London personal injury solicitors' unlicensed taxi warning

With TNS Global research commissioned by Transport for London (TfL) showing that 43% of young women in Birmingham, Manchester or London admitting that they would be likely to use the services of illegal minicabs, personal injury solicitors Burnley are worried that people in the capital are putting their safety at risk when they go home after a night out.

TfL has recently called for people to use pre-booked minicabs or official black cabs when getting home with a taxi. When minicab drivers line up outside clubs and pubs and take people on journeys without the passenger pre-booking the cab, they are acting unlawfully and are driving without proper insurance, no win no fee solicitors London warn.

The TfL poll also showed that 14% of the women questioned make no plans for getting home after a night out, which puts their personal safety at risk and increases their likelihood of making bad choices such as using unlicensed and uninsured taxis.

Mayor unveils £147.8m road safety investment

With commuter safety a key issue in the capital, personal injury solicitors Burnley hope the recently-unveiled investment in transport reduces the number of deaths and serious injuries on the capital's roads.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson confirmed that the Local Implementation Fund will see £147.8 million of investment in local transport projects every year, with this continuing for three years until 2016 to 2017.

He said this investment, alongside his cycling and road plans, means that the amount of investment taking part through partnership programmes in the capital is "unprecedented".

No win no fee solicitors London hope planning authorities use foresight and planning when deciding where to spend these investments. The funding should be used to improve cyclist safety, upgrade the safety of roads and deal with the high levels of air pollution in the city.

Some of the initiatives that have already been announced include: