In message , RobWilton
writes

"Mike Hughes" wrote in message
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In message , David
Cantrell writes
On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 01:54:53PM +0000, Mike Hughes wrote:

It's always a judgement call. Sometimes I can see some 'undesirable'
nearby and wrongly assume that they are with the person flagging the
taxi. In those cases I just drive straight past and I'm sure the flagger
will think I'm just being bloody minded as s/he can't see the whole
picture.

If it's me that you drive past, I'll write down your number and be on
the phone to the PCO the next morning.

There is absolutely no offence committed by not stopping, even if you
have your for hire light on. Even then it is common practice for a
night driver to keep the doors locked until s/he has established that
the customers are 'reasonable' i.e. they are not eating and drinking,
are not likely to throw up, not just stopping the cab to put another,
comatose person in the back and then leave them, etc.

Only after that will I ask where they are going. Personally I don't
care where I go but there is a legal right to refuse any fare which is
going outside the licence area, going more than 12 miles or is likely
to take more than 1 hour. That last part could be especially
important on some occasions as there may well be serious traffic jams.

-- Mike Hughes
A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton
at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England
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Are taxi drivers still allowed to take a pee on the rear nearside wheel
of their cab?finding 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

Tell me about it. You try finding somewhere for 40 people to pay a
visit in a group.

(Well, not literally in a group of course but you know what I mean!)

--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk