10K views · 92 reactions | The first of the new electric London black cabs, being made in Coventry, have started taking their first passengers in the capital today. Around 9,000 electric vehciles, roughly half of the current black cab fleet, will operate in London by 2020. | BBC Birmingham | Facebook

Police have been carrying out undercover operations in Birmingham to make sure taxi drivers are complying with the law. Last night five people were caught picking up fares illegally while more than seventy other vehicles were also given safety checks | BBC Birmingham

Working as a taxi driver I gave a ride to a man who made me realize that my marriage was over | Delight Stories

A stranger on a night ride in a taxi helped the driver save his marriage | Delight Stories

🚖 London’s taxi trade is officially at breaking point — at least that’s what the London Assembly says. They’ve put forward a list of ideas to fix it… but will any of them actually work? 👀 What do you think — is the system broken beyond repair, or can it still be saved? #londontaxis #taxidriver #PHV #UberDriver #privatehire #TaxiIndustry #LondonAssembly #driverlife #UKDrivers #taxinews | Driver Denny