A private hire driver has been fined and put on a warning following shocking parking in a residential road near a Birmingham high street.
BirminghamLive reports that police put photos on Twitter of a Vauxhall Octavia car parked diagonally across a disabled bay and pavement in Ellesmere Road, Alum Rock, near to the busy Alum Rock Road retail area.
The car was dumped across the bay, partially blocking the pavement. And now the driver is set to receive a ticket from police, with their licence to drive a PHV also placed at risk.
West Midlands Police's Washwood Heath police team posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, and said: “Operation Elevate. Ellesmere Road. The registered keeper of this vehicle will receive a ticket through the post and also get a warning letter from Birmingham City Council’s licensing department, being a private hire vehicle.”
The incident is the latest example of poor parking, sparking observers to quip ‘can’t park there mate’.
Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/taxi-driver-slammed-shocking-parking-28832160
Police are attempting to identify a hit-and-run private hire driver who has left two neighbours out of pocket.
StokeonTrentLive reports that the silver Volkswagen Passat turned around on Wignall Road, in Sandyford, on Friday 15 March.
But the driver crashed into a fence as he carried out the manoeuvre - and then drove off.
Now Staffordshire Police have been called in following the incident at 11.50am.
The incident has been shared by Sandyford and Goldenhill Residents' Association.
The association stated: "The silver Volkswagen Passat taxi turned around in Wignall Road and reversed into a concrete fence post.
The impact damaged the post, a fence panel, and a metal gate post.
The taxi driver drove away without saying anything to the property owners or leaving their details.
The residents would appreciate any information in regards to the person responsible for causing the damage."
Police are appealing for witnesses.
Anyone with any information should call the police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
Source: https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/neighbours-call-police-hit-run-9171079
Addison Lee drivers will get easier and cheaper electric vehicle (EV) charging on the public network through a new partnership with Octopus Energy.
From today, Monday 18 March, drivers at Addison Lee – London’s largest premium private hire, courier and black taxi provider – will get access to Octopus Energy’s EV roaming service, Octopus Electroverse.
Electroverse’s revolutionary ‘one card, one app’ model means Addison Lee drivers no longer need to download multiple apps and subscriptions. This deal enables them to power up with just one simple tap at most charge point brands in the capital.
This partnership also means Addison Lee drivers will get up to 24% off their charging costs at thousands of Source London and MFG EV Power charge points across London.
Now operating the largest sustainable fleet in London, over the last three years, the firm has spent over £80 million to upgrade its vehicles and ensure it meets growing demand from customers who value quality and sustainable service.
The firm offers fully electric and zero emissions capable vehicles from executive, premium cars, to black taxis. This includes 600 PHEV VW multivans, Audi A6s, and A8s, in addition to the 1,000 fully electric VW ID.4s.
This comes as Octopus’ public charging disruptor has nearly tripled customer numbers over the past year - now the UK’s biggest EV roaming service.
Liam Griffin, CEO at Addison Lee commented: “As the first private hire operator in London to introduce EVs at scale, we have been a pioneer of electrification.
"This also means that we have seen first-hand the difficulties that private hire drivers face when it comes to finding reliable and available charging infrastructure.
"Over the last three years, we have committed to supporting our drivers with this ongoing challenge, and we are pleased to add Octopus Energy to our range of strategic charging partnerships.”
Matt Davies, Director of Octopus Electroverse, said: “Addison Lee has taken brilliant steps towards electrifying its fleet.
"We’re excited to now give their thousands of electric cab drivers access to our super-simple EV charging experience, as well as discounts on key charging networks.”
This is the latest milestone in Octopus Energy’s plans to speed up the transition to clean electric transport.
Its Octopus Electric Vehicles division is now the UK’s largest EV-only leasing business and the company is a pioneer in smart tariffs for EVs.
Its Intelligent Octopus Go tariff uses the company’s tech platform Kraken to charge electric cars when the grid is greenest and cheapest.
Last month, Octopus launched the UK’s first mass market vehicle-to-grid tariff, Octopus Power Pack, enabling free home charging.
Eligible taxi drivers will be contacted directly by Addison Lee to access this Electroverse deal.
Uber will pay $272 million Australian dollars (£140 million) to settle a long-running dispute with Australian taxi and hire car drivers who lost out when the company entered the Australian market.
According to the Independent, a class action against Uber had been expected to go to trial in the Supreme Court of Victoria on Monday 18 March, but Maurice Blackburn Lawyers — representing 8,000 taxi and hire car drivers — said the case will be dropped because Uber agreed to the financial settlement.
Maurice Blackburn, principal lawyer Michael Donelly, said that drivers and car owners suffered financial losses due to Uber’s aggressive entry into the market in 2012 and that the company consistently attempted to avoid compensating them.
“On the courtroom steps and after years of refusing to do the right thing by those we say they harmed, Uber has blinked, and thousands of everyday Australians joined together to stare down a global giant,” he said.
An Uber statement described the complaints of the taxi industry as “legacy issues” and said rideshare regulations did not exist anywhere in the world when the company started more than a decade ago.
“The rise of ridesharing has grown Australia’s overall point-to-point transport industry, bringing with it greater choice and improved experiences for consumers, as well as new earnings opportunities for hundreds of thousands of Australian workers,” the statement said.
“Since 2018, Uber has made significant contributions into various state-level taxi compensation schemes, and with today’s proposed settlement, we put these legacy issues firmly in our past."
It’s the fifth-largest class action settlement in Australia’s history and comes five years after the action was launched.
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uber-ap-australian-sydney-b2514162.html???????
A new image as been released by police following an assault at Lancaster railway station.
The Lancashire Telegraph reports that just before midnight on Friday 5 January a man attacked a taxi driver on being told the vehicle was pre-booked.
He then verbally threatened the driver before gaining access to the taxi and damaging the vehicle interior by kicking and punching it.
The suspect then fled the location and police conducted a thorough search of the area.
British Transport police officers said they would like to speak to the man in the image as they believe may have information that could help their investigation.
Anyone who recognises this man or has information is asked to contact BTP by texting 61016, or by calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference number 760 of 5 January.
Alternatively you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
A private hire driver faces a fine and a warning against their name after parking across a disabled bay and pavement in Alum Rock.
Staffordshire Police have been handed footage from Wignall Road, in Sandyford.
Addison Lee drivers will get easier and cheaper electric vehicle charging on the public network through a new partnership with Octopus Energy.
Uber will pay $178 million to settle a long-running dispute with Australian taxi and hire car drivers who lost out when the company entered the Australian market.
Just before midnight on Friday 5 January a man attacked a taxi driver on being told the vehicle was pre-booked.
Taxi drivers have been trained by police on how to spot county line drug dealers as a series of arrests and drug seizures were made across Norfolk.
They issued warning notices on vehicles illegally parked on Victoria Street taxi rank advising owners that their vehicle can be removed due to the obstruction caused.
Medway Council’s Cabinet approved the change of the starting price from £3 to £4 earlier this week.
Cardiff Council said the majority of people it asked in a survey said card payments should be brought in.
Emergency services were called to Whitegate Drive shortly after 11.30pm on 13 March 13. The alleged attack had taken place five minutes earlier on nearby Mythop Road.