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RSS General- November 16 · The Cabby
Outrage at UK plan to put audio recorders in taxis
LONDON — Civil liberties campaigners on Monday expressed outrage at an English city's plan to install audio recorders in licensed taxi cabs as a security measure. Officials in Oxford say that starting next year its 600-plus cabs will carry aud (...)
The Cabby - January 15 · The Cabby
'The Knowledge’ An Article From British Icons
London taxi drivers are legendary for their encyclopedic grasp of the country's capital city and ‘the Knowledge’ - the assessment all wannabe London cabbies have to pass with flying colours - is notorious for being a mind-bendingly difficult (...)
The Cabby - November 04 · The Cabby
Taxi-London.Net
The History The Black Cabs' history goes back to the time of horse-drawn cabs which were called Hackney Cabs. The term comes from the French word haquenee referring to the ambling horses used to pull the original Hackney Carriages. The Hackney C (...)
The Cabby - October 27 · The Cabby
Doing The Knowledge
I've often thought it would be great to do The Knowledge. For those not in the know (or without the knowledge), it's the exam that London taxi drivers must undertake to qualify to drive a black cab. It's basically a comprehensive test (...)
The Cabby - October 21 · The Cabby
Geely aims to electrify black cabs
Geely, the Chinese automaker that co-owns the company that produces black London taxis, has met UK government officials about bringing electric-powered cabs to the UK capital. "One of our ideas is to convert London taxis into electric," Li (...)
The Cabby - October 20 · The Cabby
London Taxi Knowledge
As a licensed taxi driver in the Capital you must have a detailed knowledge of roads and places of interest in London - known as the Knowledge. How long it takes to become a licensed taxi driver depends on whether you want to be an All London driver (...)
The Cabby - July 23 · The Cabby
Cab Direct Support Three Peaks Challenge
Twelve determined climbers recently took on the tough Three Peaks Challenge for the Paul O’Gorman Leukemia Research centre and Cab Direct was there to lend a helping hand. The National Three Peaks Challenge is steadily becoming a well-known ph (...)
The Cabby - July 23 · The Cabby
New Peugeot E7 – “Great Value for Money”
Russell Brigden from Chelmsford is the proud owner of the new Peugeot E7 SE from Cab Direct and is delighted with his choice. Russell, who opted for the long wheelbase model comments: “I love the new style E7. How the taxi looks is (...)
The Cabby - July 22 · The Cabby
Drug-trade Leeds cabbie faces £180,000 bill
A taxi driver who branched out into a more profitable line as a drugs courier has had his criminal lifestyle brought to a halt by Appeal Court judges. Parvinder Singh Panesar, of Montague Avenue, Oakwood, Leeds, faces losing his home after the court (...)
The Cabby - July 22 · The Cabby
Police 'put half-naked rape victim in minicab and made her pay fare home'
Police allegedly marched a rape victim who had been found crying in the street at 1am to a cab firm, and then made her pay the fare home. The woman, said to be an executive who earns £70,000 a year, had been at a party on a Thames boat and was (...)
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