Told you.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rnf4BNM7BuY

A video, by Mr A. Shelter.

Now in fairness, and in light of our newly found 'polite' phase here on TDO, I'd have to say over a year ago scenes like this could have been filmed, especially at Paddington as the Heathrow trains don't stop until about 1.

The Grosvenor usually attracts a large queue, because jobs tend to be of good quality, and let’s face it rather a rank full of licensed Taxi's opposed to the little men in their 'taxees'.

Victoria? It's gotten busier down there, no one can argue with that, but I'm still doing fine on my chosen nights.

What were you humming?

What I find worrying about the Paddington is that the media regard it as a barometer for the London Taxi trade and therefore London.

During 12 to 2,many put on the rank to eat their lunch and read the paper.
Very often,I pass the stationary rank to get into the station to set down only to see a queue of people waiting for taxis!

One of the lads said the other day when he went the town hall that one of the LO's said the game was dead here now there are too many taxis. They deregulated the other year......... go figure

Your LO still has a job though

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Last night, Regent Street was closed to traffic but the Touts were gaining access to rank outside Coco's via air street. They were driving the wrong way up a one way street. I reported this to police but two hours later they were still there.

This was definitely not the case this time last year.
I am not professing that the "Game Is Dead", I just made a comment that the recession is starting to affect our work on nights.

You can of course subscribe to my youtube site save you keep searching,

I think any effect won't really be felt until after xmas.

I never suggested you did MrA, I was was mearly pointing out similar scenes like you filmed have always taken place, recession or no recession.

Would love to Mr A, but sadly I have no need for an account.