"Martin Underwood" wrote in message
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"Kooky45" wrote in message
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What *is* the system? What is the "ticket back to the rank"?

If the system penalises taxi drivers in some way for doing short journeys,
why *should* he suffer in silence? For all he knew, you might have been in
a position to lobby for changes to be made, so he had nothing to lose by
moaning. "That's the law and it's tough" is no excuse for people to have
to accept the status quo in silence.

It isn't a law, it's a rule. It's a rule made by the people who
represent, in some way, the drivers and is for their benefit (as
a group). It's a rule that a driver will be aware of, probably
before he qualifies as a driver and certainly before he asks
for the special permit (or whatever) to allow him to join the
queue to pick-up at the airport.

If a driver doesn't like the rules at LHR he should ply his
trade elsewhere.

tim