In message , Tom Barry
writes
Rupert Candy wrote:
I'm quite surprised nobody's commented on this yet!
Not only is there a whole new section of the TfL site devoted to it
(http://tinyurl.com/5euecn), they've even produced detailed
specifications for the 'serious' competition in proper house style.
These look very businesslike and impressive, with the occasional bit
of humour (Articulated design: No. Doors/Apertures: 1 open platform at
nearside). It's at http://tinyurl.com/6gnvpt if anyone's interested.
I know Autocar magazine sponsored a design company (Capoco?) to come
up with a New Routemaster concept a while back - I wonder if they will
enter it. Otherwise, I can't see any of the bus builders taking this
as anything other than the humorous whim of a bored politician...

Bored? It's the only transport policy he's shown any interest in

Not quite. He recently went out late at night (think it was a Friday) in
a taxi together with lady from a rape crisis (or something like it)
unit and was shown the extant that the unlicensed touts were completely
ignoring the law and potentially putting 'vulnerable' (i.e drunken hence
the use of the commas!) women in danger.

The best part of the story was that one minicab driver was seen
blatantly picking up illegally and when challenged by the lady in the
taxi gave her a load of verbal abuse including several swear words!

Boris has promised to double the number of officers employed on specific
enforcement from 34 to 68. I doubt if that will be enough but it is a
start.

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Mike Hughes
A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton
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