“Wait a minute – is this is a trick question?” This week, I received a call from an industry member requesting Taxi News re-post the June 24th article, “Toronto considers seizing inactive plates.” It has now been re-posted for those
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“Lack of availability of Taxi cab plates” cited as reason for proposal despite flood of VFHs Update August 8, 2024: This article was originally posted on June 24, 2024. It is being reposted in its entirety by request. In an
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Cap on licenses, single form of insurance recommended 1. Cap/pause on all commercials licenses like Vehicle for Hire (VFH) and Private Transportation Companies (PTC) for at least the next five years. Toronto should follow New York system: select 10,000 to
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Tory and Saunders ignored the Law; will Chow and Demkiw restore faith in it? Coincidentally, as I was doing research and interviewing experts for a hard news article on the topic of “Enforcing the Law” as it relates to the
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Update July 19, 2024: The closing date in the headline and the body of this article was originally July 12th. Since that post was published, L&S extended the survey date to July 19th, and then again to July 26th. Concerned
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While population grew 11 per cent, VHFs grew 1182 per cent Toronto should cap the number of Vehicles for Hire (VFH) permitted to work on city streets at 16,650, a group of Taxi industry managers have recommended. This cap should
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Ten recommendations for a healthy, well-functioning Vehicle-for-Hire sector Managers responsible for three of Toronto’s largest Taxi brokerages have worked together to create a set of ten recommendations to Toronto’s Vehicle for Hire (VFH) Review. City staff are expected to report
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“The City is part of the congestion problem” The CafeTO program which allows restaurants to use transform the curb lane of live traffic into patio seating is part of Toronto’s congestion problem, says Uber driver Victor. He was speaking to
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