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In my neck of the woods etiquette is dead and buried and nothing that cab drivers do anymore, surprises me. I don't know the full circumstances of what transpired on the morning in question or how hectic it might have been at that particular time but perhaps the poster has the incident on his conscience to make an issue of it on TDO? In my opinion you either practice etiquette or you don't.

Under normal circumstances I would have got out of my cab and asked the driver in front if he was working or alternately ask the passenger to wait for one moment until it was clear the driver in front had a job. I find it quicker to do the former and get out of my cab and ask the driver in front if he is working.

The person who took the job in question knows his own limitations and only he knows if he would do the same thing if circumstances were different.

In Manchester I can honestly say that the game is well and truly faacked and that is partly because of the disintegration of good manners and propriety. I suspect the rest of the UK is not much different and reading some of the comments so far would certainly confirm my observations.

I can’t leave this subject without proportioning blame in Manchester and as ever candid as I am I can honestly say that there are two elements that have greatly contributed to the erosion of propriety in that fair City.

One is the over supply of vehicles and the other is the cultural divide between the majority of drivers who are Asian or other ethnicity and the minority of drivers who are indigenous Brits. I’m afraid that is the reality of the situation and I have no qualms in saying so.

Regards

JD

Strange, we havent a large ethnic population here, but the asian lads who drive cabs are really decent guys.

Whereas some of the white blokes are complete idiots

The asian lads always pass fares forward to the first car......unless of course they hold me in such high regard that they wouldnt dare steal the bread from my table? Which I doubt.

I can't speak for the HC's in my area but I do know that there is little or no etiquette here regarding PH. Once upon time if a customer called 2 companies and both cars turned up at the same time both would pull off. That is not the case now. There has been many a time I've pulled off only to see the other car returning for the pick up. It's not just other companies you have to worry about either. I've pulled up at a pick up point for customer only to see them get into another of our own vehicles. It's very much a dog eat dog world here

So as JD has said the consensus is in most parts feck you im alright jack.
But the question should now be, how do we get the law changed, can it be changed????

Why does the law need changed skippy......if I see a nice BMW on a rank why cant I hire that?

Why do I have to hire Mr Shed McSweatyminger who is first?

Are you part of a national body or union? If so why dont you propose it?

If not, why should people bother with what you want?



CC

Could you bring this up in your taxi magazine then CC.
As I have said before first from the rank gives everyone a fair chance of earning, even rent a ming.

Or even make recompense for your past rank indiscretion's

So as JD has said the consensus is in most parts feck you im alright jack.
But the question should now be, how do we get the law changed, can it be changed????

Could it be introduced as a by-law in unrestricted areas to give everyone a fighting chance

You could always punch the culprit and perhaps set fire to him?

CC