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  • Excellent value for money

  • Fixed prices, regardless of traffic or time of day

  • Your driver will be waiting for you at arrivals

  • Flights are tracked, so your driver won't come to the terminal until you land

  • Free waiting time if you are delayed coming through to arrivals all you pay is the charges for short stay car park


CYBERCABZ is a family run business EST in 2003 open 24 hours 365 days a year. We specialize in providing Heathrows airport taxi transfers transportation and local journeys from London Heathrow Airport to any location in the UK or any long distance journeys to anywhere ,including Europe.Our cars and vito mini busses are clean, polite and all come with a smart driver that are all insured and properly CRB checked and cleared so you are completely in safe hands on every part of your car journey .

Our Airport transfers fare price are so good and you are guaranteed to get a no fuss and a no hassle cheap inexpensive taxi service with us. So if you are coming or going to or from any of Heathrows terminals or other places nearby or anywhere in the UK we can provide you with a smart reliable friendly drivers to transfer you to where ever you’re going and also transfer you back from your destination with great prices and a an amazing deal on waiting around for you if you need to return same day. There is likelihood that you will need a Heathrow Airport cab service at one point or another.so therefore its necessary you look for a good service provider who can efficiently offer you taxi transport services. You can easily find such professionals at http://www.heathrowcabz.co.uk/

Do you Need Heathrows Airport taxi cars ?

London Heathrow airport transfers come in handy when you are late, and do not have enough time to drive. You will be amazed at how well the taxi drivers know many destinations. They can tell when a street will be busy and how they can avoid heavy traffic. They are also trained to offer their services with efficiently yet with your safety in mind.

It is possible that you are so tired after a long flight, and that all you need is to rest upon arrival in Heathrow. Still, it is possible that you have a lot of luggage that will make it even hard for you to rest an inch. Heathrow Airport transfers will relieve you of all your that transport and luggage stress especially if you make early bookings for the services.

When your business associates or long-time friends are about to arrive at the airport, you should just go for Heathrow airport taxi services. You can call a taxi agency and give them the details of the times and dates when your guests will be arriving. Your friends will to find a taxi waiting for them at the airport and that they just have to sit back and have a good time.

Sometimes you want to arrive at a destination in style. You may want to impress your business associates or family friends. Driving your old car or asking your friend to drop you to the airport during such times may not make much sense. Rather, you can go for Heathrow airport taxi services and arrive in style. You can choose a limousine or any other classy ride as offered by the taxi agencies.

Do not panic when your car breakdown in the middle of your ride to Heathrow airport. During such moments, you need not to worry on whether you will miss a flight or not. All you need to do is calling taxi service providers and notify them of your problem. Before you know it, a taxi will be on the stand by waiting to take you to the airport.

You may be surprised that you can get there earlier that you expected.During those nights when everyone has retired to sleep, Heathrow airport taxi companies are still operating. You can make quick arrangements for transfers and soon you will be sorted out. You can ask the drivers to make reservations for you or your loved ones and the drivers will be waiting for you at the airport or any other destination. You can even raise concerns about taxi services at that particular time and there will be someone on standby to address you.

Rules for Good Taxi Service Providers

Best service providers in Heathrow airport transfer services are guided by a code of conduct. It means that they must maintain certain ethical standards in service provision. Firstly, they will arrive on time so that you do not end up getting late. Secondly, they will keep communicating with you, and confirming about your transportation details such as time, whether you have luggage and the number of people to Heathrow airport transfer.

Thirdly, they will handle the whole service delivery professionally. This means that their language, dressing and driving will thrill you. Lastly, the cars are well maintained so that every client will arrive at their destination safely.

About paying for your Cab

People have a notion that the Heathrow airport taxi services are meant for certain class of people. This is far from the truth! You can afford to pay for the services since there are options to suit every budget.

The price paid for taxi services depend on:

•The type of car that you choose. Some cabs will be very expensive; since they have classy appeal and are comfortable enough for everyone. Big cars that accommodate a lot of people can also be expensive as opposed to smaller cars.

• The number of hours of service delivery. If you hire a vehicle for a whole day, you will pay more than for someone who hires it for a few hours.

• Period of service delivery. When you hire a cab during the night, you will be charged more than someone who hires it during the day.

• Negotiation skills. With sharp negotiation skills, it is possible to pay less for taxi services. You can state your price, and ask the taxi company to provide a service that suits that specific budget. You will be amazed to find out that Heathrow Airport Transfer you can still get comfortable rides yet at an affordable rate.

• Distance covered. It costs more for long distance cab services than for short distances. Logically, you will have to pay for the gas consumption during long distances travel.

It is important to book for Heathrow airport taxi services in advance. This ensures that you are picked at the right time. The bookings can be done online; which is convenient. You can also ask for quotes online so that you can budget well for the services.

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Saturday, 1 July 2017

London Taxi Rear Mounted Credit Card Readers, Compromising Driver Safety


We all know that rear fitted Card readers compromise the safety of the driver (especially in the case of female drivers. 


Our largest org the LTDA says there's nothing to be done, that it's a done deal. Our other orgs and unions remain silent on this issue. 


Well the GMB Taxi Branch, see things differently and would like all Taxi drivers who agree about the dangers of rear fitted units, to fill in this quick survey. 


There is a section at the bottom where you can add your own comments 



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Wednesday, 21 June 2017

KALANICK RESIGNS : MOVING FORWARD, THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY.

The Good....Travis Kalanick has finally resigned after much speculation.

The Bad....He will remain on the board of the company he co-founding back in 2009.

The Ugly....The company is to rebuild under new management.


More Good....Fares will rise by at least 60% as the subsidies will be drying up as investors look to get their money back.
The driver will now have to pay the company 35% of the fare.

More Bad....The customer will have the option to tip with just a tap on the app. But will customers be in the mood to tip after his massive price rise?

More Ugly...Uber have had to make a statement to both passengers and drivers about flirting conversation, plus passengers of ride share trips are advised not to touch or flirt with each other. 
Amazingly the drivers have been warned that "sexual contact" with passengers is not allowed.

THIS IS THE COMPANY THAT TfL DEEM TO BE FIT AND PROPER, AND YET DRIVERS HAVE TO BE WARNED NOT TO HAVE SEXUAL CONTACT WITH PASSENGERS AS ALLEGATIONS OF GROSS SEXUAL ASSAULT ON PASSENGERS HAVE ESCALATED.  

MOVING UBER FORWARD....You couldn't make it up!

Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick RESIGNS citing 'difficulties in his personal life' just days after going on indefinite leave in the wake of the company's sexual harassment scandal



The 40-year-old entrepreneur announced he was stepping down at the firm he founded in 2009 deals with a sexual harassment scandal.

Uber's board confirmed the move early on Wednesday, saying in a statement that Kalanick is taking time to heal from the death of his mother in a boating accident 'while giving the company room to fully embrace this new chapter in Uber's history.' 

He will remain on the Uber Technologies Inc. board. 

In a boardroom showdown, five of Uber's major investors, including Bill Gurley from capital firm Benchmark, demanded that the chief executive resign immediately.

They then obtained a letter in which Kalanick announced his resignation, titled: 'Moving Uber Forward.'

In a statement, the 40-year-old co-founder said his resignation would help Uber go back to building 'rather than be distracted with another fight,' an apparent reference to efforts on the board to oust him.

It was unclear who would replace Kalanick.

Kalanick cited his 'personal life' as part of the reason he was stepping down from the company he founded in 2009


After the resignation, Uber investor and board member Bill Gurley (pictured above) took to Twitter saying: 'There will be many pages in the history books devoted to Travis Kalanick - very few entrepreneurs have had such a lasting impact on the world.'


The resignation came after a series of costly missteps under Kalanick that damaged Uber's reputation including revelations of sexual harassment in its offices, allegations of trade secrets theft and a federal investigation into efforts to mislead local government regulators. 

Also, Kalanick lost his temper in an argument with an Uber driver who was complaining about pay. The profanity-laced confrontation was caught on a video that surfaced in February. Afterward, Kalanick said he needed management help and had to grow up. The company began searching for a chief operating officer.

In March, board member Arianna Huffington expressed confidence that Kalanick would evolve into a better leader. But Huffington, a founder of Huffington Post, has now suggested time may have run out.

Kalanick's resignation comes after he took a leave of absence earlier this month in the wake of a report being released into sexual assault claims made against the ride-sharing company.

His decision, though widely anticipated and called for by industry experts, came after former attorney general Eric Holder returned a damning, 13-page report into Uber's flaws.


The ex-attorney general and a team at Covington and Burling LLP created the report after being asked to investigate claims made in February by female former employees who alleged rampant sexual harassment at the company.

The two ex-employees also claimed at the time there were also incidents of homophobia and racism, all of which they said took place inside the environment fostered by Kalanick and his circle of trusted top executives.

Five of Uber's major investors, including Bill Gurley (pictured) from capital firm Benchmark, demanded that the chief executive resign

On Wednesday, Uber announced it would be enabling passengers to tip its U.S. drivers with a tap on its ride-hailing app for the first time, part of a push to recast itself as a company with a conscience and a heart

Uber was having trouble dealing with its success. 
It posted a $708 million first-quarter loss, unable to turn $3.4 billion in revenue into a profit. The loss narrowed from the $991 million it posted in the previous quarter.

Investors have talked about selling stock in Uber to the public. The company was valued at near $70 billion the last time it sought capital.

Holder's report featured a list of 10 recommendations that could help fix its culture, including a ban on booze at work parties and staff members having sex with each other

Source : Mail on line, Bloomberg, Twitter.


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Saturday, 17 June 2017

Is The Cost Barrier To Switch To Zero-Emission Taxis Too High?

Taxi drivers are keen to use low emission alternatives to diesel vehicles, but barriers including cost may be preventing a switch, research has suggested. 

The ‘Cabbies for Clean Air’ research, which was jointly compiled by the behaviour change charity Global Action Plan, and LPG fuel supplier Calor, saw 19 taxi drivers in London, Southampton and Glasgow interviewed on the issue of air pollution.


Taxi drivers from London, Southampton and Glasgow were interviewed as part of the research. 

According to the research, drivers are concerned about the impact of air pollution on their health while being exposed to vehicle emissions for 8-12 hours during the working day, as well as potential health impacts on the wider population.

The drivers interviewed expressed their desire to tackle the problem, but claimed that the cost of switching to lower emission vehicles is seen as a significant barrier to change, with some cab drivers interviewed describing the move to zero emission electric vehicles as ‘unaffordable’.

Electric
The research suggests that the cost for a new diesel back cab is around £45,000 – whilst the latest electric models are claimed to cost significantly more, with one driver in Scotland quoting a £60,000 cost for an electric vehicle.

Support for cabbies to switch to low emission electric vehicles is available, and in March the government announced a £50 million Plug-in Taxi Grant programme, which includes offering taxi drivers up to £7,500 off the price of a new vehicle.

However, the Cabbies for Clean Air report has claimed that subsidy schemes “have not gone nearly far enough” to support the roll out of more electric cabs.

The ‘Cabbies for Clean Air’ report is expected to show that electric taxis will become more price competitive with their diesel counterparts as more vehicles enter the market, with the first new TX5 zero emission taxis from the London Taxi Company’s Coventry plant due to go on sale from September 2017, among new models emerging. London Taxi Company has yet to confirm the market price for the TX5.

Availability of charging infrastructure, vehicle range and charge times were also quoted as potential barriers to investment in electric vehicles.

    
Retrofit
Other low emission options exist for taxi drivers, including liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Calor, which backed the report, supplies LPG as an alternative fuel through Autogas Limited, a joint venture with Shell.

The company claims that LPG presents an ‘affordable solution’ to reducing vehicle emissions as diesel engines can be converted to run on the fuel, which offers reduced emission levels, at a cost of around £10,000.

Commenting on the findings of the report, Rebecca Hart, corporate affairs manager at Calor, said: “It is important that the views of taxi drivers are understood and considered. Policies aimed at improving our air are rightly being prioritised, but taxi drivers need affordable and readily available solutions to bring their emissions down quickly and get older diesel models off the road.

“Calor believes LP-gas retrofit represents this affordable transition solution. At £10,000, retrofit to LPG will drastically reduce emissions on NOx, PM and carbon and is ULEZ compliant. The government’s new Clean Air Strategy consultation points towards funding that would give taxi drivers support for retrofit which should be given serious consideration by politicians as part of an immediate solution to the air quality challenge.”

Dialogue
The research added that taxi drivers, their  unions and representative orgs are keen to engage in ‘open dialogue’ with local and central government to discuss policies which affect them and other road users.

Chris Large, senior partner of National Clean Air Day organiser Global Action Plan, added: “It is incredible to see the passion that cab drivers have for creating cleaner air in their cities, especially for the sake of children. They have some fantastic ideas for solutions and they clearly want to be a central part of the movement that cleans up air pollution.”

Elsewhere in the report, London taxi drivers expressed concern about an increasing numbers of vehicles on the roads, in particular a rising number of private hire vehicles and called for taxis to be considered as part of a ‘holistic’ approach to infrastructure.

Stuart Hope, a London taxi driver surveyed as part of the project, said: “If someone wants to implement an idea then work alongside the taxi trade so we can actually be the solution and not the problem.”

Source : Air Quality News.


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Friday, 16 June 2017

HAS GOVT WHITEWASH PUT ‘D-NOTICE’ GAG ON REAL #GRENFELL DEATH TOLL?


This morning, Grime artist Saskilla told the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme that he had been told personally by one of the firefighters at Grenfell Tower that around two hundred bodies had already been identified at the scene of the terrifying blaze. The presenter attempted to pour water on the figure, but the musician insisted it was what he was told in person by the firefighter.

Last night, music star Lily Allen was pulled from an appearance on the BBC’s Newsnightafter making similar comments and accusing the government of trying to ‘micromanage people’s grieving’:

Ms Allen was pilloried in the media. The confirmed death toll has increased incrementally since the fire and today rose to thirty.

At the same time, multiple sources told the SKWAWKBOX that the government has placed a ‘D-notice’ (now properly named a ‘DSMA-notice’ and sometimes called a ‘DA Notice’) on the real number of deaths in the blaze:

In effect, although voluntary, this amounts to a gag on the mainstream media – and note that it is applied for for reasons of national security only.

The SKWAWKBOX telephoned the Home Office press office to ask directly whether this was true. To say that the question caused consternation at the other end of the line would not be an overstatement.

The first comment, in a voice that rose at least half an octave, was ‘Where did you get that information?‘, followed by a request for the question by email, even though the SKWAWKBOX editor emphasised that ‘Have you issued a D-notice’ is a verystraightforward, ‘yes/no’ question.

The question has been submitted by email but no response has been provided yet, in spite of a repeat call to the Home Office to advise that publication was imminent.

Since the first call, further people have contacted this blog with the same assertion. The Home Office’s official response will be published if/when one is received.

Reports have also been received about intimidation of locals to prevent disclosure or speculation about the true known death toll.

If it is true that the government has issued a D-notice – and every instinct is screaming that it is – then the government has placed a national security gag on mainstream news editors to prevent them from disclosing what’s already known about the number of lives lost at Grenfell Tower.

This raises a huge question: WHY?.


Is there a national security aspect to this information that has not yet been hinted at?

Or is the Tory government inflating its own party interests into a national security issue in order to control the flow of information that will damage the Tory government and party, allowing it to ‘drip-feed’ a slow increase in the number of confirmed deaths in order to manage public outrage?

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Extra Comment from Steve Kenton:

This is very simple maths......If you have 24 floors with 120, 1 and 2 bedroom flats.....if 2 persons occupy 1 single bedroom unit on average but not exclusively (allowing for sofa surfers) then that becomes 240 people.

Add another 2 per 2 bed unit (on average then), you are now looking at just over 400 people potentially. 

Given that it happened at 1 am that figure won't be much lower due to people sleeping. 

Add the dead and injured to those already out and take that away from around 400 and there's your true figure.....right now there are 30 dead,  76 injured and 75 missing.......

Where are the rest, because that building had way more than 181 people residing in it.




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Wednesday, 14 June 2017

BORIS JOHNSON TOLD FIRE-SAFETY PANEL “GET STUFFED”. #GRENFELL

Blast from the past, from the man tipped by many to overthrow Theresa May.:

Does the arrogance of Tories know no bounds?

Video has emerged of then-London Mayor Boris Johnson defending his cuts to fire services in London before a fire-safety panel of London Assembly Members.

   

When challenged to explain how cutting fire stations, firefighter positions, fire safety officers could possibly not put the lives of London residents at risk, Johnson at first tries to defend the indefensible by simply asserting that his recklessness works and improvessafety.

Then, when challenged further, he tells a Labour AM,

Oh get stuffed.

Johnson was warned from all sides. The Tories were warned from all sides. They now have the deaths and terrible injuries of innocent people on their hands.

And it seems they don’t care a toss.

This is the same Mayor who told a London Cabby to "F@@k off and die, but not in that order"

   

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Thursday, 8 June 2017

Taxi drivers fined for parking outside One Love Manchester gig have had a response from the council

The Osaka Experiment :Why Are Beijing's Electric Taxi Passengers Freezing?

Six years ago, in February 2011, the city of Osaka introduced a fleet of fifty Nissan Leaf taxis. The deal was a cooperative arrangement between Nissan, 30 taxi firms, and the government--each was being subsidized to the tune of 1,780,000 Yen--over $21,000 at the time.


The car's would clean up Japan's clogged streets, an improvement on the ubiquitous, square-jawed Toyota Crown taxis used throughout Japanese cities.

Like many countries, the incumbent taxis are often chosen for their reliability and simplicity, rather than their comfort or driving characteristics. That's why New York is full of hardy Crown Vics, London's streets are crowded with rattling diesel black cabs, and Mexico only recently relinquished the ubiquitous VW Bug.

Would an electric Nissan really feel like the future to the average taxi driver?


Turning tide?
However, problems have begun to emerge.
The first came in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, following 2011's earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

As was reported at the time, many people in Japan were worried that electric cars would be giving off the wrong image--conspicuous consumption of electricity at a time when power was in high demand and very short supply. 
Electricity is no longer seen as the clean, safe option it once was.

Apart from a 'conspicuous' lack of information about the dangers of the radiation given off surrounding the battery pack, there are other issues too with the cars themselves.

While reliable, comfortable and smooth as ever, high-mileage drivers are finding degredation of the battery packs to be an issue.

Where a 60 mile range was once common in regular use, some are finding that cut to as low as 30 miles and to save energy as much as possible, some drivers are shunning the car's heater in favor of chemical pocket warmers, and even blankets.

Degredation of the battery pack has also had an effect on the battery's ability to take a quick charge. A 15-minute charge has turned into a 40-minute one for many drivers. They can't travel as far, and they can't spend as much time on the road. Drivers say it's ruining business, for some. Customers requesting longer trips are even being turned down.

There's no get-out for the drivers, either. To qualify for the government's subsidy, the electric cars must be run for a minimum of three years. That's a year too long for some. 
“I’m getting out of this business,” 
said one driver, 
“This is no way to earn a living.”

Perspective

Osaka's electric taxi drivers aren't facing unheard-of problems, but nor can their experiences be considered the norm, either for electric car owners, or electric taxi drivers.

Climate, driving routes and charging habits all make a difference to how well a car lasts, and the life of a taxi is never an easy one.

The main issue for Leaf batteries is still excessive heat, rather than cold (though cold climates do reduce the car's range). 

What it does suggest is that in some localities, electric vehicles aren't yet ready for heavy-duty tasks like taxi work.

While that's no consolation to the drivers losing business through degrading vehicles, progress can only be made by analysing these kind of trials.

But many believe we are in danger of rolling out this technology that isn't ready yet to take over completely and the danger from radiation seems to be swept under the carpet by manufacturers.


After the abject failure of electric Taxis in Osaka Japan, Ford (Hong Kong) have unveiled a new Transit Connect Taxi, based on a current model, running on petrol/LPG, (CNG) reducing NOx emissions by 80%. 

With the Taxi trade on the brink of financial ruing, why aren't our representative orgs, lobbing on our behalf for a more viable option, such as the Ford Transit Taxi?

Better still, why has no attempt been made to keep the iconic shell, together with a petrol gas engine

READ ALL ABOUT BEIJING'S COMPLAINTS :


Why Are Beijing's Electric Taxi Passengers Freezing?




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