Ken Ord:
I took a black cab from Heathrow to Twickenham yesterday and suffered
the entire trip listening to the driver swearing his head off about
how awful it was for him ...

Martin Underwood:
If the system penalises taxi drivers in some way for doing short journeys,
why *should* he suffer in silence?

Well, where *I* live, this http://mapleleaftaxi.ca/billofrites.gif
would be why. Note the words "courteous" and "silent ride".

I looked for a similar regulation on http://www.tfl.gov.uk/pco/,
though, and didn't find one.
--
Mark Brader | Well, unfortunately, that is impossible, or very difficult, or
Toronto | highly inadvisable, or would require legislation--one of those.
| -- Sir Humphrey ("Yes Minister", Lynn & Jay)