Archive for June, 2007



The Stansted solution

Saturday 30 June 2007 @ 4:06 am

London’s business leaders are hoping that one of Gordon Brown’s first acts as prime minister will be to fund the long-debated Crossrail scheme, a new railway linking Heathrow, the City and Canary Wharf. Estimated to cost £16bn,

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A Jamaican taxi in London

Friday 29 June 2007 @ 3:06 am

While standing at a corner on a cool, misty morning in London, a black Vauxhall motor car pulled up in front of me. A yellow sign on top read ‘taxi’. I wanted to get to Brixton, so I hopped in. The driver was an overweight man with

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There’sa YogaLadder in My Taxi

Friday 29 June 2007 @ 2:06 am

I was getting a cab the other night when I noticed a sign stuck to the window. This wasn’t the usual ‘keep your feet off the seats’ or ‘no smoking’ request. It was a press clipping. It was a copy of two articlse from the Metro and the

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London Taxi to be made in China

Friday 29 June 2007 @ 2:06 am

By Brendan Moore 06.19.2007 The iconic London Taxi will soon be produced in China. As we reported last year, Geely purchased a majority stake in Manganese Bronze Holdings, PLC, in Coventry, England, the maker of the 59 year-old London

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Shooting suspect held in London

Friday 29 June 2007 @ 1:06 am

An 18-year-old woman wanted in the shooting of a former London taxi driver is behind bars in London. Nadia Ayyad appeared in a London courtroom on an attempted murder charge yesterday, one day after being arrested by police in Windsor.

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London’s New Eco-friendly Taxi Service

Friday 29 June 2007 @ 1:06 am

Toyota’s hybrid technology combined with a carbon-offsetting programme is set to make Climatecars, London’s new eco-friendly taxi service, one of the greenest around. As its name indicates, Climatecars is taking a no-compromise stance

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London taxi (aka The Charmless Man)

Friday 29 June 2007 @ 1:06 am

London taxi (aka The Charmless Man) Originally uploaded by Southcoasting I haven’t been blogging of late because I have been more into photography and flickr. However, I appreciate my blogger community and want to continue to share,

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Geelys London Taxi - The TX4 Taxi Cab Ready For Shanghai Show

Friday 29 June 2007 @ 1:06 am

Last year Magnesuem Bronze, the manufacturer or Londons iconic black cab unveiled a $100 million dollar deal with Geely to produce the next generation of ‘green’ taxi cab for the streets of London. Well it looks like Geely have done

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London taxi question

Friday 29 June 2007 @ 1:06 am

Can you tell me the approximate time and fare required for a taxi from Victoria train station to the Boston Court Hotel, about 2 blocks from Hyde Park. We’ll arrive at Victoria on a Friday morning between 9:00 and 10:00 am Many thanks.

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1987 London Taxi Limo - Sold at $36700

Friday 29 June 2007 @ 1:06 am

1987 London Taxi Limo - Sold at $36700.

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