News & Updates

On Sunday 16 August, the Taxi Charity arranged for volunteer cabbies to drive 25 veterans from across London and the south east to join...

To mark the 75th anniversary of VJ Day on Saturday 15 August, the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans is delivering specially commissioned...

August 15 marks the 75th anniversary of Victory Over Japan Day, the day the Japanese surrendered bringing about an end to the Second...

WWII veteran Fred Lee, 94, talks to BFBS about enlisting in the Navy as a boy, and discusses where he was when the war ended. #BFBS #VJDay

A veteran of the Second World War conflict against Japan will be one the survivors of the Pacific conflict to join with Prince Charles...

The Taxi Charity recently received a donation from Caroline Upcraft, in memory of her father, Leslie Brewster, who served in the Pacific...

Two Navy veterans have shared their memories of surviving kamikaze attacks and sniper fire to make it through to the end of the Second...

Ahead of VJ Day, WWII veteran, Alfie “Fred” Lee (94), spoke with Andrew Pierce from LBC about his experiences in the Far East. #LBC #VJDay

Navy gunner Roy 'Doug' Miller fought off Japanese suicide planes from aircraft carrier HMS Indomitable. Roy said: "We had several brushes...

Two sailor brothers survived invasions on both Allied fronts during the war. Stoker Alfie 'Fred' Lee, 94, and late sibling Frank were at...

The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall, will lead the UK in a national moment of remembrance and...

Ahead of the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Japan, that ultimately led to the end of WWII, the Taxi Charity spoke to some veterans...

WWII veteran Roy “Doug” Miller, a regular on trips with the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, spoke to Taxi about the 75th anniversary...

Hello again my taxi troopers, Fast Eddie reporting in with a round-up of what has been happening recently. Please forgive my intermittent...

On behalf of The Royal British Legion, I would like to thank you and all your colleagues for providing the transportation of many of our...

Name: Kevin and Eddie Hunn Subject: VJ Day Message: Dear Cabdrivers, My father Eddie Hunn is a VJ veteran who was captured at Singapore...

In honour of the hundreds of heroes who saw active service in the Far East, scores of London’s black cab drivers waived their fares in...

On Sunday 16 August 2015, we received the following thank you note in an email from Anne Redston, who accompanied her father and...

Danny McCrudden, one of our veteran collectors, featured on the front page of yesterday's Observer (as well as page 2 of the Mail on...

London cabbies waive fares for VJ Day veterans Taxi drivers will be providing free transport for veterans attending the VJ Day...