July 20, 2008
- Feel my vibe
I’ve never been robbed or threatened with violence in the eleven years or so that I’ve been driving a Taxi, I’m asked this question all the time and sometimes wonder should I make something up just to satisfy the bloodlust of my passengers! (…)
- Who is the country's No.1 taxi driver?
Minibus taxi drivers got the chance to show off their driving skills when they underwent special testing in the third Western Cape leg of a national Number 1 Taxi Driver campaign. (…)
- Cabby says he didn't attack motorist
THE taxi driver who allegedly punched a motorist 15 times has come forward to give his side of what happened. (…)
- Smile - you’re on Auckland Co-Op - taxi cam.
Auckland Co-Op Taxi chairman Ian Graham has agreed to a three-month video camera trial in 10 of the company’s 800 cabs. (…)
- Airport rank tender process sparks merger plans of fare weathered friends.
Regency Cabs might go green if a take over bid from another taxi company goes ahead. (…)
- Taxi camera offends woman passenger.
Taxicabs in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, that are newly installed with cameras recently encountered their first hostile reaction from a woman who said they violated her privacy and image. (…)
- Timaru taxi drivers expect a busy week ahead.
Taxi companies are preparing for mayhem as the Timaru bus drivers’ strike looms.
The group will begin industrial action on Monday, for a week. (…) - Taxis of the World
Argentina Taxi
History
In 1956, Jeep and Pick-up Jeep were produced and used as a taxi. Three years later Farina saloon car, called a ‘Di Tella 1500′ was ready for use as a taxi. (…)
July 17, 2008
- Underground cabbie stuck with $56G fine
A bandit cab operator charged last summer has been fined $56,250.
Joseph Herchawi was convicted last week in provincial court of five counts of operating an illegal taxi service. (…) - The taxi touts strike back!
Even the strong enforcement of fines and demerit points are unable to keep taxi touts away - which do so probably for more money with lesser trips. (…)
- Cabbies plan more strikes.
TAXI drivers are warning they will strike on a busy Saturday night if Regent Taxis refuses to overturn penalties handed to two drivers for speaking to the media. (…)
- Dad shocked by taxi overloading
THE father of a teenage boy has expressed alarm after his son was given a taxi ride in the back of a station wagon into Bendigo. (…)
- A Perth taxi driver has been charged with reckless driving
A 36-year-old taxi driver has been charged with reckless driving for dragging a man along the road for two kilometres in Northbridge. (…)
- What's Your Favorite Cab?
The news today of AM General getting set to assemble Standard Taxis got us thinking of our favorite livery vehicles. (…)
- Taxi driver told to pay arrears or lose home
A taxi driver has been warned that the home he shares with his elderly mother is in jeopardy of being repossessed by a building society. (…)
- Tips to Avoid Orlando RipOff Taxi Driver Scams
How to Win the Battle Over Taxi Fares in the Orlando, Kissimmee, Winter Park Area
It's true that it seems the vast majority of Orlando Taxi operators will do their best to rip you off. (…) - An Uncomfortable Taxi Ride
I was getting home from Sun Plaza. I would normally have taken a bus, but I was too dead-tired as I did not have any sleep at all the previous night. (…)
- No one could stop first female cabby
She was a capable judo exponent with a black belt, but Singapore's first female cabby,Madam Wong Ah Mooi, was a softie at heart. (…)
- Police hunting for 3 men in cab robbery
MIDDLETOWN — Police are looking for three men who they say stabbed a cab driver early Tuesday in an apparent robbery attempt. (…)
- Define irony: Taxi fuel surcharge kicks in, diesel prices goes down
Today is the first day of the taxi fuel surcharge kicking in and according to preliminary reports, commuters are sticking with taxi drivers through thick and thin - although some are concerned if the surcharge will start going up in the future. (…)
