Cabs Articles
No Safety Screens For 80% Of Taxis
A PLEDGE by Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky to equip all Melbourne taxis with protective screens by New Year's Eve has failed, with only 650 of Melbourne's 3800 cabs fitted.
Trust The Taxi Drivers
REGULAR readers will know I have a bit of a thing for taxi drivers. Not to the extent that I've asked my wife to get a job with Yellow Cabs so she can bring the uniform home - I mean, obviously, she'd look far hotter with Silver Top epaulettes -..read more
Taxi Chaos Heads South
CABCHARGE is now fighting frustrations about its new booking and despatch system on two fronts, with St George Cabs drivers staging protests after experiencing problems similar to those that have plagued Newcastle Taxis.
Taxi Report Calls For Big Rise In Fares
MELBOURNE would have hundreds more cabs and increased taxi fares under recommendations in a new draft report.
It's A World Of Upstairs-downstairs Really Driven Home
TO ENTER one of London's shiny black cabs is to return, briefly, to a time when security, cleanliness and courtesy were comforting, everyday examples of the Anglo-Saxon talent for order and attention to detail. In 2008, a ride in a London cab speaks still to all these things.
