In message , James Farrar
writes
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:29:10 +0100, Mike Hughes
wrote:

I have no complaint about that *but* taxi fares are set by TfL (PCO)
which is mostly controlled by bus company staff with no representation
from the taxi trade - that's what gets to me.

Comparing taxi fares when I moved to London with how they are now -
sorry, but I have no sympathy.

Strangely enough, for short distances it is actually cheaper for 4 or 5
people to take a taxi than to take a bus or tube - and you get door to
door service! That's because we used to get a small amount extra for
extra passengers and that was taken away from us.

In fact for 3 or more people it's cheaper to go all the way to Heathrow
than use the Heathrow Express. You have to look at the overall costs.
One person a taxi is more expensive
two- marginal cost difference
three - cost saving
four or five - considerable cost savings

And yet we are not allowed to advertise this fact at Heathrow allegedly
because BAA have a financial stake in HEx.

--
Mike Hughes
A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton
at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England