Taxi Driver Online

A York taxi driver was pulled over by a young York city policeman for dropping off at a local Sainsbury store on the the outskirts of the city outside the police stn. late at night

The officer said to the driver because you pulled up and stopped on a cycle lane you are committing an offence, the passenger wanted to be dropped off at the store entrance, to which he did, the police office said you cant do that, you will have to dismount the passenger further away

I would have thought a taxi driver has a licence to drop where within reason it is safe to do so

your thoughts

Would it have been an offense if the vehicle had broken down?

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Grandad,

This is what the highway code says, so it depends on the precise restrictions in place:

140 Cycle lanes. These are shown by road markings and signs. You MUST NOT drive or park in a cycle lane marked by a solid white line during its times of operation. Do not drive or park in a cycle lane marked by a broken white line unless it is unavoidable. You MUST NOT park in any cycle lane whilst waiting restrictions apply.

I always thought that dropping/picking up passengers didn't count as 'waiting' or 'parking' in such scenarios, but I could be wrong, and perhaps that's more to do with yellow lines.

Also stuff on here from Sheffield about mandatory and non-madatory lines.

http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/ ... _lines.pdf

Indeed in my manor I thought all the cycle lanes were non-mandatory - there's certainly cars parked in them all day at times - but the above says non-mandatory lanes are marked by broken lines. I'm sure our lines are all solid, but maybe I just haven't been paying attention.

Just the kind of thing to confuse everyone though, but it all keeps people in a job.

I think the question should be asked are the police moving all vehicles on that are pulling up there being a supermarket there must be a lot of people being picked up and dropped off if there are then it might be worth writing to the highways department for clarification

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

Jobsworth copper, he's probably correct, but unless the cab decided to stay parked on the lane then discretion would say please find somewhere else next time.

id have stopped, but not ON the cycle lane, that woulda foxed the copper

how long did he wait for a taxi to pull up on the cycle lane?

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

I think the London Bus Lane decision (somewhere on here) will help.

There a London PH challenged a ticket he got for dropping off in a Bus Lane, and the decision was that he could if it was a case of pulling over, dropping off, and going straight back to the normal road.

However the copper is a jobs-worth and should be ignored.

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