become
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bankrupt us all?
Already drivers – former plumbers, electricians
and postman, are leaving the trade in droves
and returning to their previous professions. This
surely must be the biggest wake up call yet.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t there a
converted van out there masquerading
as a licensed cab? No “icons” please, just a cheaper version - one
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Taxi Talk
BILKED LIKE A
BUTTERBOY!
ALF TOWNSEND
Alf gets turned over by a couple of wise-guys and ponders the future of the trade
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ignominy of being bilked in broad
daylight and, it’s taken me that
long to get over my embarrassment.
You’re talking here about a “misterknow-it-all of the trade,” someone
who has “been there, done it and got
the T-shirt” over more than 50 years,
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my many critics reading this piece
must be sniggering and saying to
themselves, “serves him right.”
Still, I feel I have a duty to warn my
fellow cabbies about this dodgy duo
who seem to be operating a regular
scam. So, I am going to swallow my
pride and relate the sad tale.
It was early afternoon and I was
heading north up Portland Place,
when a couple of blokes came
running up to me just before New
Cavendish Street. They were in their
late 20s and one of them was taking
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other bloke was wearing a smart
suit, so I assumed he was the
boss. They wanted to go just
past Kilburn, which suited
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quiet and this job
took me close
to home.
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went, up
Kilburn
High Road
and Shoot Up
Hill, before I was
instructed to turn
right into Mill Lane
and then left into Westbere
Road. We passed the school
and the massive council estate and,
just before the end of the road, I was
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The “boss-man” told me to pull up
just before a narrow alley which I
wrongly assumed was a dead end
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leading to
the big block
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decorator got out
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said, “thanks mate,”
while the boss-man
walked past
me and
waved up
to a lighted
window in one of
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back at me. I assumed he
was telling the occupant
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A few minutes elapsed,
but I still didn’t suspect anything
untoward, until I noticed quite a few
people coming out of the alley. That’s
strange, I thought, all those people
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So, I locked the cab and had
a wander down the alley. Yes,
you’ve guessed it, the alley led to
Cricklewood Lane and I had been
well and truly done by this dodgy
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my pride has been severely wounded
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What does the future
hold?
I don’t like reading “doom and
gloom.” It would give me the greatest
satisfaction to sit in front of my
computer with a beaming smile on
my face and write an article saying
that it was all wine and roses in
our trade. But I’m a realist and
the reality is that our oncemighty trade is being pushed to
extinction – thanks mainly to
the uncapped growth of the
minicab trade.
I know many young cabbies
who are re-training to be
electricians and plumbers
because they can’t earn
enough to pay their mortgages
and expenses. Many more
mature drivers who are
taking part-time jobs in an
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cab takings and plenty
of old part timers are
handing in their licences,
giving it up as a lost
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guys doing the Knowledge,
I used to see groups of
them on their mopeds every
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the moment, thanks to the many
taxi ranks – especially those at
the mainline terminals - we are
just about getting by, but I can’t
remember the last time I trapped a
job on the street.
The irony of this situation is that
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as well. Addison Lee drivers have
protested a few times in Regent’s
Park and outside the Carlyle Group
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of earnings, after their company
reduced the fare structure to combat
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also being squeezed. A couple of
blokes I know who work for Swiss
Cottage Cars tell me they’re working
ridiculous hours to earn the same
money as before. A mate of mine was
recently chatting to a car dealer at
Park Royal and he told him that last
year he sold many cars to drivers
who were going “on Uber.” This year
the vast majority of those cars were
returned for re-sale, simply because
the guys said that they couldn’t earn
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a clear indication that the market is
saturated?
I get my ear bashed on regular
occasions by the motor-mouths that
tell me that the LTDA does ´QX΀QNµ
for the trade. That’s far from the
truth and the LTDA is always doing
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MPs to garner their support in a bid
to force the Government to introduce
a bill limiting the number of minicab
licences issued by TfL. That my
friends, is the only way
forward if we want
to continue our long
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What’s In a
Name?
The overpaid suits
at UEFA have made
a bit of a faux pas
by naming their Euro
2016 mascot Super Victor based on the idea of victory.
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out that Super Victor
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anywhere in the UK. Non
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check carefully the exceptions
and exclusions contained
or imposed by other
legal protection schemes
circulating in our trade.
BADGESAFE SCHEME
The LTDA retains experienced
barristers with specialist knowledge
of the London cab trade. Normally
when drivers accumulate 12 points on
their licence they receive an automatic
6 month ban, but in the case of
LTDA members over 90% of those
represented by our barristers receive a
ban of just 1 month or in most cases
no ban whatsoever.
EXPERTISE = SUCCESS
The LTDA’s in-house lawyers are
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entirely to the expertise acquired by the
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YOUR FUTURE
The LTDA remains the only trade
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INLAND REVENUE
ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE
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still offers the cheapest rates. (Special
rates for LTDA members only).
HEATHROW OFFICE AND
REPRESENTATION
Call in to the LTDA office at Heathrow,
first door on the right in the canteen
block. The LTDA’s representatives will
give you a warm welcome. (Open to all).
WELFARE DEPARTMENT
LTDA officers make home visits to
members who are in severe distress
or with special needs and authorise
contingency payments where
appropriate.
RANKS AND HIGHWAYS
REPRESENTATION
The LTDA has negotiated taxi access
to most bus lanes and leads the way
negotiating on issues that affect you,
the licensed taxi driver.
GENERAL ADVICE
If you are new to the trade and you
don’t know your `roader’ from your
`legal’, give us a call. We’re always here
to help. (Tel: 020 7286 1046 - non
members are welcome to call).
24 HOUR TOUT LINE
Seen a tout in action? Take the details
and phone them in, we will do the rest.
(Tel: 020 7266 4769).
VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS
Continually representing members’
interests in disputes with vehicle
manufacturers and suppliers.
AUTHORITIES AND MEDIA
The LTDA is the largest and most
respected driver organisation in
the trade. We lead the way when
negotiating with the Government,
GLA, TfL, Police, Mayor’s Office,
Heathrow, Rail Authorities, Local
Councils and when dealing with all
sections of the media.
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Many cab drivers are discovering to
their cost that their licences are at
risk due to the TfL’s interpretation
of the new DVLA Group 2 Medical
Standards. The LTDA has successfully
challenged many decisions by the
TfL to revoke members’ licences on
medical grounds.
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21
NEWS
Uber fined over “illegal car service”
Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty. A night in jail and 30,000 Euro fine
International
Two Uber executives have been found
guilty of starting an “illegal” carbooking service by a French court.
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ruling targeting managers of the
controversial car-hailing app.
Judges ruled that Uber’s
“commercial practices” were
“misleading” and that it was complicit
“in the illegal exercise of the taxi
profession.”
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€800,000 and Pierre-Dimitri GoreCoty, head of Uber in western
Europe, and Thibaud Simphal, head
of Uber in France, were ordered to
pay €30,000 and €20,000, respectively.
The court stopped short of
imposing prison sentences or
barring the executives from running
companies in France.
The executives spent a night in jail
last June and stood trial in February
after taxi drivers protested violently
in the streets of Paris at UberPop,
which connected customers with
drivers without a professional
licence.
The company axed the service
last year after President François
Hollande stepped in.
France is Uber’s second-largest
market in the world, by revenues,
and its licensed driver car service has
grown quickly.
Uber said it would appeal against
the verdict.
The company said: “We stopped
UberPop last summer and are still
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impact our service in France today.”
The conviction follows a series
of setbacks which have seen the
booking service banned in Spain
for one year. UberPop was outlawed
in Germany, Italy and parts of
Sweden. Uber also pulled out of three
German cities last year, saying that
regulations had made its business
untenable.
A court in Frankfurt in June
rejected the company’s appeal
against a judgment from last year
that imposed a country-wide ban on
UberPop.
Dieter Schlenker, head of Taxi
Deutschland, a trade association, said
the judgment ÉHQHÀWVDOOWKRVHZKR
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against the interests of big corporations”.
Earlier this year, Uber agreed a
$100m settlement and improved
driver rights following a class-action
lawsuit in the US.
The GMB Union has also brought
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of Uber drivers, who are seeking
to change their status to employees
of the company rather than selfemployed contractors.
RIP GEORGE
FREDERICK
OWEN M.B.E.
October 7 1924
– June 2 2016
------------------------------------Kind-hearted taxi
driver, father and
charity volunteer
George Owen has
died at the age
of 91.
George, a cabbie for 30 years, was
a founder member of the Albany
Taxi Charity, which organises
events for children with special
needs, including the annual trip to
Hastings.
The charity was set up in 1972
and George was Honourable
Treasurer and Honourable
Secretary, receiving an M.B.E for his
work in 1999.
He retired to Herstmonceux in
East Sussex in 1998, where he died
earlier this month after a short
illness.
The funeral will take place on
Friday, July 8. Anyone requiring
details, should contact his son, John
on 07930 827212
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23
NEWS
Fires Prompt Mass
Minicab Suspension
“The car was destroyed in minutes”
Trade
More than 1,200 minicabs have
had their operating licences
suspended after failing to submit
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The move follows a spate
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cars and a recall issued by the
manufacturer.
Transport for London and
Vauxhall wrote to the drivers
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licensed as minicabs, informing
them that they needed to visit
their nearest dealership for a free,
“vital safety check.”
Around 1,250 drivers have
failed to respond forcing the
regulator to take drastic action.
Motorists have been forced to
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their passengers inside.
TfL said it had “not taken this
decision lightly,” but had to protect
the travelling public.
A statement read: “Recent
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involving this model of vehicle
have heightened the risks posed to
passengers. This notice therefore sets
out our intention to immediately
suspend the vehicle licences of all the
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for use as a private hire vehicle in
London that have not yet been taken
to a Vauxhall dealership for a safety
check.
“These vehicles must not be used
for private hire purposes until these
checks have been carried out and the
licence suspension has been lifted.”
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received a letter stating his car
was being recalled and on the
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Damien Fisher, 43, was driving
in Bromley when he noticed
smoke billowing from an air vent
next to the dashboard.
As he inspected the vehicle,
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entire car in “minutes.”
But Mr Fisher is just one
of hundreds of Vauxhall
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The car company has already
issued two recalls of the car after
the issues surfaced, and faces a
bill running into tens of millions.
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The problem, which seemed
to relate to heater resistors,
appeared to have been solved,
but the repaired vehicles are still
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We’re “touched by Cabbies’ Kindness”
Trade
Hundreds of children enjoyed a fun day out at the seaside thanks to the
generosity of volunteer taxi drivers who ferried them to Hastings.
The Albany Taxi Charity has been organising the popular event for 25 years
and the convoy managed to squeeze 240 youngsters and the carers into 80
cabs.
The children got the freedom of the funfair and other amusements before
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course a disco, on June 6.
Claire Barnes, Deputy Head of Willow Dene School in Plumstead, said:
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overwhelmed by the generosity and care that was given by the taxi drivers and
couldn’t praise them highly enough.”
The event has been arranged by Hastings LCA Gina Sexton, Stella Willis,
the ladies’ darts team and local businesses for the last 25 years.
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visit the website www.albany-charity.org
NEWS IN BRIEF
Diesel
numbers
rocket in
London
Diesel
vehicles
have taken a
record share
of the market
on London
roads in recent years, despite warnings blaming
them for contributing to the city’s deadly air
pollution.
Thousands of people are said to die
prematurely each year because of the pollution
in the capital which is above legal limits set by
the EU.
Warnings from campaign groups and
politicians appear to have been ignored by
motorists.
The number of diesel vehicles licensed in
London rose from 601,456 in 2012 to 774,513 in
2015, an increase of nearly 29%.
Petrol vehicles fell over the same period, from
1,901,127 to 1,797,099, leaving diesel with a
record high percentage of the market, at 29.4%.
Mayor Sadiq Khan is lobbying for a diesel
scrappage scheme, a policy that was also
favoured by his predecessor, Boris Johnson, as a
way of cutting the illegal high nitrogen dioxide
(NO2) levels.
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URGENTLY
To plan your ad campaign
in TAXI magazine contact:
Wanted:
TXIs, TXIIs, and TX4s
We will pay £300 more
than main dealers trade-in
prices. Cash waiting
Contact John on 07956354671
Jonny Knight
t: 01727 739 193
e: [email protected]
w: www.centuryonepublishing.uk
LTDA Meetings
LTDA Meetings
NORTH
SOUTH
Last Tuesday of Jan and last
Monday of April, June, Nov
First Monday of Jan and third
Tuesday of March, June, Nov
CALL 0207 208 1046 FOR TIMES & VENUE
46 TAXI| 28 June
2016
www.ltda.co.uk |
@TheLTDA
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Cabs for Rent
G&H TAXIS FLEET RENTAL
Established 1993
518 KING STREET, OFF BRUCE GROVE, TOTTENHAM N17 8AW
BEAT THE RECESSION!
TXI from £180 per week • TX4 from £210 per week
Fuel-Saving LPG Taxis from £185 per week
OVERHAULS SERVICING BODYWORK PAY IN AT ANY
BARCLAYS BANK 24 HOUR RAC BACKUP CALL US NOW 07946 110815 / 020 8885 1844
WEB: www.gandhtaxis.com EMAIL: [email protected]
Accountants
ARTEMIS ACCOUNTANTS. Specialising in the Taxi and Minicab trade.
Accounts and Tax Returns £250.inc.
02088049400
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
specialising in the taxi trade.
Accounts and tax returns £295inc.
Call Andy 02083601446
TXIIS TO VITO’S, FULL BACK UP,
spare cabs available - Welling (Kent)
Call Martin 07956521420
TXIIS AND TX4S FOR RENT,
from £185pw, full back up with spare
cabs, no ads, Hackney based, call Pat
07939861906
TXII 55 PLATE TO RENT, £190PW,
immaculate condition, backup cab
available (SW based) ring 07889378639
CABS URGENTLY WANTED,
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call Roy 07956293748
Cabs Wanted
ALL TXI’S & FAIRWAYS WANTED,
instant decision - cash paid. Tel:
07973335739 or 01253407500
A CAB WANTED URGENTLY, FAIR
condition, any year; we pay the most,
01322669081 or 07836250222
Air conditioning
TX4, BLACK, 60 PLATE, NO ADS,
VGC, 100k miles, full AA back-up £220
pw 07947220043
ALL TXI/FAIRWAY TAXIS purchased
for cash, clean owner driven, quick
viewing. Graham 07435562759
[email protected]
MOBILE AUTO AIR
CONDITIONING service and repair for
taxis, Telephone Nick on 07785900006
7 days
TX4 EURO 5, 63 PLATE, BLACK &
chrome, no ads, rain guards all round,
CD, air-con, and DAB Radio, £230pw
07960874956
WANTED TXI’S - OFF PLATE/
plated, top quality TXI’s wanted,
GUARANTEED TOP PRICE PAID
07787513629
Cabs for Rent
Cabs for Sale
A TXI FROM £170PW, BASED in
Kingsbury North-West London, RAC
backup, 02082008488 07956422658
55 REG TXII, SILVER, NEW ROCKERS,
new pulleys, good condition, plated
until August, £9,500 07448224879
ALL MERCEDES VITO’S, EURO4
& Euro5 for rent, prices start from
£200pw, call 07956211478
TXI FOR SALE, £750 ONO, MOT FOR
one year 02077001045 07951661430
CHEAP TAXIS – TXIS/TXIIS/TX4S
from £150pw, Full Back-up, Bethnal
Green, Call Eric 07766542798
PAULS TAXI SPECIALIST LTD, cabs
for rent, TXI, TXII, TX4 & Vito, prices
starting from £165pw, call 01708553037,
07969522681 or 07545951691
TAYLAN TAXIS, CABS FOR RENT
based in E2, call Ozie 07462885206
TXI & TXII’S FROM £160PW.
VITO’S £225pw. RAC Cover.
No Adverts. Garage Backup.
Essex 01708373786
TXI, Y-REG, PLATED UNTIL APRIL
15th 2017, respray after livery, air-con,
DAB radio, £2,750 07956595816
ALL TXI’S & FAIRWAYS WANTED,
instant decision - cash paid. Tel:
07973335739 or 01253407500
ALL CABS BOUGHT FOR CASH, TOP
prices paid. Cab hire also available,
EastLondonAndEssexTaxiRentals.
co.uk 07877093866
CABS URGENTLY WANTED,
best price paid, instant decision, cash
paid same day. Phone 07498180524
WE BUY VITO’S & TX’S.
We also sell/rent TX’s and Vito’s ready
for work 07985124194
Mechanic Wanted
MECHANIC WANTED,
EXPERIENCED with LTI & Mercedes
vehicles, Barking area, 02085949080
Miscellaneous
ADD 40 – 70 YARDS DISTANCE TO
your golf swing.
www.AmazingGolfSwing.com
OLD KNOWLEDGE BIKES WANTED,
Dead or Alive, Cash on Collection Please Call 07749488367 Thankyou
2016 LINAGE RATES
TXII 02, PLATED UNTIL OCTOBER,
can be plated until May 2018, full livery,
£6,250 07815537706
TXII 03, RECON ENGINE 4,000 MILES,
one owner, plated April, on Radio
Taxis, £7,000 07763233731
TXII ROYALE 06, PLATED MAY
until 17, 235,000 miles, VGC, £10,000
07712005595
TXI’S FOR RENT, £150/£160 PER
week, Heathrow based, RAC cover,
07956810367
TX4 08, BLACK, REBUILT ENGINE,
new injectors, air-con, DAB stereo, new
MOT, invoices, very nice cab, Basildon,
Essex, £15,750 07719077405
TXIIS & TX4S FOR RENT, FULL BACK
up, Family garage, Old Kent Road
based 02073581272
TX4 ELEGANCE 61, NIGHTFIRE Red,
82,500 miles, plated 1st November,
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TXIIS £155 TO RENT, CHEAPEST IN
London, £155pw, 24 hr backup, pay in
bank 07478698754
Y-REG METRO TTT, MANUAL,
just passed, plated until June 17, £1,600
07950362299
UP TO 15 WORDS £27
UP TO 25 WORDS £41
UP TO 35 WORDS £48
(PLUS VAT)
PLACE YOUR LINAGE BY
WEDNESDAY JULY 06
CENTURY ONE PUBLISHING
CALL JONNY ON 01727 739 193
28 June 2016 | TAXI
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WE ARE GIVING YOU
£1,800 TOWARDS A NEW
TX4 EURO 6 ELEGANCE *
TX4 Euro 6 Elegance from £159 per week*
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