| TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
RE-CONSIDERS CONDITIONS OF FITNESS 16/11/03 |
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Transport for London
re-considers conditions of fitness in the face of Cab Directs legal
challenge |
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| CONDITIONS OF FITNESS REVIEW
16/11/03 |
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The law requires that taxis in London must conform to “Conditions of Fitness”.
Since 2000, Transport for London (“TfL”) has had responsibility for deciding on
changes to the Conditions of Fitness. Although they have been modified on a
number of occasions over the years, there had been no comprehensive review of
the Conditions of Fitness since 1961. |
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| Mobile Phone Laws &
Driving 16/11/03 |
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In a new regulation due to
come into force on 1 December 2003,
it is a specific offence to use a hand-held phone, or similar device, when
driving. The penalty is a £30 fixed penalty or up to £1,000 on conviction in
court (£2,500 for drivers of goods vehicles, buses or coaches). Drivers
still risk prosecution (for failure to have proper control) if they use
hands-free phones when driving. |
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| Taxi dispute flares up at Schiphol |
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Tensions remained high among
taxi drivers at Amsterdam's Schiphol
Airport on Wednesday as disgruntled workers turned a car on its side after
mistakenly identifying it as an illegal cab. |
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| Pedicabs crowd Las Vegas
Strip - but not for long 13/11/03 |
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At a recent public safety
meeting, state and local law enforcement officials declared the pedicab
swarm illegal and a potential danger to tourists. They intend to force the
velocipedes into extinction. |
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| OFT hails more taxis
for consumers 13/11/03 |
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Removing restrictions on the number of licensed taxis on
Britain's roads would be good for the public says the OFT in a report published
today. The report also confirms that quality and safety controls offer essential
protection to the public. |
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| Rickshaws win
court Battle 12/11/03 |
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Taxi drivers have failed in a High Court bid to force tricycle
rickshaws to be licensed in a similar way to black cabs.
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Clear Channel Taxi Media and London Fleet Advertising & Billboards to
Provide Wrap Advertising on London Taxis in The U.S.
12/11/03 |
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Clear Channel Taxi
Media, a division of Clear Channel Outdoor, and London Fleet Advertising &
Billboards are pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive sales
representation agreement between the two companies to be the providers of
wrap advertising on London Taxis throughout the United States. |
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Britain's most expensive taxis (two-mile day journey)
12/11/03 |
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Luton airport £6.00 Derived from the OFT report into Taxi and Private
Hire |
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| Prisoners moved in a
Mercedes 12/11/03 |
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Chauffeur-driven luxury cars are
being used to transfer prisoners between jails because it is cheaper than
running armoured vans. |
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London cabs in the
USA
12/11/03 |
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FOR HAPLESS
CITIZENS Stateside, catching a cab usually means cramming into the back seat
of crumbling Caprices or rickety Crown Vics. |
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| 50,000
drivers shun zone 23/10/03 |
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More than
50,000 car drivers a day are avoiding central London because of the
congestion charge. |
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