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Let cabs use VIP Games lanes, says Ken Livingstone


London's 25,000 back cab drivers should be allowed to use the "Zil lanes" reserved for official Olympic traffic, Ken Livingstone said today.

Labour's mayoral candidate called on Mayor Boris Johnson to reconsider the ban on cabbies using the priority lanes which form a third of the 106-mile 2012 Olympic network.

Mr Livingstone, who will go head-to-head with Mr Johnson in the election six weeks before the Games, said the Tory Mayor "should act now to avoid months of gridlock and millions in lost revenue next summer".

Taxi drivers have asked the mayor for permission to charge 20 per cent extra for working during the Games.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard- ... ngstone.do

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

A Mayoral Election just Six weeks before the games Huh!..And Kens going head to head with Boris huh!!...no wonder he's being so nice.

He never listened when he was in so there is no chance of him listening if he gets back in

London's 25,000 back cab drivers

So whats a back cab driver a punter who insists on directing you ?


I would say that Londons cabbies will be unlikely to trust ken with his past record even if he promised taxi only lanes

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

I agree, another politician who is everyones best mate before an election.