"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message , at 14:39:02 on Tue,
21 Dec 2004, Leigh Mallory remarked:
As an London Licensed Taxi Driver for 25 years you will find that the
majority of drivers choose to work at the airport & wait because they can
no longer stand stopping for Pewkers, ****ters, ****ers, verbal abusers,
drunks, druggies (bilkers,people that run off without paying the
driver)etc&
yes I have actually had several people **** themselves in the back & one
bloke actually got indignant with me when I shouted at him,if you think I
acted wrongly kindly forward me your address so that the next time it
happens I can come round to where you live & you can clean it up.

Does anyone warn new recruits about this?
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Roland Perry
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That's a very good question Roland,the Public carriage office has no
orientation policy apart from a race & disablement awareness pamphlet which
new recruits are supposed to read,the head of the Public Carriage office Roy
Ellis appears to only have one issue on board & that is obeying & pleasing
his political master Ken Livingstone he is a despicable toady & does not
care a hoot for the drivers welfare,nothing could prepare you for the
scenario that I came up against 3 years ago when I found myself at 2.30 am
dropping off three big guys in a back street of Brixton one of them held a
knife to my throat while the other two pulled me out of the cab & robbed
me.not satisfied with that they began kicking me as result of which I lost
four teeth & suffered a broken jaw.I have not driven a cab since & now
survive on benefits & boot sales which ironically has been most liberating
for me I would never drive a London cab again as I now realise that for the
25 years that I did the job I suffered from anxiety & depression.

"Leigh Mallory" wrote in message
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nothing could prepare you for the scenario that I came
up against 3 years ago when I found myself at 2.30 am
dropping off three big guys in a back street of Brixton
one of them held a knife to my throat while the other
two pulled me out of the cab & robbed me.

What cab were you driving, and what was the partition like? Would this be
possible in a modern cab?

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood.
That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

"John Rowland" wrote in message
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"Leigh Mallory" wrote in message
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nothing could prepare you for the scenario that I came
up against 3 years ago when I found myself at 2.30 am
dropping off three big guys in a back street of Brixton
one of them held a knife to my throat while the other
two pulled me out of the cab & robbed me.

What cab were you driving, and what was the partition like?
Would this be possible in a modern cab?

In retrospect, this message looks a little callous.... I'm sorry about what
happened to you.

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood.
That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes