At least the driver is keeping his sense of humour
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| Author: | Brummie Cabbie [ Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | London's cab drivers are feeling the Olympics strain |
From The London Evening Standard - Olypmics Diary London's cab drivers are feeling the Olympics strain. Driver Paul Churchill tweets: "An American has just tried to give me longitude and latitude co-ordinates to her hotel. I said I'm a cabbie, not a round-the-world yachtsman!" Primary source; London Evening Standard Secondary source; Sent to Brummie Cabbie's mobile as a multimedia image from his son Joseph who lives and works in the 'Smoke' |
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| Author: | toots [ Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: London's cab drivers are feeling the Olympics strain |
At least the driver is keeping his sense of humour
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| Author: | edders23 [ Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: London's cab drivers are feeling the Olympics strain |
I hear the streets of london are emptier of traffic than at any point in the last 50 years it seems that the olympics have cleared the city out |
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| Author: | cabby john [ Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:43 pm ] |
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edders23 wrote: I hear the streets of london are emptier of traffic than at any point in the last 50 years it seems that the olympics have cleared the city out It looks like the third OR is it the fourth recession will be on its way shortly 
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:41 pm ] |
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Its a GHOST TOWN at the moment 
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: London's cab drivers are feeling the Olympics strain |
trotskys twin wrote: Its a GHOST TOWN at the moment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WhhSBgd3KI 
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:26 pm ] |
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captain cab wrote: Trust you.
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| Author: | jimbo [ Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: London's cab drivers are feeling the Olympics strain |
Queues of Taxi's waiting for passengers on Tuesday outside a certain tube station. Man in Irish Camouflage with "Taxi Marshall" on it shouting out "Taxeeee boss" (touting?) and "Fare to (venue) £2:50 each" (doubling up) and therefore (overcharging) £12:50 to go a mile? No thanks mate, I can manage the walk. Committing three offences, or has there been a change in the law. But good luck to you lads, times must be hard down south. See you all tomorrow for the weekend, might try haggling for a cab to my hotel. 
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| Author: | toots [ Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:04 am ] |
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I was reading today in a paper that a London cabbie had waited an hour for a £3.50 fare  All I have to say is welcome to the real world
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| Author: | GBC [ Fri Aug 03, 2012 3:57 am ] |
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It is'nt Christmas party season time, but I took all the money I needed today. After seeing captain cabs tweet to me about waiting for over an hour and the fare that greeted him after that wait . . . we really have little to complain about.  It's two weeks and they're gone forever. 
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| Author: | GBC [ Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: London's cab drivers are feeling the Olympics strain |
jimbo wrote: Queues of Taxi's waiting for passengers on Tuesday outside a certain tube station. Man in Irish Camouflage with "Taxi Marshall" on it shouting out "Taxeeee boss" (touting?) and "Fare to (venue) £2:50 each" (doubling up) and therefore (overcharging) £12:50 to go a mile? No thanks mate, I can manage the walk. Fare sharing at fixed prices per head is perfectly lawful, in fact the PCO issue you with a fare chart for the price per passenger that can be charged. I take it you'll be refering to the tennis? |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:21 am ] |
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Its also on about it in the national press, about how Londoners have suddenly upped sticks and gone, leaving just the idiots to be ripped off |
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| Author: | jimbo [ Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: London's cab drivers are feeling the Olympics strain |
GBC wrote: jimbo wrote: Queues of Taxi's waiting for passengers on Tuesday outside a certain tube station. Man in Irish Camouflage with "Taxi Marshall" on it shouting out "Taxeeee boss" (touting?) and "Fare to (venue) £2:50 each" (doubling up) and therefore (overcharging) £12:50 to go a mile? No thanks mate, I can manage the walk. Fare sharing at fixed prices per head is perfectly lawful, in fact the PCO issue you with a fare chart for the price per passenger that can be charged. I take it you'll be refering to the tennis? Yes, outside Southfields. Walking down Whitehall Sunday I saw a bus stop style sign that said Private Hire. What's that about? |
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| Author: | GBC [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:54 am ] |
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An Olympic 'pick up' point !
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