A man, who was a passenger in the taxi was taken away after officers stopped the vehicle at the junction of Cleethorpe Road and Victor Street, at approximately 2pm today.
Four police vehicles were at the scene, which saw the man being taken away by plain clothes officers.
The taxi driver left the scene as police continued enquiries.
No more details have been released by police.
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/man-detained-after-armed-police-stop-taxi-in-grimsby/story-30164519-detail/story.html#tRXrqDF4MbzMbooQ.99
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The car-booking firm Uber joins forces with three of its drivers this week to launch a High Court challenge to English language tests for minicab drivers.
Under the proposals, put forward by Transport for London (TfL), private-hire drivers without UK qualifications will have to take a two-hour test to demonstrate their English language skills. Yet figures from the Department for Business Innovation and Skills show that 7 per cent of the entire UK population would likely fail the test.
The requirement to write a short essay and an article makes the assessment more advanced than the current language requirements for British citizenship.
The plans have been condemned as discriminatory by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants and the Runnymede Trust.
Uber's general manager in London, Tom Elvidge, said that the plans “threaten the livelihoods of thousands of drivers.” The three drivers joining the legal crusade on Tuesday are all people who the company says could be affected by the changes.
The test costs £180 to sit and is already available but not mandatory, pending Uber's legal action. If the judicial review is unsuccessful, the test will be compulsory from September of this year.
However Helen Chapman, TfL’s General Manager for Taxi and Private Hire said: “It is essential for public safety that all licensed drivers can communicate in English at an appropriate level.
The ability of drivers to receive, understand and respond to written communications contributes to public safety and customer care. We are clear that this is crucial to a driver’s role in transporting the public.”
Elvidge commented: “We’ve always supported spoken English skills, but passing a written English exam has nothing to do with communicating with passengers or getting them safely from A to B. Transport for London should think again and scrap these unfair and unnecessary new rules.”
Uber has already given its drivers a free year-long subscription to Busuu, a language-learning app, which will help with passing the test if the changes do come into effect.
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Uber’s annual billions of dollars of losses are even higher than its turnover, which is some achievement.
It is only by burning through investors’ money at such a prodigious rate that Uber is in a position to charge customers little more than 40% of the running costs.
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MANCHESTER TO HELSINKI
MTData Ltd and Taksi Helsinki are excited to announce their new partnership. MTData’s taxi dispatch system and driver app solution will be implemented into Taksi Helsinki’s 1,400 vehicle fleet, delivering new and innovative services to both drivers and passengers.
Taksi Helsinki is one of Scandinavia’s largest taxi dispatch services, based in Finland. Founded in 1989, it is owned by 1,249 independent taxi drivers and provides taxi order services, data and radio services. The company operates across Finland’s capital city of Helsinki.
Taksi Helsinki will be upgrading their current dispatch system to MTData’s progressive, modern and efficient system, which will give them a competitive advantage in the market. They will also be utilising MTData’s innovative driver management and training portal.
The company elected to implement MTData’s system because it is advanced, versatile and flexible. MTData’s technology development is rapid and also ensures competitiveness.
With the aim to streamline and optimise the fleet’s usage, MTData’s system provides useful information that will guide Taksi Helsinki’s drivers in the most efficient and effective manner, whilst enhancing customer satisfaction and meeting their needs.
MTData is one of the world’s largest providers of advanced taxi dispatch systems, delivering solutions not only to the taxi industry but a wide-range of industries including transport and logistics, bus and coach and concrete.
Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East, MTData now look forward to strengthening their position into wider European and Nordic countries.
MTData’s Chief Executive Officer, Matthew Bellizia says, “We are proud to partner with Finland’s largest taxi company. We look forward to collaborating and building a long and successful relationship with Taksi Helsinki. Our technology is built for today and the future, and will unlock increased driver efficiency and productivity for Taksi Helsinki’s fleet. MTData looks forward to seeing the results that will come from this partnership.”
( Comment, Mr Bellizia is in Manchester for the next month or so, overseeing the Change of Credit Card providers for Mantax.
He will no doubt be using this as a base to commute to Helsinki to facilitate the Helsinki Cab
transfer to MTdata system.
The question is will he use this opportunity to Launch "iHail" here in the U.K.)
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