On Jul 17, 4:46*pm, Paul Terry wrote:

In message , Basil Jet
writes

The only feature of London minicabs which is designed specifically to serve
the interest of the public rather than the interest of the minicab
drivers/bosses is the fact that the drivers are verified to have been
convicted of no rapes since coming to this country.

There's more to it than that. Vehicles have to be MOT'd every six months
rather than every year, drivers have to have a medical certificate
supplied by their GP and they have to prove that they have the
appropriate and current insurance for public hire.

The six-monthly vehicle check has been scrapped by Boris, and it's now
back to a year.