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BANNED…The taxi drivers who can’t speak English.
2008-02-25 16:47:00
By Paul Broster  Have your say   IMMIGRANTS were last night banned from becoming taxi drivers unless they can pass an English test. Council chiefs are insisting all new cabbies have a good grasp of the language before they are allowed on the road. The move in Manchester follows complaints from customers. Under a 12-month pilot scheme, applicants will sit a 15-minute oral test. Licensing officers will ask them to “describe a recent journey you took” or “describe your favourite place in England”. Applicants will also have to prove they understand common expressions such as “Can you drop me after the lights?” and “Can I have a receipt?”. The test will be followed by a basic maths exam to prove the cabbie can hand out the correct change. They will also have to prove they can use an A-Z. More than half of Manchester’s 3,000 black cab and private hire drivers do not have English as a first language. George Simms, of the Tax...
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Taxi union leader says another cab strike is possible
2007-10-01 19:31:00
Another cab strike is a "very strong possibility," the head of the taxi union said yesterday, and drivers will decide their next move tonight. (...)
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FlatFare taxi scheme off to fair start
2007-10-01 19:28:00
The first weekend of the Mooloolaba taxi rank FlatFare trial has been called a “moderate success”. (...)
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Taxi - from Coventry to Shanghai
2007-09-26 23:12:00
Manufacturing editor John Revill speaks to John Russell, the chief executive of taxi-maker Manganese Bronze about the firm’s plans to launch into China. (...)
More About: Shanghai , Taxi , Oven , Coven , Entry

Fight Between City And Taxi Drivers Heads To Court
2007-09-26 23:10:00
First there was the two day strike; now the fight between taxi drivers and the city shifts into court. (...)
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Workers taken for a ride by Dubai taxi drivers
2007-09-25 22:02:00
Dubai: Taxi drivers are running an illegal carpooling service right under the noses of Roads and Transport Authority inspectors assigned to catch illegal private taxi operators. (...)
More About: Drivers , Workers , Ride , Dubai

After 100 Years, a New Era Flowers for Taxis
2007-09-25 22:02:00
  The brothers behind the painted flowers dotting yellow cabs throughout the city are not quite Christo and Jeanne-Claude. (...)
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Women jailed for taxi robbery
2007-09-25 22:01:00
TWO young women - one of whom is pregnant - have been jailed for robbing a taxi driver. (...)
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Taxi fares to rise
2007-09-20 20:09:00
Victorian taxi fares will increase by just over one per cent this weekend. The State Government has approved the rise in line with recommendations from the Essential Services Commission. (...)
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Family start green taxi business
2007-09-20 20:08:00
A FAMILY from Dunmow has launched its own eco-friendly private hire car company. (...)
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O2 taxis offer free calls
2007-09-20 20:07:00
Taxi passengers are to receive free calls to all UK national and mobile numbers in O2 branded cabs across London and Birmingham on the back of a new deal between the mobile phone brand and TaxiMedia. (...)
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Cab Driver Stabbed in Mercer County
2007-08-08 22:35:00
BLUEFIELD – A cab driver was stabbed late Monday in the Hardees parking lot at the corner of Bluefield Avenue and Spruce Street. (...)
More About: Driver , County , Merc , Mercer

Cabbie wins over royal favour
2007-08-08 22:35:00
An ex-cabby who has had the likes of Ingrid Bergman and Dusty Springfield on his back seat has published a book about drivers who navigated London’s roads throughout the Blitz. (...)
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Taxi firm wins back licence
2007-08-08 22:34:00
A TAXI firm which lost its licence after refusing to pick up a blind pensioner because she had a guide dog has successfully challenged the ruling. (...)
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Taxi driver an extremely dangerous job
2007-08-07 23:22:00
A Seattle P-I photo ("Cause of taxi fire unknown," Friday) showed men in white shirts and black pants wearing turbans with expressions of sadness and concern as a burned taxicab was raised onto the bed of a tow truck. (...)
More About: Taxi Driver , Driver , Taxi , Trem , Dangerous

Man found dead after stealing taxi at Telok Blangah
2007-08-07 23:20:00
SINGAPORE: A man was found dead about half an hour after stealing a taxi at Telok Blangah early Tuesday. The owner of the taxi had stopped at Telok Blangah Crescent at 5am to buy newspapers. (...)
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N.Y. taxi agency says cabs will get GPS technology, despite strike threat
2007-08-07 23:20:00
New York City taxi officials say that a new GPS system and other technology upgrades opposed by cab drivers will be installed and used as planned in coming months, despite a threatened strike by some cabbies. (...)
More About: Technology , Agency , Strike , Taxi , Ology

Savvy cabby loses fare, foils getaway
2007-08-07 00:15:00
RALEIGH - When Simon Nyaga drove his cab well over the speed limit with both blinkers on and his horn blaring downtown Friday afternoon, he wasn’t prepping for a job in New York City. (...)
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When will taxi drivers learn some manners?
2007-08-07 00:14:00
Well I have had experience with buses and taxis, I wonder which amazing school of rudeness do all these public transport drivers go to because its not the only one time but umpteen times I have experienced the wonderful service (pun intended). (...)
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?Taliban? cabby attacks passengers
2007-08-07 00:12:00
A man suffered stab wounds after being attacked by a knife-wielding taxi driver after a heated exchange during a pick up in Hounslow The incident happened when the 21-year-old victim and two other passengers got into a taxi around 5pm on Sunday, July 29. (...)
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Taxi access recomendations for Europe ? what about UK?
2007-08-02 16:46:00
In 2006 discussions took place to devise a suitable set of specifications for accessible taxis across Europe . (...)
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Cabbies go back to work
2007-08-02 16:45:00
Taxi drivers in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China’s Henan Province, returned to work yesterday, ending a two-day strike aimed at securing more autonomy from taxi management companies. (...)
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Find a cheaper airport taxi
2007-08-02 16:44:00
THE first step of your trip abroad can often be a costly one, but now a businessman has come up with a scheme that may help you find cheaper taxis to and from the airport. (...)
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London?s Black Cabs Go Bio Powered
2007-08-01 16:53:00
Radio Taxis Group Limited, the UK’s largest black cab operators, today took steps to cut carbon dioxide emissions across its 3,000 strong black cab fleet. (...)
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Carey, girlfriend and a cabbie
2007-08-01 16:50:00
AFL love rat Wayne Carey and his latest girlfriend Kate Nielson have left a Sydney cabbie out of pocket after a boozy end to a four-day holiday for the controversial couple. (...)
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A lesson for cabbies
2007-08-01 16:49:00
A school for wannabe cabbies has opened its doors to teach drivers everything they need to know about the trade. (...)
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Passengers in Plymouth spurn other taxis for LTI?s TX4
2007-07-26 20:12:00
Passengers at Plymouth ’s taxi ranks are shunning van and saloon taxis in favour of the iconic London black cab. (...)
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Good heavens! Cabby stuck with 666
2007-07-26 20:11:00
SAN FRANCISCO — For taxi driver Michael Byrne, this city’s mean streets have turned a lot meaner since he was cursed with a medallion number he insists has brought him nothing but bad luck. (...)
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Deadly cabbie found guilty
2007-07-10 23:13:00
A TAXI driver who ran down a rowdy teen passenger was yesterday found guilty of manslaughter. (...)
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Body found in burned taxi cab near Sea-Tac airport
2007-07-10 23:12:00
Dozens of Sikhs gathered in a SeaTac neighborhood today, mourning the death of a local taxi driver. The victim, also Sikh, was found dead in his cab about 3:30 a.m. (...)
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