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A Public Consultation has been launched, which will include seeking the views of the taxi and

private hire trades, on proposals to introduce the world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in the capital on 7 September 2020, to significantly improve air quality and in turn the health of Londoners. Mayor Boris Johnson and TfL are proposing a specific fund to assist taxi drivers to replace their vehicles to meet low emission criteria. TfL is in regular dialogue with Office for Low Emission Vehicles to ensure their new £500m scheme specifically supports taxi (and PHV) drivers to purchase zero emission capable vehicles. Boris Johnson said: “As part of my proposals to introduce the world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone, I want to support the transition of London’s taxi trade to the next generation of zero emission capable vehicles, with new funds to help drivers switch. Introducing the world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone is an essential measure to improve London’s air quality, reduce NO2 and help protect the health and well-being of all Londoners. Working together we can put the taxi industry on a long-term sustainable footing while improving the air that we all breathe.”

The groundbreaking proposals would require all vehicles travelling within the Congestion Charge zone to meet new emission standards and would be in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To help meet these new standards, the Mayor and TfL are proposing to introduce a specific fund to assist taxi drivers to replace their vehicles. TfL say that taxis are responsible for a large amount of harmful emissions in the capital owing to their high mileage and the dominance of diesel within the fleet. By 2020, taxis will be the second largest contributor to NOx and the largest contributor to PM10 emissions from road transport in central London.

The specific proposals relating to the taxi trade are:• A requirement that all taxis presented for

licensing in the capital from 1 January 2018 would need to be zero emission capable (minimum zero emissions range of 30 miles and maximum CO2 emissions of 50g/km). Alongside further significant investment in the TfL bus fleet, this would create demonstrator fleets in London, boost industry sales and lead the transition towards this technology

• Reducing the maximum age limit for non zero emission capable taxis from 15 to 10 years from 2020 – this would reduce the total NOx emissions from taxis by 45 per cent, reduce PM10 emissions by 71% and CO2 emissions by 36% across London. It would remove the oldest and most polluting vehicles from the fleet and help accelerate the uptake of zero emission capable taxis, which would retain a 15 year age limit to recognise they are far less polluting. The

10 year age limit for private hire vehicles would remain the same.

The specific proposals relating to the private hire trade are:

• A requirement that all newly manufactured private hire vehicles presented for licensing in the capital from 1 January 2018 would need to be zero emission capable (minimum zero emissions range of 30 miles and maximum CO2 emissions of 50g/km). Second-hand vehicles presented for licensing at this time would need to meet the ULEZ standards, which are dependent on its vehicle type (Euro 4 petrol, Euro 6/VI diesel);

• Regardless of licensing requirements, PHVs would still need to be ULEZ compliant if driving in central London – so meet Euro 6 emissions standards (diesel) or Euro 4 (petrol). Non-compliant vehicles could still drive in the zone but they would be required to pay a daily charge of £12.50; all taxis would be exempt from this requirement. Michèle Dix, Managing Director of Planning at TfL, added: “TfL has worked very closely with the taxi and private hire trade, alongside all other key stakeholders, to ensure we captured their feedback as the ULEZ proposals took shape. We would now welcome their comments on the final proposals as set out in the public consultation. We understand that the proposals to reduce the taxi age limit to 10 years will mean that some taxi drivers will have to replace their existing vehicles earlier than anticipated. That is why we are proposing a specific fund and working with the Government to help those drivers, enabling them to purchase newer, cleaner taxis.”

After the consultation closes, TfL will analyse the results of the consultation and make a recommendation to the Mayor. TfL will decide whether to make changes to the licensing requirement for these vehicles.

The Mayor will then make a decision on whether to confirm the scheme order (setting the ULEZ emissions standards and non compliance charges), with or without modifications. Subject to confirmation in spring 2015, this would effectively provide three years advance notice of the licensing proposals (2018) and five years for the ULEZ vehicle emission proposals (September 2020).

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The meters have been available in the UK for some time, but the VeriFone deal means choice, availability, technical support and after sales service will be increased for London fleets and TX and Vito drivers.

Simon Pancutt, Head of Engineering in the UK for VeriFone, was most impressed with the HALE set-up in Salzburg. “We were able to see how HALE taximeters are developed and manufactured, and were made to feel most welcome in Austria. The HALE trainers were very thorough and tailored the training to our precise needs. Wherever you go in the world, from Salzburg to Sydney, I’m always reminded how unique London is and how highly London taxis are regarded”.

Mario Stavrou runs HALE Electronics in the UK. He is delighted that VeriFone is now distributing HALE meters. “VeriFone has great facilities in London, and superb technicians. As well as their own new TX and Vito meter customers, VeriFone will also be able to support drivers who already use HALE meters when they

need servicing or tariff changes.” Mo Ali, a senior technician at VeriFone who also

travelled to Salzburg, was equally impressed by the HALE plant. His first project when returning from the trip was to install a fully working MCT-06 meter in the driver demo facility in Kennington, so customers can try it for themselves and see how easy it is to use.

The VeriFone deal means that drivers now only need to pay from the equivalent of £75 per year over two years for their meter. Fleets or owner drivers who would like more details of the HALE Microtax® meter from VeriFone, and drivers of black TX4 taxis (with no other advertising) who are interested in carrying DigitalTops should call 0333 666 1000.

You may have seen the first series of the Channel 4 programme For The Love Of

Cars back in June. Actor Philip Glenister and internationally renowned car designer Ant Anstead went on a mission - to scour the barns and lock ups of Britain for wrecked treasures to bring to life. These included a Ford Escort MKI Mexico, an early Mini, a Land Rover Defender and more.

I contacted Love Productions on behalf of the London Vintage Taxi Association to see if they had been commissioned for a second series and whether they would consider the London taxi. A few weeks later I received an email from

Taxi Globe’s editor, Sandie Goodwin, to say she had been contacted by the production company looking for information on the FX4. The second series will follow a slightly different format so (very sadly) they aren’t going to restore any cabs to their former glory but will discussing classic commercial vehicles in general. They asked GUV69N to come along for a couple of hours some filming and a chat.

The set up was that Phil Glenister just happens to be doing a piece to camera about classic London taxis and voilá - one just happened to appear. The presenter jumps in and we drive around for an hour or so having a chat before stopping for a cuppa at one of the cabbie watering holes. Waiting for us is Eddie Crossley, ex-taxi fleet proprietor, cabbies Barbara Paterson, Ray Coster and Bill Munro. Over lunch and lots of cups of tea and coffee we discuss what makes an icon and why is the London taxi, in particular the FX4, one of them.

Then Phil takes the keys and off he goes to “work” in the cab picking up fares. Although it was a long day with the crew the item will probably only be 3 or 4 minutes of the programme. At the end of filming a member of the public tried to

get in the cab. I explained that it was no longer a working cab but as they were going my way, and just for fun, I took them on the condition they did not pay me. They enjoyed the ride so much they insisted on a £10 ‘tip’ which, as it was that time of year, I dropped into the Royal British Legion poppy appeal collection tin.

Look out for the programme Easter 2015!The irony of the day was despite every time

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A number of improvements have been made to the Taxi and Private Hire disclosure service provided by TfL’s third party service provider

GB Group (GBG), formally know as TMG. In recent months TfL has been working with our disclosure service

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Further to TPH Notice 22/13, we have now begun the rollout of the new design licences and identifiers to all existing licensed London taxi

drivers. This new documentation, which incorporates additional security features, is being issued in batches over the next few weeks with the first batch issued on 14 October.

The new licences and identifiers are of a similar design to existing ones but they contain a number of new security features, including a hologram and a barcode unique to the driver. In addition, following feedback from the trade, the new suburban identifiers have a larger space to show the areas in which a driver is licensed to ply for hire. Samples of the new design identifiers are below.

The paper licences have also been amended to incorporate an additional security feature.

All replacement licences and identifiers will be issued to all licensed taxi drivers by 10 November 2014.

It is important you display your new identifiers and carry a copy of your new licence as soon as you receive them. From 17 November 2014 it will be mandatory to only display the new identifiers and carry the new style

licence. Any driver not doing so could be subject to compliance action. In order for our compliance team to verify your identifiers authenticity it

is important you do not tamper with, laminate or alter them in anyway. All identifiers should be placed in the top nearside (kerbside) corner of the front and rear windscreen. Please destroy your current licence and identifiers upon receipt of your replacements. The new licences and identifiers will be sent to the most recent address we have on our records. To ensure they are received please let us know if you have changed your address.

SUBURBAN DRIVERS All Suburban drivers should check that the correct Sector and Borough codes are displayed on their new identifiers once received and any errors should be reported to TfL immediately. An explanation of the Sector and Borough codes displayed on the Suburban identifier are attached to this notice. Any driver who has not received his or her replacement licence and identifiers by 10 November 2014 should contact London Taxi and Private Hire via [email protected] or 0343 222 4444.

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Notice 10/14

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A number of improvements have been made to the Taxi and Private Hire disclosure service provided by our third party service provider GB Group (GBG), formally know as TMG. In recent months TfL has been working with our disclosure service provider, TMG to review the current process and to implement changes which will help improve the disclosure service. As part of the overall service upgrade GBG have altered their service name from ‘TMG CRB’ to ‘On line Disclosures’. We are currently updating our documentation to reflect this change.

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Further to TPH Notice 22/13, we have now begun the rollout of the new design licences and identifiers to all existing licensed London taxi drivers. This new documentation, which incorporates additional security features, is being issued in batches over the next few weeks with the first batch issued on 14 October.

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The paper licences have also been amended to incorporate an additional security feature.

All replacement licences and identifiers will be issued to all licensed taxi drivers by 10 November 2014.

It is important you display your new identifiers and carry a copy of your new licence as soon as you receive them. From 17 November, 2014 it will be mandatory to only display the new identifiers and carry the new style licence. Any driver not doing so could be subject to compliance action.

In order for our compliance team to verify your identifiers authenticity it is important you do not tamper with, laminate or alter them in anyway. All identifiers should be placed in the top nearside (kerbside) corner of the front and rear windscreen.

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Uber’s tax affairs have been referred to HMRC after complaint from senior Labour

MP Margaret Hodge that Uber was “opting out of the UK tax regime”.

Reports say that the app’s Dutch operating firm, Uber BV, does not pay tax in the UK. Mayor Boris Johnson said TfL had no powers over where a company pays tax. Buit he wrote to Ms Hodge and said: “TfL has raised this issue to the appropriate body, the HMRC, for them to Consider.”

Ms Hodge commented: “I hope that HMRC will carry out a rigorous and thorough investigation to ensure

that Uber is paying an appropriate level of tax in the UK, rather than constructing artificial structures to get out of paying its fair share.”

An Uber spokesman said it complied with all applicable tax laws and “pays taxes in all jurisdictions, such as corporate income tax, payroll tax, sales and use tax and VAT”. UBER GETS AN F FROM THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU In USA, the Better Business Bureau has received

almost 100 complaints over the past three years about the ride sharing service and this has resulted in a F rating for Uber. The ratings range from A+ to F. One way businesses will get a low grade from the Better Business Bureau is to rack up customer complaints. The Better Business Bureau is a 100-year-old organisation that aims to be an unbiased resource for consumers on various businesses. It isn’t affiliated with the government and doesn’t have any regulatory powers.

“Consumer complaints allege misunderstanding Uber Technologies’ pricing, being misinformed about the overall cost of the services rendered, and not being made aware of ‘surge pricing,’” the bureau wrote on its website. “Some consumers claim that they were told the final cost of the transportation service the company provided...only to be subsequently charged a substantially larger amount.”

The bureau published the complaints on its website. Of the 90 complaints the bureau has dealt with, 80 were within the last year. By far, most grievances were about billing issues, 43, and problems with the product, 38. Customers

also complained of having difficulty contacting Uber’s customer service and having their cases closed even though the issue wasn’t resolved.

In one case recently, a customer alleged they were charged $710 for a 9-mile ride and weren’t notified of surge pricing, which is a temporary increase in fare rates during rush hour and other high-traffic times. Uber says it repeatedly tells users when surge pricing is in place and customers must confirm they know of the higher fares before they can request a trip. However, the customer claiming to be charged $710 alleges the app didn’t mention surge pricing. “I was not notified of any surcharge and once I learned about it, the customer service refused to refund my money,” the complaint reads. “The best they have done is to refund $177, which is still not enough when the policy clearly states that I should be notified of the surcharges. $532.50 is still an outrageous price to pay for a 9.7 mile drive.”

The bureau said other factors that lowered Uber’s ratings were the length of time it’s been operating and its failure to respond to 30 of the complaints filed against it.

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The XC60 is Volvos best-selling model globally and has been updated for 2014. The exterior get a more urban twist to it, with a redesigned front end that gives a more confident look with horizontal lines that connect the XC60 to the road. All black trim has been removed and replaced with colour co-ordinated trim; some models come with chrome detailing which our test model came with. Attention to detail is key - for example to clean up the look of the bonnet they have removed with visible washer nozzles and relocated them under the bonnet and windscreen gap. Also the headlight washers are now flush with the bumper and pop out when in use and then retract back. The wing mirrors get a sleek look with the change from the camera based blind spot information system (BLIS) to radar sensors, so no more bubbles on the underside of the mirrors. The BLIS system also will monitor and alert the driver to rapidly approaching vehicles up to 70m behind the car. Our test model was equipped with the new integrated tailpipes which are available with certain engine variants. But it’s not just about beautiful design; the designers have had to cope with the fact that at operating temperature, the tailpipes have to remain perfectly in place despite the exhaust system expanding in length by up to 25mm. This is another example of true Scandinavian precision engineering.

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On Wednesday 17th of September 2014 officials from the RMT union attended

City Hall for TPH stakeholder meeting seven of the London Assembly Transport Committee’s investigation into taxi and private hire services in London. The Assembly members present were Caroline Pidgeon AM (Chair), Valerie Shawcross AM, Darren Johnson AM, and Richard Tracey AM. Caroline Pidgeon introduced the Transport Committee panellists and explained the format of the meeting; each group had ten minutes to give a brief presentation setting out their views and key issues they would like to see addressed, followed by five minutes for questions. The RMT officers in attendance were Paul White, a working taxi driver from the London Taxi Drivers Branch, and John Leach a full time officer of the RMT union representing the London Transport region which includes the licensed London taxi trade.

PLYING FOR HIRE AND TFL POLICIESPaul White told the panel that the raison d’etre (reason for being) for the licensed taxi trade is to ply for hire and that there had been little discussion of this in the committee’s previous public meetings. He said that this was an important and fundamental point which must be considered first and foremost. He then went on to discuss examples of concern regarding plying for hire and TfL’s policies in areas such as satellite offices, taxi rank provision, vehicle identity, statistical breakdown of offences, and the use of technology to name a few.

THE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD MISNOMERMuch discussion both inside and outside of this investigation has centred around the concept of creating a level playing field for both Taxis and Private Hire vehicles, we believe there is a real danger here of not seeing the wood for the trees.

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playing field in the context of a two tier system in relation to plying for hire. London Taxis have the right to ply for hire Private Hire Vehicles do not, period, and all that such talk does is confuse and blur the line of distinction between the methods of operation for each trade. We believe that in creating a single directorate, such as TPH, the notion of being equitable to both industries has the potential for the level playing field thought process to override the need to uphold and reflect the right to ply for hire when making decisions and policy.

In short we feel our right to ply for hire is being marginalised.

TAXI TRADE ENGAGEMENTConsequently John Leach a skilful and well seasoned RMT negotiator focused on the Taxi Trade Engagement policy and it’s terms of reference. Tfl’s engagement policy says,”...there is no requirement for collective bargaining. Consultation is not negotiation.”

He said the taxi trade did not have the same situation as directly employed TfL tube drivers or cleaners. He feels there needs to be a more effective mechanism, a procedural agreement so that the union can engage with TfL on behalf of its members in the taxi trade. Paul White added that the problem is that if the trade feel aggrieved that policy is not being made, or being made and implemented in the wrong way, it is very difficult to address this without the ability to negotiate. Eight large demonstrations in the last six years clearly highlight this.

WHAT NEXT?Officers from the RMT London Taxi Branch have met with Caroline Pidgeon on a number of occasions where issues discussed have been the subject of Mayor’s Question Time. Support staff of Caroline’s team have pointed out that the 1999 GLA Act doesn’t set out in detail exactly how the Mayor of London should respond to a specific London

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