Archive for January, 2010

MPs' expenses watchdog claimed £15000 in taxi fares on expenses

The man charged with overseeing MPs’ allowances under a new Whitehall regime claimed more than £15000 of taxpayer-funded taxi fares in his previous.
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Eyewitness News: 40 hurt in taxi accident

40 passengers were taken to hospital after being injured in a head-on collision between two minibus taxis in Soweto on Friday night. Six of them, including the two taxi drivers, were critically hurt. The two vehicles collided on a wet …
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STITA Taxi Drivers Will Rally Against Port Of Seattle Monday | The

Members of the Seattle-Tacoma International Taxi Association (STITA) will rally against the Port of Seattle Monday, Feb. 1st beginning at Noon in downtown.
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News | The Independent UK – Taxi! MPs' expenses watchdog took

Although many of Sir Ian’s taxi journeys were to meetings and other official engagements, the vast majority ? more than 200 every year ? were trips between his home in North London and the commission’s HQ in the City. …
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Philip Greenspun's Weblog » Taxi rates in Washington, D.C. versus

I took a taxi today from National Airport to Northwest Washington, D.C. The District has replaced the zone system that prevailed for decades with conventional taxi meters. Fares are about $1.50 per mile, compared to $2.00 per mile in …
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The New York Nobody Sings: Taxi

How many evenings did I spend watching Taxi (including re-runs) with my sister growing up? This song is engraved in my mind, as I’m sure it is in hers as well. Originally on Bob James 1978 album, Touchdown, this catchy jazz lite ditty …
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STILL LIFE IN MOVING VEHICLES: Eclectic Taxi

Eclectic doesn’t begin to describe the unusual combination of things in the taxi I rode in this evening. What was the driver thinking? There’s probably some cutting-edge designer somewhere who thinks this is a winning design solution …
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Get A Podcast – Taxi Protection – Podcasts powered by Odiogo

Taxi insurance is a very important matter when you want to start to drive a taxi. Insurance is needed to protect you as well as your passengers. There are a number of factors to consider when buying taxi insurance. …
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Taxi driver's terror at armed police raid – Peterborough Today

Taxi driver’s terror at armed police raid – A TAXI driver has spoken of his terror at being confronted with officers armed with guns when he became caught up in a police drugs operation.
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Factors to Consider when Buying Taxi Insurance | Taxi Protection

Taxi insurance is a very important matter when you want to start to drive a taxi. Insurance is needed to protect you as well as your passengers. There are a.
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