Cab Chat Radio Show E179 06-09-2018

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Issues Discussed this week:

Uber to focus in Bikes over cars

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45317025

10 London Taxi Drivers set to climb Kilimanjaro in a bid to lose weight, Saul will be interviewing Roshan Varma next week about their plans

Chris Evans is to leave the Radio 2 Breakfast Show and move back to Virgin Radio to host their Breakfast Show

Uber have been accused of overcharging customers, investigations show that Uber are charging the customer one price and showing the driver a different price

Toyota recall over 1 million Prius due to a fire hazard, but will TFL serve unfit notices on these vehicles in the same way as they did the TX4’s back in 2007 which saw many drivers being put out of work?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/toyota-recalls-more-than-1-million-vehicles-over-fire-risk-1536132145

https://andersonshelter.blogspot.com/2018/09/prius-fires-update-dvsa-answer.html

Toronto Taxi Trade Issue a$ 1.7Billion Class Action against the City

https://taxileaks.blogspot.com/2018/09/toronto-taxi-operators-file-1.html

Pimlico Plumbers Charlie speaks out against the Uber License Decision

https://taxileaks.blogspot.com/2018/09/pimlicos-charlie-pipes-up-on-ubers.html

Record number of Private Parking tickets to be issued in this financial year

https://www.taxi-point.co.uk/single-post/2018/09/02/Record-number-of-private-parking-tickets-to-be-issued

Sadiq Khan has no plan to fight crime in London

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/the-sadiq-khan-audit-mayor-has-no-plan-to-fight-crime-in-london-a3927236.html?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1536060496

More drivers having problems renewing their licenses again, this time TFL cannot blame the DBS checking company as the problem lies squarely with their administration

https://www.taxi-point.co.uk/single-post/2018/09/05/TfL-taxi-licence-renewal-debacle-could-force-drivers-off-the-road

This week in 1878 saw one of the River Thames most tragic boat accidents the Princess Alice

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-44800309

Private Hire operators have until October this year to put in place a “Voice Contact” that customers can speak to regarding any queries

TFL issue consultation on Judd Street closure

Contributions this week:

Dan from Plan

Saul @RequiredLevel – Unsung Heroes

Drumslayer

Steve @SixMileSteve – Point of the Week

Drop Kick Rick – Taxi Rank Titters

Gary Jacobs – DriverTax