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Old April 28th 07, 10:58 PM posted to uk.transport.london,alt.taxi.world
Tristán White Tristán White is offline
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Default New London taxi signage with roundel

"John Rowland" wrote in
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Tristán White wrote:

Was interested to see a new taxi stand put up outside my office in
Queen Victoria Street, using a special new blue roundel with TAXI in
the middle where UNDERGROUND normally goes.

The one on Queen Victoria Street is only a
stand in the evenings though, but this is not obvious... I can see
many tourists standing there waiting for a cab and not realising that
it only applies in the evening.


Hailed taxis can stop in most places, so the fact that it is only a
rank for a few hours is of relevance to taxi drivers, but is not of
much relevance to tourists or any other potential passengers.



In that case, one has to wonder... WHY has this been done, not just to
great expense, but also every bit of pavement furniture damages the look
and feel of our great city.

All it will do is confuse tourists in the daytime.