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Where are all the black cabs? After my course on Friday I went to join friends in Soho for some drinks. After which I looked around for a cab. There were none around Soho so I decided to walk down to Charing Cross and get the final train – it was cancelled. Thus ensued perhaps one of the most miserable evenings (in terms of trying to get home) that I have ever endured. I waited over an hour at Charing Cross in the taxi queue. There were NO cabs on the rank however; there were cabs around – they were just all pre-booked. I tried to call and book a cab, everyone was too busy. I decided to walk over to Waterloo. When I got to the station with my knees really, really sore by now, station staff were telling the very long taxi queue that they should try somewhere else; a taxi hadn’t been seen in ages and was unlikely to turn up now that the station was closed. I then had to walk down to Morley college (I’d seen taxis there earlier in the evening and figured there would be less competition) and eventually managed to flag down a taxi who REFUSED to take me all the way home because apparently the journey was too long and he “wanted to go home”. Eventually almost two and a half hours later I managed to get a black cab home. Were I a little less discerning I would have got into one of the three unmarked cars that stopped and offered me a lift. But obviously not being completely stupid I ignored them totally and thought even if I have to wait all bloody night, I’m getting into a licensed black cab.

Absolutely shocking though, a major world city cannot apparently deal with people wanting to go out and get home again on a Friday night. I was – and still am actually – incredibly angry about the whole thing.

Thursday, November 30, 2006 by retrogooseuk

Author:	Guest [ Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:31 pm ]
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Where are all the black cabs? After my course on Friday I went to join friends in Soho for some drinks. After which I looked around for a cab. There were none around Soho so I decided to walk down to Charing Cross and get the final train – it was cancelled. Thus ensued perhaps one of the most miserable evenings (in terms of trying to get home) that I have ever endured. I waited over an hour at Charing Cross in the taxi queue. There were NO cabs on the rank however; there were cabs around – they were just all pre-booked. I tried to call and book a cab, everyone was too busy. I decided to walk over to Waterloo. When I got to the station with my knees really, really sore by now, station staff were telling the very long taxi queue that they should try somewhere else; a taxi hadn’t been seen in ages and was unlikely to turn up now that the station was closed. I then had to walk down to Morley college (I’d seen taxis there earlier in the evening and figured there would be less competition) and eventually managed to flag down a taxi who REFUSED to take me all the way home because apparently the journey was too long and he “wanted to go home”. Eventually almost two and a half hours later I managed to get a black cab home. Were I a little less discerning I would have got into one of the three unmarked cars that stopped and offered me a lift. But obviously not being completely stupid I ignored them totally and thought even if I have to wait all bloody night, I’m getting into a licensed black cab. Absolutely shocking though, a major world city cannot apparently deal with people wanting to go out and get home again on a Friday night. I was – and still am actually – incredibly angry about the whole thing. Thursday, November 30, 2006 by retrogooseuk

Author:	captain cab [ Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:48 pm ]
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tm wrote: Where are all the black cabs? After my course on Friday I went to join friends in Soho for some drinks. After which I looked around for a cab. There were none around Soho so I decided to walk down to Charing Cross and get the final train – it was cancelled. Thus ensued perhaps one of the most miserable evenings (in terms of trying to get home) that I have ever endured. I waited over an hour at Charing Cross in the taxi queue. There were NO cabs on the rank however; there were cabs around – they were just all pre-booked. I tried to call and book a cab, everyone was too busy. I decided to walk over to Waterloo. When I got to the station with my knees really, really sore by now, station staff were telling the very long taxi queue that they should try somewhere else; a taxi hadn’t been seen in ages and was unlikely to turn up now that the station was closed. I then had to walk down to Morley college (I’d seen taxis there earlier in the evening and figured there would be less competition) and eventually managed to flag down a taxi who REFUSED to take me all the way home because apparently the journey was too long and he “wanted to go home”. Eventually almost two and a half hours later I managed to get a black cab home. Were I a little less discerning I would have got into one of the three unmarked cars that stopped and offered me a lift. But obviously not being completely stupid I ignored them totally and thought even if I have to wait all bloody night, I’m getting into a licensed black cab. Absolutely shocking though, a major world city cannot apparently deal with people wanting to go out and get home again on a Friday night. I was – and still am actually – incredibly angry about the whole thing. Thursday, November 30, 2006 by retrogooseuk They need to get a good dose of deregulation CC

Author:	GBC [ Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:52 pm ]
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tm wrote: Absolutely shocking though, a major world city cannot apparently deal with people wanting to go out and get home again on a Friday night. I was – and still am actually – incredibly angry about the whole thing. Shocking indeed, its almost on the scale of being diagnosed with a fatal disease such as cancer, devastation in its worst possible form. Speak to the socialist [edited by admin] thats in charge of London and ask him why about 1500 Taxi's have now come of the road because of the expensive unreliable emissions systems that he's implemented, and then you will find out that the part time night drivers that make up the numbers of an evening are without a taxi to take you home.

Author:	GBC [ Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:20 pm ]
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tm wrote: a taxi who REFUSED to take me all the way home because apparently the journey was too long If the journey was outside London or more than 12 miles the driver has the right to refuse. The article does'nt say where he / she was trying to get to. I turned down a trip to Oxford last night, someone had gone to Paddington Station thinking the milk train still ran! bless them, I've nothing against Oxford, but at 2 in the morning, I would be getting in at around 6AM, no thanks.

Author:	GBC [ Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:29 pm ]
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captain cab wrote: They need to get a good dose of deregulation CC We've already got that. Contact the LTDA for more information.

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Author:	GMB Branch secretary [ Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:52 pm ]
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TM i know you yorkies are a bit thick but surely the editor of a trade mag should know to text HOME to60835 and by retutn text you will get the phone numbers for the nearest PHV and Hack Companies to where you are.GBC always lies about his SPIVS they aint interested in providing a service just mugging you off, The worlds FINEST POGUE MAHON!!!!!!!!!!!!

Author:	Guest [ Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:31 pm ]
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terry what the hell are you ranting on about it wasnt me....!! i keep out of the metropolis i hate the place it was than blackpool and blackpool as more brits in it...lol

Author:	Guest [ Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:33 pm ]
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oops i meant to say the metropolis is worse than blackpool...!! can tell i arent the editor cant ya...!! terry think we went to same queens recommended school

Author:	Sussex [ Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:34 pm ]
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tm wrote: oops i meant to say the metropolis is worse than blackpool...!! can tell i arent the editor cant ya...!! Which part of the edit button can't you work out?

Author:	Guest [ Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:38 pm ]
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Thursday, November 30, 2006 by retrogooseuk is this a clue tell... by retogooseuk...!! sent in by a reader... are all cockney fenians thick...lol

Author:	Guest [ Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:11 pm ]
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now now... im sure theres loads of fenians past and present who've served the flag...!! and cockney ones at that, and who knows maybe some became GMB members.....lol see your memberships doing well up Newcastle way Terry, good one keep the fight going...lol why not come to the land of curries im sure you'd do well here might even buy you a decent pint. you know one that as an head on it. have you ever had head terry...lol

Author:	GBC [ Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:37 pm ]
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GMB Branch secretary wrote: TM i know you yorkies are a bit thick but surely the editor of a trade mag should know to text HOME to60835 and by retutn text you will get the phone numbers for the nearest PHV and Hack Companies to where you are.GBC always lies about his SPIVS they aint interested in providing a service just mugging you off, The worlds FINEST POGUE MAHON!!!!!!!!!!!! Ask Santa for a paragraph. If you had read Rambo's post on another thread, you would realise most Minicab offices within 5 miles of the city centre had que's on Friday night as well, It's pay day weekend. If you spent less time typing guff on here, you could be out driving a minicab helping these people get home instead of playing at keybord warriors.

Author:	captain cab [ Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:38 pm ]
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GBC wrote: captain cab wrote: They need to get a good dose of deregulation CC We've already got that. Contact the LTDA for more information. Just as I suspected CC

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