In message , RobWilton
writes
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Are taxi drivers still allowed to take a pee on the rear nearside wheel
of their cab?

No

inding a public karzi in London is rarer then hens teeth it is
scandalous, I suppose cabbies have to take a plastic pee bottle with
them to work

You are absolutely right. the problem is compounded by the relentless
way that local authorities enforce the parking restrictions even when it
is obvious that the driver is in a nearby toilet. It happened to me only
this (Monday) morning at Regency Place (near Victoria). Went into urinal
and came out the find parking attendant with machine poised ready for
action, but fortunately didn't get ticket. However, if I'd walked across
the road to get a cup of coffee....

That is one of the reasons that taxi drivers are often seen in
McDonalds restaurants, especially those that have parking facilities.

We have been getting similar problems with stopping of red routes to
drop off passengers [1] who then walk across the pavement to get cash
from a machine. There have been some efforts to allow up to a maximum of
5 minutes for this purpose. It all seems to be just a money making
exercise, especially when you get a ticket at 4 a.m. in the morning when
there is no other car around [2]

[1] Taxis can stop on red routes for the purposes of boarding and
alighting only

[2] High Street Lewisham outside local takeaway with police car just in
front that was stopped wile the occupants got their meals. Cost me 60
quid!


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Mike Hughes
A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton
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