London black taxis are about to get even more expensive as the minimum fare and tariffs are set to increase next month. Transport for London (TfL) has said the minimum fare will increase by 40p ...

London black taxis are about to get even more expensive as the minimum fare and tariffs are set to increase next month. Transport for London (TfL) has said the minimum fare will increase by 40p ...

Black cab fares in London are set to rise by almost 7.5 per cent next week. Transport for London (TfL) has approved the ...

There are currently a record-low 16,710 licensed taxi drivers in London, while the number of minicab drivers now numbers more than 100,000. TfL sets black cab fares but cannot control the price ...

Now, in a bid to protect the future of London’s iconic taxis, changes will be made to the ‘Knowledge’ entrance test to make it less difficult to become a licensed taxi driver, as the number of black ...

Black taxis will become extinct in London within 20 years if cabbies continue ... granted permission for fares to increase by almost 7.5 per cent from April, two-and-a-half times the current ...

It comes after Transport for London (TfL), which licenses the taxi trade in the capital, last month granted permission for black cab fares to rise by an average of nearly 7.5 per cent from April.

Fares will rise by an average of almost 7. ... There are currently 14,470 licensed taxis in London – down more than a third on the 22,810 in 2013/14 - while the number of drivers has fallen ...