Sorry Guv, i’m blockading the capital September 24, 2014 MORE than one thousand cabbies brought congestion to roads around Trafalgar Square yesterday in a demonstration against what they termed Transport for London’s “incompetence” in taking on taxi-booking app Uber, illegal minicab touting and electric rickshaws. The Licensed Taxi Drivers Association said it was also protesting at Mayor Boris Johnson’s planned 15-mile segregated bike route through [...]
Taxi protest by London’s black cab drivers- in pictures September 24, 2014 London cab drivers brought parts of the capital to a standstill today as they protested against Transport for London's transport policies. The drivers of black cabs blocked roads in central London around Trafalgar Square, Parliament Square and Whitehall. The blockade caused the partial closure of the Regent Street, Pall Mall and the Strand close by, [...]
London taxi protest: Uber invites black cab drivers to join up before today’s strike September 24, 2014 London cabbies are set to wreak traffic havoc across central London as they prepare to protest against illegal minicabs. The action means up to 4,000 black cabs will drive slowly around Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square. The London Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA) which organised the protest, said: TFL’s inability to deal with the growing threat [...]
Taxi protest: Central London faces severe disruption today as black cabbies lash out against TfL policies September 24, 2014 Central London is set to suffer severe traffic disruption as thousands of cabbies prepare to protest around Trafalgar and Parliament Square. Taxi drivers will protest Transport for London's (TfL) taxi policies by driving through central London at a snail's pace at 2pm today. The London Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA) said: TFL’s inability to deal with [...]
Eating lunch at your desk again? Here’s how the City does delivery September 23, 2014 Eating al-desko isn’t just about showing your boss you’re the keenest worker-bee in the office. As winter draws nearer it’s also a way of eating your sandwiches without getting frost bite. The latest lunch-break craze in the City allows hungry employees to select, buy and eat their lunch without leaving their office at all. Delivery [...]
Uber taxi app could face fresh crackdown under a Labour government September 23, 2014 Taxi app Uber could face a much more hostile regulatory and tax regime if a Labour government is elected in 2015. Speaking at a fringe event hosted by the New Statesman at the Labour conference, shadow transport secretary Mary Creagh said her party would not tolerate "tax avoidance on a large scale" adding that Uber's [...]
Could it happen in London? One chart showing how Uber has impacted San Francisco’s taxi industry September 22, 2014 Beloved by punters, hated by rivals, taxi service app Uber has a knack of dividing opinion. The company has been the subject of an outright ban in Germany (which was later overturned), a gridlock protest from black cabbies in London and vociferous complaining from local taxi drivers in just about every one of the 45 [...]
In defence of easyProperty: Sir Stelios bites back September 21, 2014 Jon Moulton’s unprovoked attack in his column directed against me personally is nothing more than a cheap shot. Worse still, he has clearly not done his homework on easyProperty.com – the latest brand extension from easyGroup, my personal investment company. First, I believe he failed to declare an interest in the matter, as I [...]
From chips to telecoms innovation is the key September 17, 2014 INNOVATIVE COMPANY of the year City A.M.’s Innovative Company of the Year category salutes businesses that are frontrunners in their industry, from micro-chips to car service apps. With London being one of the leading hubs in Europe – if not the world – of innovative technology, our judges have had a hard time choosing a [...]
Uber’s German ban just got overturned September 16, 2014 A judge in Germany has reversed a country-wide ban on Uber, the taxi app. The service had been told it could no longer operate in the country, but after an appeal Frankfurt Regional Court Judge Frowin Kurth decided the original complainants – other taxi companies in the country – had waited too long before they [...]