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Commuters Cry Foul Over Minicab Fare
IRATE commuters who faced serious delays after Tube trains were cancelled during the rush hour last Tuesday have complained they were overcharged by a South Woodford mini-cab firm.

Clarks Mini Cars, based in Station Approach, George Lane, charged a standard fee of £3 to £4 per head to take commuters from South Woodford station to the main-line station at Wood Street in Walthamstow.

And one group of four commuters were outraged when they found themselves paying £16 for the 15 minutes journey.

A P Nicols, of Beechcroft Road, South Woodford, in a letter to the Guardian, said: "Thrown into turmoil, we headed for the nearest source of transport -- the mini cab office.

"At £2 a mile, mini-cabs are making a good profit in the light of city commuters' distress.

"Can anyone explain to me why mini-cabs are justified to charge per person and not per journey?"

But the mini-cab firm hit back claiming its small fleet of five cars was swamped by angry Tube users desperate to get to the city.

Jim Brown, who is a dispatcher at Clarks Mini Cars, said: "At least three people threatened violence because we would not take them to Liverpool Street.

"We cannot replace the Central Line and we were losing our regular customers.

"Any passengers would have been made aware of the charges before getting into the taxi. We would not normally make such a charge."