UGO Infoboards put customers in touch with a wide variety of services at no charge. They are located in busy places and are used for taxi booking, hotel and bed & breakfast accommodation, takeaway restaurants, job agencies, florists, and a host of other businesses who provide the things people need.
UGO Freephones are single button telephones most often seen in supermarkets although they are also found in hospitals, shopping centres and pubs and clubs. They are used to link to a single service and are perfect for booking private hire cars and taxis.
Anybody can call a UGO 0800anywhere number from any phone and be put through to a taxi or private hire company easily and quickly. UGO 0800anywhere freephone signs are ideal for bars, nightclubs and college halls of residence.
TfL has responsibility to ensure all vehicles which have been adapted or modified to carry passengers who use wheelchairs or who have specialised needs are safe and fit for purpose. If you operate one of these types of vehicle in London then new Notice 03/12is important.
TfL has rejected a proposal to increase taxi fares by 22 per cent during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The rise would have seen night rates applied throughout the day, raising the cost of £22 fare to £27
Transport for London estimates that nearly 50 per cent of private hire drivers are leaving the trade when it comes time to renew their licence.
Transport for London has confirmed that the London Taxi and Private Hire Compliance Night Team will more than double in size with nine more compliance officers being recruited. This increases the team to 16.
London cab company WestOne Cars has been shortlisted for the ‘Contribution to Sustainable Transport’ award at the 2012 London Transport Awards. The company impressed judges with its environmental programme which has successfully achieved a 4.7 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions over the past two years.
Taxi drivers will be able to drive in certain bus lanes around Watford after councillors voted through proposals to grant them this privilege.
Plans to allow two-seater Smart cars to be used as private hire vehicles in Edinburgh have been approved by councillors, the first move of its kind in Scotland.
