Today, London’s taxis are taking to the streets to protest against Transport for London’s call to license app-based operator Uber. The taxi business stands behind the taxis, whose action at value to their own earnings can hopefully serve to focus ...
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Every seventh taxi driver in the UK is a Pakistani. Many of them are overqualified for their jobs and hold university degrees. Does the UK need to reform its immigrant policies? Umar Gul came to the UK in 2004, after graduating ...
Read More »Drivers forced to have speed limiters
DRIVERS may be forced to have their cars fitted with technology which keeps them within the speed limit under new road safety rules being considered by the EU. New cars would have to feature systems capable of detecting limits through ...
Read More »UK attempting to fight off EU road safety rules
New (EU) European Union road safety rules could see vehicles fitted with a speed restriction system that would automatically keep drivers to the speed limit. Under the plans, vehicle manufacturers would be required to fit systems to detect limits through cameras ...
Read More »Coventry taxi maker LTC resumes production after a year
Full-scale production of black cabs will restart next week in Coventry, the Chinese firm Geely has said. Taxi-maker London Taxi Company (LTC), which used to be known as LTI, went into administration in October 2012 and was bought by Geely ...
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