The Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association (LTDA) has said it will continue pressing Heathrow Airport to grant feeder park access to more taxi drivers currently on its waiting list. The call comes as Heathrow introduces its new Taxi Feeder Management System (TFMS), replacing the long-running Taxi Expert platform and changing how licensed taxi drivers access and operate within the airport’s feeder parks. Chris Goddard, the LTDA’s airport representative, said in TAXI newspaper: “Th

A London taxi driver has been issued with a £60 private parking charge after stopping outside an elderly passenger’s home at Brentford Lock Island. Gary Taylor said he was dropping the resident outside her flat in Tallow Road, Brentford, when the charge was recorded. An image shared by the cabbie appears to show the taxi stationary while the passenger is being assisted from the vehicle. Taylor said: “Got a parking charge of £60 for dropping off an elderly resident outside her

London taxi drivers are being required to respond to licensing concerns after passengers submitted complaints about disputed routes and drivers asking customers to stop eating inside their vehicles, according to the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association (LTDA). Steve McNamara, General Secretary of the LTDA, said the organisation’s licensing team had recorded a recent increase in complaints and associated Fitness to Be Licensed letters received by its members. Writing in the LTDA