Uber app wins the heart of EU commissioner after taxi protests June 12, 2014 Smartphone app Uber has found a new champion in the form of EU digital affairs commissioner Neelie Kroes. After protests against the San Francisco startup swept Europe yesterday, Kroes wrote "we cannot address these challenges by ignoring them, by going on strike, or by trying to ban these innovations out of existence." “The disruptive force [...]
Uber app vs black taxis: Cab war heats up June 11, 2014 Taxi drivers bring central London streets to a standstill over Uber – yet smartphone app says it won the day Thousands of black cabs caused gridlock in London’s west end yesterday as taxi drivers protested over the smartphone app Uber and warned that they could bring more chaos to the streets of the capital with [...]
More than 300 Transport for London staff now earning over £100,000 June 11, 2014 More than 300 staff at Transport for London are now paid more than £100,000, and the boss of Crossrail’s pay has topped £700,000, new accounts show. Andrew Wolstenholme was awarded a bonus of £176,000 as well as a £523,000 salary in his role as the head of the new railway, giving him a pay rise [...]
London’s Uber app taxi protests: Here’s what you need to know June 11, 2014 Thousands of London’s iconic black cabs are today staging a mass protest against innovative taxi app service Uber. Uber customers can hail a ride using their smartphone, which will show them the nearest vehicle available. Organised by the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA), the protest could wreak traffic chaos across large swathes of the capital. [...]
Taxi app or London black cab: Which offers the best fares? June 11, 2014 Black-cab drivers are taking to the streets of London this afternoon in protest against Transport for London (TfL) and taxi app start up Uber (here's why, if you haven't been keeping up). In the battle of old vs new, tradition vs disrupters, which taxi services actually offer the best fare for you? Well, it depends, [...]
These Tube experts have just set the world record for travelling the New York Subway June 11, 2014 A group of persevering men who attempt the Guinness World Record to travel the whole of London’s tube network, known as the Tube Challenge, have just been confirmed as record holders for visiting every station on New York’s subway. Most recently, the subterranean sextet visited all 468 stations on New York’s public transport system, getting round the whole [...]
London’s Uber app taxi protests: Here’s what you need to know June 11, 2014 Thousands of London's iconic black cabs are today staging a mass protest against innovative taxi app service Uber. Uber customers can hail a ride using their smartphone, which will show them the nearest vehicle available. Organised by the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA), the protest could wreak traffic chaos across large swathes of the capital. [...]
Uber app strike to cause travel chaos as 10,000 taxis protest today June 10, 2014 More than 10,000 black cabs are expected to cause traffic chaos in central London today in a protest against Uber, whose customers can use a smartphone app that shows the nearest available driver. The protest, starting at Trafalgar Square at 2pm, is likely to cause gridlock, tailbacks and delays across many parts of the capital. [...]
Ex-England star John Barnes gets red card for TfL rap June 10, 2014 Ex-England star John Barnes flew in from Singapore yesterday to perform a very special task for Southwark Underground station. He took time out from his busy pre-World Cup schedule to give a service update for the station (a good service on all lines, apparently). As well as cheering up commuters, Barnes was in the station [...]
Watch ex-England star John Barnes cheering up commuters this morning June 10, 2014 John Barnes flew in from Singapore at 6am this morning to perform a very special task for Southwark Underground station. The former England international turned commentator took time out from his busy pre-World Cup schedule to give a service update for the station (a good service on all lines apparently). As well as [...]