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...San Francisco-based Uber has begun inviting London black-cab drivers to register for its planned new service, despite continued opposition to the ride-hailing company from the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association...
...Motors files for bankruptcy protection (FT) Former Fed official teams up with ex-SVB risk officer to launch bank (FT) Wirecard short seller Fraser Perring sues Jones Day and Kroll (Financial News London) CAB...
...London cab drivers’ opinions — according to cliché — are all too predictable. But so are everyone’s when it comes to who can drive a cab in London....
...But the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association, which represents black cab drivers, celebrated TfL’s decision, saying: “Londoners will be safer as a result.”...
...He was previously director-general at the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association....
...A group of London black cab drivers has hired solicitors to explore whether they can pursue legal action against Uber, in an effort to claim more than £500m in alleged lost earnings....
...Last week, the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association said it was seeking advice from law firm Mishcon de Reya about a potential class action against the US car-booking app....
...In the first five months of 2018, truck tonnage has raced 8 per cent higher year on year, according to the American Trucking Associations....
...“This would be among the largest failures of a credit union ever,” said Keith Leggett, a former senior economist at the American Bankers Association. “It would be very costly....
...The service, which was originally challenged by a taxi drivers’ association in Barcelona, Asociacion Profesional Elite Taxi, currently operates only in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania....
...“This has got absolutely nothing to do with us,” said Steve McNamara of the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association....
...“After today’s judgment, innovators will increasingly be subject to divergent national and sectoral rules,” said Jakob Kucharczyk of the Computer & Communications Industry Association in Brussels....
...That was until the Muslim-led housing association Ash-Shahada found him this place. “The man who was here before,” says Abdi. “He died.”...
...Shipments in May were 20 per cent up on the same month in 2016, according to the RV Industry Association. It estimates a record 9.7m US households now own one....
...In his speech, Mr Tomita disclosed that Mr Toyoda had apologised for failing to notify the association in advance about the Uber deal....
...Some of the drivers said that they were considering going to work for Little Cab....
...“They’re going to have a hard time meeting the requirements,” said Keith Leggett, a former senior economist at the American Bankers Association....
...Now competitive computer gamers have set up their own Fifa-style world association to professionalise the world of esports yet further....
...However, the offer of free access to the taxi app was quickly rejected by the association representing cab drivers....
...It is far from the only business with a sizeable cab loan portfolio, however....
...Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association, said: “When you hail a cab in the future you can be sure that you can pay the way you like — card, contactless or cash....
...“If they’re genuinely concerned about congestion and pollution, they should match black cabs’ commitment to go emissions-free from 2018, and support an expansion of the ultra-low emissions zone, as we do...
...fleet alone, according to the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association....
...In an angry response to Uber’s victory, Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association, claimed that the Silicon Valley company had triumphed because of its influence over the...
...A spokesman for the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association, notes that cab-driving has traditionally been a profession passed down from father to son, but says veteran drivers are now advising their children...
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