Taxi drivers are to stage a demonstration in Central London in protest at "rip off" parking charges they claim is costing them up to £3 just to use the toilet. Taxi drivers are protesting over the cost of spending a penny The drivers said they had to pay the minimum of £3 to park and dash to the loo or risk a fine of £80, complaining that there are not enough taxi-only bays.
The Rail Maritime and Transport union called on Westminster City Council to waive parking fees for 10 minutes for black cabs on bays close to public toilets.
Danny Chalkley, Westminster's cabinet member for city management, said: "This particular group does not have the backing of the three main bodies which represent the taxi trade, including the London Taxi Drivers Association, and has not made contact with the council to raise its concerns.
"If they had they would realise that Westminster does more than any other borough to help the taxi trade and that we are currently working on the creation of the first ever designated rest ranks in the capital, where taxi drivers will be able to park for free.
"Local businesses and motorists, and no doubt taxi drivers themselves, really could do without the chaos this threatened protest will cause, especially if taxi drivers allow it to be hijacked by other groups for their own purposes.
"If this group has a genuine grievance they can raise it in the usual way rather than resorting to tactics which just inconvenience innocent members of the public."
A penny , hahahaha ,tell em to piss off :(
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It makes you wonder where people go to the loo where there are none? One thing that has made me wonder for years, in Thianiaman (spelling) square in China when they have a million people there, where do they all go to the Loo?
My wife was there 18 month ago and I asked her this very question, she told me there were no public Toilets there. So, can someone from China please tell me, where do you go.
And you reckon Pomy cabbies have it bad
Freddie
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Ever heard of the ,,, yellow river DougOriginally Posted by furkensturker
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That was a bad one, even for you.Ever heard of the ,,, yellow river Doug
Puts a different light on Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
I know, that was worse.
Freddie
Never hold your farts in, they run up your spine, and that's where shity ideas come from.
vēnī, vīdī, velcro - I came, I saw I stuck around.
I thought it was quite witty actuallyThat was a bad one, even for you.
Puts a different light on Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
I know, that was worse.
Freddie
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Haha black cab drivers complain about getting ripped off, I guess only if you'd know what their fares and rates are in London would you understand the irony...
Last edited by Steezy; 17 Jun 09, at 17:22. Reason: I used the wrong "their"
Don't they have a set fee structure for all cabs?
Freddie
Never hold your farts in, they run up your spine, and that's where shity ideas come from.
vēnī, vīdī, velcro - I came, I saw I stuck around.
I do , i used to live in SW1 , Francis St , off vauxhall bridge road , and all ammenities were close by , so i didnt need taxis much but understood the prices , the last time i used one was in 1982 to go to Kings x and i recall it was pricey even then .:(
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There are some white buses parked there serving as public toilets.
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