Taxis

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    Taxi scams that can ruin your holiday

    When you first arrive for your holiday in a new country, you're a prime target for scammers, who often wait in the taxi rank to take advantage of newcomers. It's therefore worth getting to grips with some of the most common holiday taxi

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  • NewsAOL

    The most bizarre lost property left in an Uber

    From a lobster to a smoke machine, you'd be surprised what gets left in an Uber. We've all had that sickening moment when we get out of a taxi, and suddenly realise that something absolutely vital has been left on the seat - like a

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    Taxi drivers stage protest against Uber in Paris

    Over a thousand taxi drivers led a protest against Uber in Paris this week. The drivers, who lit fires in the protest, are demanding that the French government make Uber pay taxes just like any other

  • BusinessAOL

    NYC lets Uber drivers paint cars yellow

    Alexandra Schuler/DPA Ride-sharing company Uber has been taking the world by storm. The app-based system has become an increasingly popular method of arranging a lift, and has ruffled the feathers of more than a few traditional cabbies, who are

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    London taxis to become hybrids by 2018 in eco drive

    ​New plans from London mayor Boris Johnson will make it compulsory for all new London taxis and buses to be hybrids and "zero emission capable" by

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    Google predicts Uber will be worth more than Toyota

    Ride-sharing app Uber has shaken up the way we arrange our private transport needs. Its rapid growth has proved controversial – particularly amongst traditional cabbies – but there's no denying the huge explosion in its

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    London's Oxford Street is world's most polluted

    Oxford Street in central London has had the dubious honour of being named the world's most polluted road, after an air-quality monitoring station installed on the busy shopping street recorded high concentrations of toxic nitrogen dioxide