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London cab drivers

  • TfL approves 5.5 per cent increase in cabs’ fares to help drivers face economic situation

    Cabs' fares

    Transport for London’s (TfL) finance committee approved today a 5.5 per cent increase in black cabs’ fares as a way to help drivers survive the ongoing economic situation. From 30 April, minimum fares between 5am and 10pm will increase from £3.20 to £3.80, while travellers to Heathrow will see their supplement go up from £2.80 [...]

  • How Kapten is trying to take Uber’s ride-hailing crown

    O Kapten, my Kapten! How a French company is challenging Uber

    Uber has an image problem. The ride-hailing app’s popularity has declined on complaints that its drivers are contributing to congestion and pollution on London’s streets. Uber took a big PR hit last year when Transport for London (TfL) took away its operating licence due to issues with the company’s approach to safety and regulation. The [...]

  • Black Cabs are offering cut-price off-peak fares to take on Uber

    London’s Black Cabs have launched a fightback against Uber and other app-based taxi services by off­ering cut-price, off-peak fares for journeys over six miles. The new prices will be up to 30 per cent lower than metered fares and can be booked through an app from Gett, an Israeli startup backed by Russia-born billionaire Len [...]

  • Most Londoners love taxi apps like Uber and Hailo – but think Black Cabs will still be around in 20 years

    August 3, 2015

    As the war between Black Cabbies and taxi apps rages on, it seems the battle for Londoners' hearts has been won, after a new survey showed 55 per cent of those living in the capital are in favour of Uber and its ilk. The study, by YouGov and communications firm PLMR, found 55 per cent [...]

  • Taxi wars: Black cab app Gett takes on Uber with £10 flat fare in central London (but it doesn’t go south of the river)

    July 10, 2015

    Black cab taxi app Gett has drawn the battle lines against Uber, after it launched a £10 flat fare for rides in central London. The company, which works with licensed black cabs and Hackney carriages in 25 UK cities, said the fare will apply between 10am and 10pm on Monday to Friday for the rest [...]

  • Taxi protest shuts down more London roads as black cab drivers block TfL office over Uber regulation

    June 30, 2015

    It's becoming something of a familiar site: yet another taxi protest has brought London streets to a standstill.    Yet again the black cab drivers are protesting outside TfL's offices, meaning that areas around from Blackfriars Bridge, stretching as far as Waterloo, are jammed.    https://twitter.com/AndrewNickolls/status/615881341821931520   Cabbies are demonstrating against what they see as [...]

  • Uber protests France: Taxi drivers block roads and burn tyres in Paris

    June 25, 2015

    French taxi drivers have blocked roads to airports and stations in Paris with cars and burning tyres as part of huge protests against Uber. Read more: Boris Johnson says Uber drivers must pass black cab style Knowledge test The protest force is made up of thousands of drivers, as conflict between taxi drivers and the taxi [...]

  • Boris Johnson says Uber drivers must pass black cab style Knowledge test

    June 24, 2015

    Fresh from his expletive-ridden verbal tussle with a cabbie, the Mayor of London has come out on the side of London's black cab drivers in their rivalry with Uber. Boris Johnson has promised Knowledge style tests and language requirements for Uber drivers who London's traditional taxi drivers believe should be better regulated. Speaking at the [...]

  • Uber vs black cab: Who wins among London passengers? – Brand Index

    June 23, 2015

    London Mayor Boris Johnson’s fiery tête-à-tête with a black cab driver certainly provided plenty of fodder for the headline writers, but what does the exchange tell us about the nature of the taxi industry? And what does YouGov data tell us about attitudes towards Uber, in particular? Uber has shaken the industry to its core. [...]

  • London’s black cabs could be made to offer contactless payments

    June 19, 2015

    Black cabs could be legally obliged to accept contactless credit cards, as a new set of proposals are opened up to consultation.    Transport for London has put forward the idea – that contactless payments be accepted in all London taxis – as part of a move to modernise the industry and make it easier [...]

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