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Better than nothing, and the numbers look impressive, but in the grand scheme of things just a drop in the ocean.

I mean, 30,000 bottles of hand sanitiser is just one bottle between several drivers.

Tesco here selling big bottles of hand sanitizer with the push dispenser for £1.99, marked 'clearance', as nobody seems to want them. That's the same ones I paid £6 for back in the summer


London’s black cab and private hire drivers to receive 1.5million extra face masks

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/ ... 67248.html

London's taxi and private hire drivers are to receive an additional 1.5 million face masks and 30,000 bottles of hand sanitiser, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.

The hygiene equipment will be distributed at car parks across the capital from Monday as part of a package to help drivers and passengers avoid being infected by coronavirus.

Short education videos have been created to provide guidance on how to clean a vehicle after each drop-off.

Drivers will receive a sticker to display on a car window to demonstrate they are "Covid prepared".

The hand sanitiser bottles are supplied by Dettol.

Helen Chapman, TfL's director of licensing, regulation and charging, said: "We know that the pandemic has been tough for taxi and private hire drivers, which is why we want to do all we can to help them prosper as restrictions are eased.

"We are providing this additional support to help boost the industry in the coming weeks, reassuring customers that vehicles are as safe and clean as they possibly can be."

Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers' Association, commented: "The licensed taxi trade in London has been hit incredibly hard by the pandemic.

"Taxi drivers need all the support they can get, at what continues to be an extremely challenging time.

"This is therefore a positive initiative, which should help to demonstrate to the public that taxi drivers are taking every possible precaution to keep their passengers safe, whilst continuing to provide the world class service London's black cabs are known for.

"We hope that as a result and with lockdown now over and restrictions easing somewhat, that more people will choose to use taxis safely."

One in five black cabs in London have been taken off the road since June, leading to hundreds being stored in fields dotted around the edge of London.

a bit late in the day really

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

Think there are about 100,000 licensed vehicles in London, clearly they aren't all working but 30,000 isn't going to last long. And as the bottles can be bought for a few quid no one is going to make a special trip to pick up a free bottle.

Same with the masks, about 15 each.

Now it would be wrong to criticize anything the trade receives in way of help, but when one takes into account the £500 per driver some are receiving, or even the free or subsidised screens, the offer from TfL is a little bit meesley.

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