TooManyTaxis

TooManyTaxis in Lowestoft ?

News admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:57:59 +0000

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........

Residents’ anger over urinating Slough taxi drivers

News admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:03:08 +0000

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.........."

Cambridge taxi fares to rise as council backs 2.3% hike

News admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:18:54 +0000

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.........

Passenger enticed minicab driver into back seat of cab, court told

News admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:54:59 +0000

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......

Taxi driver died after drinking pure liquid cocaine

News admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:40:19 +0000

A man has gone on trial for manslaughter after a tragic chain of events led to a cab driver dying from a cocaine overdose.

Woman in taxi ‘terror’ is cleared

News admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:44:41 +0000

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..........

Taxi drivers attacked in brutal assault in Queensferry

News admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:01:21 +0000

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.........

Taxi robbery sparks police search for suspects

Admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:36:01 +0000

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.............

Tragedy Within the Ranks: A side effect of De-limitation in Ireland

News admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:45:06 +0000

This week alone three taxi drivers have taken their own lives, one wrapping himself in cling film and setting himself alight, while I realise times are difficult for many, I doubt there are many trades or professions that could match those statistics........

Call for Revenue to look into taxi industry:Need to Reduce Numbers

News admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:37:51 +0000

Fine Gael Deputy Paul Connaughton said that while there were once too few taxis, there are now too many. He said there is no desire to take competition out of the taxi market, but said something would have to be done to find a middle way and reduce the current number of taxis.........

Renewed appeal into taxi incident

News admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:36:12 +0000

POLICE have renewed an appeal for witnesses to an incident which saw a borough man fall out of a moving taxi in Newcastle. Anyone with information should contact Newcastle motor patrols on 03456 043043 ext 62780 or ring Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

Taxi driver ‘attacked and robbed’ in Bridgwater

News admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:18:33 +0000

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.......

Welwyn Hatfield cabbie suspended

News admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:22:32 +0000

A CABBIE who dumped two young women miles from home in the early hours of the morning has had his taxi licence suspended for nine months.........friends Christina Lloyd, and Michelle Lally, both 24, had jumped in the cab at the Forum in Hatfield and believed they had agreed a fixed price of £40 to Old Stevenage...........

Yob hurls paving slab through taxi windscreen

News admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:14:22 +0000

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...........

Newcastle Taxi driver assaulted after drop-off

News admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:01:43 +0000

A TAXI driver was left with serious facial injuries after he was assaulted by two men he dropped off in Bedlington. The 28-year-old victim had picked up the pair outside Toon takeaway in the Cloth Market, Newcastle