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Going up: Prime taxi fares
2008-06-08 17:44:00 It’s been confirmed. With effect from 1 March 2008, taxi fares for Prime taxis will follow the big boys. (...) More About: Taxi
What?s next for drivers?
2008-06-08 17:41:00 VANCOUVER — Barbara Turpin loves driving. Expensive gasoline is changing everything about Ms. Turpin’s driving. She drives more slowly. She drives less. (...) More About: Drivers
Burnie cab driver attacked
2008-06-08 17:40:00 A 61-YEAR-OLD taxi driver was kicked in the head and upper arm in Burnie on Friday night. The incident happened about 11.20pm when the driver took some passengers to an address in Bryan St. (...) More About: Driver , Attacked
Labuan cabbies to hike fares as ?survival move?
2008-06-08 17:38:00 LABUAN: The cabbies of Labuan are going ahead to increase fares by between RM1 and RM3 as a “survival move” for the 122-odd operators. (...) More About: Move , Survival , Hike
Friends of Seattle cabdriver ?satisfied? with killer?s life sentence
2008-06-07 21:05:00 A 19-year-old man who shot a Seattle taxicab driver in the head and then set the cab on fire last summer was sentenced to life in prison by a King County Superior Court judge. (...) More About: Life , Friends , Killer , Sentence
Port Orange man charged in cab ride rape case
2008-06-07 21:02:00 He had sex with a passenger while she was unable to resist, sheriff’s investigators say, and now a cabby who goes by "Wild Bill" faces rape charges. (...) More About: Ride , Port , Orange , Case , Rape
Taxi ranks to be set up on trial basis, minister says
2008-06-07 21:01:00 TAIPEI, Taiwan — Minister of Transportation and Communications Mao Chi-kuo said Monday that taxi ranks will be set up on a trial basis in an effort to cut the ratio of non-occupancy taxis in urban areas. (...) More About: Trial , Ranks , Taxi
Taxi-cab confession
2008-06-07 20:59:00 So I just got to the airport here in Baltimore and I’ve already received a few emails about the Red Sox calling up Chris Carter. (...) More About: Confession , Taxi
Time for an earnings update.
2008-06-07 20:57:00 My earnings floor — the lowest take-home pay I can expect — is increasing from the record lows of the winter. (...) More About: Time , Update , Earnings
Women cabbies: Only a few, but fearless
2008-06-07 20:55:00 WOMEN have made their presence felt in practically every profession, but in the world of taxi-driving, they remain relatively rare. (...) More About: Women , Fearless
Cabby found lying at carpark - it?s open verdict
2008-06-07 20:53:00 AN OPEN verdict was returned on Thursday on the death of a cabby two days after he was found lying unconscious on a grass patch at a public carpark. (...) More About: Open , Lying , Verdict
Pakistani taxi driver awarded in United Arab Emirates
2008-06-07 20:51:00 A Pakistani taxi driver Rameen Khan has become a celebrity and role model for others in the United Arab Emirates for his honesty. (...) More About: Taxi Driver , Driver , United Arab Emirates
Teen girl sentenced in death of cab driver?Laughing girl? showed lack of re
2008-06-07 20:50:00 A 16-year-old girl who was a passenger in the stolen car that killed a city cabbie two months ago has become the first female in the province to be equipped with an electronic ankle monitor. (...) More About: Driver , Girl , Death , Sentenced , Lack
Teen to face court over cabbie attack
2008-06-07 20:48:00 A teenager is expected to appear in court later on Saturday charged over an attack on a taxi driver at Burnie, in Tasmania’s north-west. (...) More About: Face , Court , Attack
City mulling $3 taxi premium for night rides
2008-06-06 18:37:00 A late-night cab ride in Edmonton could soon cost another $3. City councillors are being asked to consider approving the new premium, which would apply to taxi rides taken between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. (...) More About: Night , Taxi , Premium
Transport minister says bus fare hike possible, not taxi
2008-06-06 18:35:00 KOLKATA, June 5: The state transport minister today ruled out the possibility of increase in taxi fare. There would, however, be a hike in bus fare following the stiff increase in oil prices. (...) More About: Transport , Minister , Hike , Taxi , Fare
US Marines imprisoned for beating taxi driver in Okinawa
2008-06-06 18:34:00 Two US Marines were each sentenced to several years in prison Thursday for beating up a taxi driver and fleeing without paying him the fare on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa . (...) More About: Taxi Driver , Driver , Taxi
Nothing fare about this taxi ride from hell
2008-06-06 18:32:00 THE problem with being a journalist is when you’re caught up in your own dramas it’s hard not to see life in headlines. (...) More About: Ride , Hell , Taxi , Fare
Japan Vows to Punish MOF Officials Over Taxi Perks
2008-06-06 18:30:00 Japan’s Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga said it’s “very shocking” that ministry officials have been accepting gifts from taxi drivers and “severe punishment” will be issued. (...) More About: Japan , Taxi , Vows , Perks
Buy a London black cab for your own personal use
2008-06-06 16:05:00 You don’t get more retro than a classic black cab - one of the most recognisable sites on the roads of London and indeed around the UK - and likely to be for many years to come. (...) More About: Personal , Black
They beat a cabbie and stole his van, but didn?t get very far in it
2008-06-06 16:04:00 Grand Rapids police are looking for a group of men who beat up a cab driver. It happened just before 2:30 Friday morning on Griggs Street. (...) More About: Beat
Family suing cabbie
2008-06-06 16:02:00 The family of an elderly woman who died several months after being run over by a taxi is suing the cab driver allegedly involved in the accident. (...) More About: Family
Dade cab riders to be hit with fuel surcharge
2008-06-05 21:46:00 Miami-Dade County’s taxicab drivers were given the go-ahead to begin assessing surcharges to make up for rising fuel prices. (...) More About: Fuel , Riders
Need more taxis, higher charges
2008-06-05 21:44:00 MELBOURNE would get more taxis on the road at peak hours while late-night cab surcharges would be rolled out across Victoria, under recommended industry changes. (...) More About: Higher
Call for taxi council overhaul
2008-06-05 21:43:00 The taxi industry in the province has called for an urgent conference to reshuffle the executive of Western Cape Taxi Council , after the firing of its leader Junaid Peters by both local and national taxi structures. (...) More About: Call
Council OKs fuel surcharge for cab drivers
2008-06-05 21:38:00 To help taxi cab drivers cope with surging fuel costs, the City Council yesterday authorized a fuel surcharge, the first taxi rate increase since 2005. (...) More About: Drivers , Fuel
Taxi report calls for big rise in fares
2008-06-05 10:43:00 MELBOURNE would have hundreds more cabs and increased taxi fares under recommendations in a new draft report. (...) More About: Report , Calls , Rise , Taxi
Taxi drivers riot at Melbourne airport
2008-06-05 10:42:00 TAXI drivers turned on each other last night outside a Tullamarine cafe, in what appears to have been a racially charged brawl. (...) More About: Drivers , Airport , Melbourne , Taxi
Peters expelled from taxi council
2008-06-05 10:41:00 Leading Cape Town taxi boss and chairperson of the Western Cape Taxi Council Junaid Peters has been expelled by the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) after his non-participation in and absence from national duties. (...) More About: Expelled
Taxi drivers fear income decrease
More articles from this author:2008-06-05 10:39:00 KOLKATA, June 4: The hike in fuel prices has left taxi owners uncertain on whether they should demand a fare increase as they fear it might affect their passenger count. (...) More About: Drivers , Income , Fear , Taxi 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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