Night time ranking on the Bush Rank, is getting to be a nightmare. I have to regularly compromise my safety, by getting out of my cab to move Minicabs off. These cars constantly use the rank as a rendezvous point for their customers. And when you ask them to move, you get nothing but abuse.
Click this link to see what we have to put up with:
Arriving back at the rank later, there were cars there that had to be ejected ....not always as easy as it sounds, over the last three to four years, they've become extremely more aggressive....even threatening violence. Friday night was no different, I could have been bang in trouble with a couple of PHV drivers were it not for the two Cabbies who saw I was having trouble and pulled behind me, got out and backed me up.
This Minicab threatened to run me over and aimed the car in my direction, when I stood in front of him to take a photo.
He then backed up,stopping me from getting back into my cab. Eventually he pulled forward to let his passenger in, but then reversed and shouted a volley of four letters words at me, even though he now had passengers on board.
It's a regular occurrence, when they do eventually move, they just pull over and double park, blocking the exit of taxis from the rank.
There is a camera pointed at the rank be it appears not to be used. If it were, the word would soon filter through to the Minicab fraternity.
What is it about the words TAXI RANK....don't these Minicab drivers understand?
Every night, there are posts on social media complaining about the situation and yet, all the years I've used this rank....I've never once seen a TfL Compliance officer at this rank. And yet they regularly turn up at Westfield to Badge and Bill the drivers ranking there!
The side entrance to Westfield in Wood Lane has also become a private hire rank and often causes congestion with Minicabs parked along Wood Lane. Again, never see a CO here either.
Perhaps the McDonald's on the Green isn't up to compliance standards. Funny though, a tream of TfL COs were seen leaving the Mc Donald's in Queensway, Friday night.
Taxi Leaks Extra Bit:
There has recently been a change of attitude on the TFL-TPH Twitter account. Every complaint used to be passed on to the appropriate department, but it now appears they are not responding to many policy questions!
Last month, I asked a question 70 times over the course of a week. I never got one answer.
More recently we've seen PHVs with supersides and rear windscreen adverts. I asked TfL when the legislation was changed to allow this. They decided to ignore the question but then devised to dip into the conversation that followed.
This just goes to show the arrogance we have to put up with from the management of TfLTPH.
How can you have any respect for this licensing authority, when it's clear they have no respect for us as a trade.
Taxi Leaks Extra News.
Gone, but not forgotten
So it's goodbye from him, goodbye from him....and now it's goodbye from her....with more to come I'm told.... But who will be next as TFL's house of cards collapses ???
Seems TfL are having a much needed clear out, not before time, as they say!!!
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