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The official publication of the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association | www.ltda.co.uk | @TheLTDA No.296 | 25 JUNE 2013
SEE PAGE 2 THE TURKS ARE COMING
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The Turks are coming!
By Wim Faber those with impaired mobility, people travelling in wheelchairs, the elderly and London’s taxi drivers could be about people with strollers, prams and those to go from a famine to a feast in 2014, with a lot of luggage.” with a wider choice of taxi models The generously proportioned than ever before. Concept V1 has a remarkably fast Nissan recently unveiled its electrically operated wheelchair London version of the NV200 cab, ramp, which can be used on either and an electric version of the same side of the cab. taxi model is due to follow. What a definite head turner it was But at the recent London Motor last week! As it rounded the corner at Expo in Canary Wharf, Turkish car Canary Wharf’s Jubilee concourse, manufacturer Karsan unveiled its cab drivers were suddenly confronted “From a famine to a feast” own new taxi. by a familiar, yet unfamiliar, taxi. The company’s CEO’s Claude and With a ‘Future London Taxi’ overall Jan Nahum - the leading lights wrap, the black Concept V1 proved to popular vote. The London version of BredaMenarinibus. behind the new cab - presented its be quite an elegant taxi shape. the cab retains the glass roof, which The taxi model was designed by its right hand drive, zero emission, Unlike other taxi models on the makes it very light inside. sister company, Hexagon Design, electric Concept V1, which is fully market – except the TX4 - it was Passengers and drivers will benefit which specialises in transport before compliant with London’s Standards designed as a cab from scratch. from pre-fitted GPS, infotainment being developed by Karsan. of Fitness. The Concept V1 rose to and payment systems with plug-in Karsan is likely to go for national The cab has a 25 feet turning circle prominence in 2011 at the Taxi of charging outlets, so passengers can partnerships for sales and (rear steering), a zero emission Tomorrow contest in New York, stay connected during their taxi trip. maintenance but the cab will electric powertrain (range 80-100 where it made the shortlist of three, Karsan is one of the main vehicle probably be manufactured in Turkey. miles), an on-board quick charge unit along with the Nissan NV200 and manufacturers in Turkey and has Production dates and pricing levels (for any AC power supply) and a Ford’s Transit Connect. been producing cars for over 45 are unclear as yet but the all-inclusive large driver’s cabin. Its quirky details, such as the glass years, including large volumes of Concept V1, especially as EV, would, But the Concept V1 also aims, says roof, spacious interior and all round commercial trucks and buses for with the right price and specs, be a Jan Nahum, to provide “a new styling made it the New Yorkers’ third parties like Renault, Peugeot, strong and attractive contender for dimension in transportation freedom for clear favourite to win, and it won the Hyundai, Citroën and the London taxi market. More readers than the rest put together! 25 JUNE 2013 | TAXI 3
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THE ZEPPELIN MAN STEVE MCNAMARA LTDA General Secretary Well done to the taxi drivers who helped to shoot down the cycle box balloon
was as surprised as everyone else balloon’. This is a process whereby a when the Evening Standard, The politician, or government, leaks a Letter from Patrick McLoughlin ITimes and various radio and TV story to the media in order to gauge stations, ran the story that TfL had public opinion. Depending on the applied to the Department for outcry, or lack of it, the proposal hank you for your letter Transport (DfT) to decriminalise is then either quietly dropped or Tof 30 May 2013, about Advanced Stop Lines (ASLs ), taken forward. decriminalising the enabling them to be enforced with This theory was confirmed when I enforcement of Advanced CCTV cameras. The LTDA normally received the minister’s reply, and I Stop Lines (ASLs) and receives advanced warnings of these was especially pleased to read that transferring the sorts of political moves, but with this “the DfT has no plans to change the responsibility of one, the first we knew of it, was enforcement regime for either ASLs or enforcement away from the when the media bombarded us with mandatory cycle lanes”. I was even Metropolitan Police to demands for comment. more pleased to read the final Transport for London (TfL) paragraph of his letter referring to the and other local authorities. large number of representations from You may wish to know taxi drivers, which is Government that, notwithstanding the speak for ‘we were swamped’. Make no comments in the Times and THE DfT HAS NO PLANS TO mistake; if you were one of the Evening Standard, TfL has CHANGE THE ENFORCEMENT thousands of drivers who took the not formally approached REGIME FOR EITHER ASLs OR trouble to email, write, or call to the Department for make your views known, you are Transport (DfT) about this MANDATORY CYCLE LANES responsible for shooting down matter. ASLs are PATRICK this balloon at an embarrassingly prescribed in diagram 1001.2 in Schedule 6 to the Traffic Signs “MCLOUGHLIN low altitude. Regulations and General Directions 2002 (TSRGD). Whilst I understand Andrew Gilligan has a very well your concerns, I should point out that the DfT has no plans to change the Fearing that we were playing ‘catch paid part time job, but instead of enforcement regime for either ASLs or mandatory cycle lanes. up,’ we quickly emailed and tweeted using his time to guarantee safer Enforcement of ASLs is a matter for the police, as it is an offence our members, urging them to contact cycling, by making the wearing of associated with disobeying the stop line. The Highway Code makes it the DfT and object to TfL’s ” helmets compulsory, and encouraging clear in Rule 178 that drivers must not pass the first stop line if the lights application. I formally wrote to cyclists to comply with red traffic are amber or red and should avoid encroaching on the ASL area at other Patrick McLoughlin, the Minister for lights, and other rules of the road, he times, for example where the junction ahead is blocked. As the current Transport, detailing all the reasons simply panders to the vociferous regime recognises, there are circumstances in which it is possible to why he should refuse any TOBYs (Toffs On Bikes Ya), and their legitimately enter an ASL, for example in slow moving traffic. applications for an increase in CCTV unassailable belief that the Highway My officials have received a large number of representations from taxi enforcement. During the following Code Rules only apply to others. drivers on this issue. I would therefore be grateful if you could explain week our Parliamentary contacts Fortunately, this attitude simply fuels the Department's position on ASLs to your members. indicated that they thought Andrew the growing resentment of many I hope this reply helps to clarify the current position. Gilligan, the Mayor’s cycling czar, Londoners, and their hostility towards The Rt. Han. Patrick McLoughlin who had started the whole media cyclists will increase. See letters on Minister for Transport ASL frenzy, was merely ‘putting up a page 23 and Taxi Talk page 19. n
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LTC weighs up factory move Bilker Watch
Trade Deputy chief executive Peter production is expected to start in Johansen has also revealed plans to September. LTC says it has more than 800 orders recruit 32 new employees for the LTC vice president Peter for new taxis and will start “low-level existing Holyhead Road plant. Johansen, said: "We've sold over 200 production” in August. Around 99 of its 176 jobs were new cabs in the UK in the last couple of Company bosses have also said axed after the company went into weeks and we've got a five-week waiting they hope to move to a new state- administration last year. list for a new cab." of-art factory site in Coventry in A large number of the workers "Internationally, it's going to be a connel / Shutterstock.com Image: the future. who lost their jobs last year are record year for us because we've already The Chinese-owned firm wants to expected to fight it out for the taken orders for over 800 vehicles and benefit from the technology new roles. there's many more orders pending." advances afforded to Geely’s other The company says it has already Mr Johansen has admitted that the Don’t Lose out!] vehicle lines, such as Volvo and taken on 38 staff members this year Holyhead Road factory, which was [LTDA Bilking Fund the Emgrand. and aims to start full lever built in 1927, has reached the end of its working life. He added: "We've already been in Incidents involving passengers discussion with Geely that as part of who fail to pay their taxi fare their investment in us we're looking to are on the increase. find new premises to build the next LTDA members who generation of taxis. experience this problem can "With modern facilities you can request the LTDA to improve the quality of the vehicle. investigate and endeavour to "If you go to any Geely factory in recover the unpaid fare. China it's absolutely state of the art and If the LTDA is unsuccessful, we're the poorer cousin of them at but the member is able to the moment. provide evidence of a police "It's most likely to stay in and report reference number, a around Coventry because we've got a compensation payment up to lot of well-trained workforce and we £50 may be available from the need the skills that those people bring to LTDA Bilking Fund. “It’s going to be a record year for us” the business." More readers than the rest put together! 25 JUNE 2013 | TAXI 5 NEWS
‘Record fines guys, well done.’ News in brief
Motoring which has been dubbed “the It also dismissed some of the other Prisons’ £1 million money box.” emails as “banter.” minicab tab Emails exposing the cash counting The junction catches up to 40,000 Panorama claims the council is The prison service has spent attitude of local council staff drivers a year and comes with a “exploiting a sophisticated new camera more than one million pounds towards motorists have been punishment of a £130 fine. system to fine motorists for moving ferrying inmates around the UK exposed by the BBC. Hammersmith and Fulham traffic offences, such as stopping in in minicabs. Documents released under the Council has recently spent £0.5m on a yellow box junction or making a The expense was one of several Freedom of Information Act relating a hi-tech Zenco wireless surveillance banned turn”. highlighted in criticism by a Tory to Hammersmith and Fulham, home system to catch motorists. The council denies revenue MP, including £700,000 spent on to the notorious Bagley’s Lane box More than four times as many raising and said it has one of the hiring an acting troupe to junction, show staff members motorists were given moving traffic highest appeal success rates rehabilitate prisoners through celebrating record fines. penalties in the borough last year as in London. role play. In one email, revealed by a in 2007, a rise to 81,000 from 19,000. Cllr Nicholas Botterill, Three prisons ran up an £84,000 Panorama investigation screened this A memo to the head of parking Hammersmith and Fulham Council bill between them on haircuts. month, one official writes: “Another services about the council Leader, said: “In a busy inner London The Ministry of Justice was record month, guys. Well done.” acquiring specialist “close circuit TV borough like ours, CCTV enforcement is revealed to have signed off more Other emails include “another equipment” reads: “Aim of project: To vital to keeping the traffic moving. almost £4.5m in payments to increase...holidays as expected, bring increase parking revenue (target: "If there were fundamental flaws in private firms last year. back the traffic,” and “another good additional £5m.)” the design or legitimacy of our Invoices also showed the cost of month last month. That’s despite the Hammersmith and junctions and bus lanes we would everyday items, such as £100,000 systems problems we had. So well done Fulham said the be losing a large on toothbrushes and even £23,000 to everyone.” email was from a proportion of appeals, on whistles for guards. They also appear to show how management which we are Tory MP Priti Patel said: surveillance cameras are used trainee not...Bagleys Lane “In an age of austerity this example to catch out cars performing temporarily box junction is one of profligate waste shows the extent U-turns and in box junctions seconded to of the busiest junctions to which the Ministry of Justice encouraged by a “target-based, the council and in London. Of the needs to get a grip on the amount it revenue-raising culture”. “wrongly” 30,000 vehicles a day is spending. The programme featured the suggested the using the junction, She added: “The public will be junction at Bagley’s Lane and New aim was to only 1 in 500 now appalled at the waste.” Kings Road intersection in Fulham, raise revenue. gets a fine.”
Stay in the know with the LTDA London Taxi Sales Ltd DVLA reminder next NSL test, to allow the The photo card part of the driving computerised booking system to licence lasts for 10 years and must recognise that the plates have Looking to renewed after that period. The been registered. BUY licence becomes invalid if it is not Part exchanging or SELL renewed with a current picture. Lost/stolen identifiers a TX1, TX2 If your Identifier is lost or stolen 15 year reminder you must notify LTPH YOUR CAB? or TX4? The London taxi 15 year age limit immediately (08456027000 / refers to the cab’s ‘birthday’ (in the [email protected]) log book) not its plate date. You may then continue For example: A cab passed when working. A letter of confirmation Want MORE money? it is 14 years and 11 months old will be sent out to you by WILL be granted a further 12 Transport for London, prior to months of life. a replacement identifier Cabs may be booked in for being processed. testing in the normal way when the plate has 28 days or less Shop a tout to run. Anyone who sees touting or any The cab can then work up to the other form of illegal cab-related Call us test date. If the plates are taken off activity is urged to contact TfL with more than 28 days to run, with the details. both the plates and the paper Take down the licence must be surrendered to registration number and first one of the six NSL make a note of the date, inspection centres in and time and location where around London. incident took place. The ‘unplated’ cab must Type “cab enforcement” then not be worked, and into your internet search 0208 888 4008 at least one week should engine and follow the links www.londontaxisales.co.uk [email protected] be allowed before to the ‘report illegal activity’ © LTI Limited reproduced with permission. Fairway and TX shape is a registered design. FairwayTM, TXTM, the LTI attempting to book the section of the TfL website. device, the LTI, London Taxis International and The London Taxi Company logos are all trademarks of LTI Limited. 6 TAXI |25 JUNE 2013 www.ltda.co.uk | @TheLTDA
The Massett File
LONDON CITY AIRPORT RICHARD MASSETT LTDA Executive, Chairman of the London Cab Ranks Committee A number of changes to the ranking arrangements at London City Airport are under way
ajor changes lay ahead for rank. There will be an automated taxis ranking at London red and green light system, which MCity Airport. This is due will initially be augmented by taxi mainly to the Crossrail works marshals. The existing toilet taking place around the area. The facilities and tea stall are a short construction works have made life walk away from the holding area very difficult for the residents of but consideration is being given to North Woolwich because Albert providing facilities within the area.
Image: By Frans Zwart via Wikimedia Commons Road, the main thoroughfare in Another issue here is whether cabs that part of the world, has had to will be able to exit the system after be closed to eastbound traffic, joining it. To enable drivers to leave including buses. Consequently, at any time would mean reducing people living in the area have to the capacity by half, so it is likely undertake a lengthy detour via that there will only be limited Royal Albert Dock Way in order to opportunities to exit. travel west towards Canning The temporary arrangements will Town, which adds around 20 come in as soon as possible and are minutes to bus journey times. expected to remain in place for about 18 months. Holding area After the Crossrail works, LCA Understandably, residents are far hopes to expand its operation, After the Crossrail works London City Airport hopes to expand from happy about this, particularly and a planning application is being because they will not get any submitted to Newham Council, tangible benefit from Crossrail which would allow it to operate when it opens, as there will not be larger aircraft and increase its flight a station in the area. To improve schedules. The plan includes a new conditions for the residents, a terminal building, which will be LTDA Policy Statement route will be opened through built on the current car parking area Hartmann Road for westbound and will have a new taxi rank and It is more essential than ever for drivers to be fully appraised of buses, which presently have to set down area. Most of the detail of the various trade organisations’ policies. In order to clarify the loop around the airport. Hartmann the ranking arrangements has yet to LTDA’s position on the important issues facing the industry, the Road is a dead end road that runs be agreed. It is intended to open the Association reaffirms: through LCA and which new terminal in 2019. accommodates up to 200 taxis, 1. Its determination (despite opposition from certain trade organisations) to exclude which queue to pick up passengers Edinburgh Gate taxi drivers from any form of restriction on working hours or the compulsory fitting of tachographs in cabs. at the airport. Access will be Following calls from members about provided to buses at the eastern a No Right Turn sign from 2. Its total opposition to the proposed computerised Knowledge testing system end of Hartmann Road to allow Edinburgh Gate into Knightsbridge, (Quickie Knowledge), which is intended to speed up and churn out new licences. them to pick up their normal route the matter was raised with 3. Its support for a regular review of taxi usage in London in order to provide along North Woolwich Road. Westminster City Council. It was effective management of the cab fleet which will prevent the streets of London Taxis won’t be able to continue thought that the signs may have being flooded with empty cabs. to rank up in Hartmann Road been overlooked after the Olympics 4. Its support for the introduction of ‘rest ranks’ to enable drivers to legally leave when buses are rerouted through restrictions were lifted. It was their cabs unattended whilst visiting adjacent toilet facilities. it. However, a scheme has been always intended that all turning 5. Its support for a complete ban on pedicabs. devised to provide a taxi holding movements should be allowed at area alongside the dock, from the junction. 6. Its insistence on meaningful consultation with Transport for London. where cabs will be called up to the Westminster duly checked its 7. Its support for an effective minicab enforcement team, trained existing rank at the western end of traffic orders and found that there to eradicate illegal touting by minicab drivers. Hartmann Road, where, as now, were no orders in place to prohibit 8. Its campaign for taxi access to all bus lanes. they will feed onto the main rank, the turns. Unfortunately, that wasn’t which will remain unchanged. the end of the story as Westminster 9. Its insistence that taxis continue to be exempt from There are issues that remain didn’t think that it was its job to congestion charges. outstanding. In particular, the remove the signs but thankfully it 10. Its policy to recruit, support and represent licensed efficiency of the call-up system and has now agreed to do so and they taxi drivers only. whether it requires the retention of may well have be removed by the some ranking facilities along time that you read this. Even if If you require clarification on these or Hartmann Road to enable it to the signs haven’t as yet been other important issues, please: work properly. The holding area removed, according to Westminster, POLICY will operate like a ferry terminal, there is no traffic order in place, so Call the LTDA on 020 7286 1046 where taxis will be fed into about the restriction would not be eight lanes that supply the main enforceable anyway. n More readers than the rest put together! 25 JUNE 2013 | TAXI 7 NEWS
Minicab driver jailed after shooting
Court around 2.40pm after taking friends to an appointment nearby. A minicab driver and his son have He remained in the car with been jailed for a total of 19 years another friend and just before for their part in the killing of a 3.30pm two masked men Turkish businessman. approached the businessman’s car Suleyman Tonbul, 54, a private from nearby Graham Road. hire driver, of Grange Road, was One produced a handgun and sentenced to eight years and Hassan fired six times at the driver's side Tonbul, 26, was handed an 11-year of the car before running away. jail term after both pleaded guilty Mr Armagan staggered from to conspiracy to cause grievous his vehicle before collapsing on bodily harm. the pavement. The two men and a third man A witness told police that after from Tottenham appeared at the Old hearing shots he saw the gunman Bailey in connection with the and his accomplice heading shooting of Ali Armagan in towards a Vauxhall Astra parked Tottenham on February 1, 2012. in Langham Road. The businessman, from Hackney, Two men, Younis Sagir, 24, of died from a gunshot wound to Wood Green, and Ozan Toprak, the neck. 28, of Tottenham, were arrested on Mr Armagan was apparently a March 8, 2012 in connection with member of the Hackney Turks gang, Ali Armagan's murder. the Bombacillers, and was targeted However, after standing trial by the Tottenham Turks after a they were both acquitted at the series of revenge attacks. Old Bailey on March 7. The groups had been fighting The identity of the gunman and since at least January 2009, when the his accomplice remain unknown victim's brother was assaulted at a and police are still appealing nightclub in Manor House. for witnesses. The incident was the catalyst for a Detective Chief Inspector Kenny string of arson attacks and McDonald, said: "Trident, alongside shootings, which included the Haringey police, has worked tirelessly murder of three more men - Ahmet not only to solve this murder but Paytak, 50, in Holloway on March reassure the community that we will 22, 2009, Oktay Erbasli, 23, in not tolerate this kind of open gang Tottenham on October 2, 2009 and warfare on the streets of London. Cem Duzgan, 21, in Clapton on "We will continue to use every October 5, 2009. resource at our disposal to ensure There had also been a previous those responsible or involved in such attempt to kill Mr Armagan on crimes are brought to justice." March 8, 2009. Anyone with information But three years later on the about the case is asked to contact morning of February 1, 2012, the police on 020 8733 4211 or victim parked his Audi A8 in Crimestoppers anonymously Langham Road, Wood Green, at on 0800 555 111. 0207 446 7678
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The cab you drive News in brief Rank consultation Trade new TX4s, which matches almost days trying to get an early look at closing exactly the number of Fairways the classifieds and get a head start Taxi drivers are invited to have a The sales figures for new cabs are taken off the road as a result of the on any cabs for sale. The shortage say about a proposal to put a still a bit of a mystery to many age limit. continues to push up prices and taxi rank in Charterhouse Street people; even the traders and The low sales figures mean there low mileage, one owner 56, 07, 57, this month. dealers are undecided about why is an acute shortage of second hand 08 and 58 cabs are commanding The deadline for comments is they are still so low. May saw 118 cabs on the market. This has prices previously only achieved by June 28 and anyone interested in new taxis join the ranks, with LTC resulted in queues of taxi drivers vehicles still in warranty. This adding to the debate should visit taking the lion’s share. It shifted 78 outside TAXI house on publication cannot last and there is a small but www.surveymonkey.com/s/char growing trend of drivers, who terhousestreet have previously only bought used cabs, making the decision to Charity gala dinner upgrade to a new vehicle, rather The 85th anniversary gala dinner than pay the hefty prices being of the London Taxidrivers’ Fund asked in the used market. for Underprivileged Children Many drivers losing cabs at 15 will take place on October 24. 2 months to years old make the mistake of The reception kicks off at 6.30pm simply assuming they will be able at the Guildhall and continues go till cab 15 Buy a new to rent a cab in the short term, with a three course dinner and years is up cab ASAP! until they decide what to do, or live entertainment. whilst they look for that elusive Tickets are £95 cab to buy. It’s only then that they and anyone who discover there is no such thing as a wants to find out cab standing against a wall and more should that many fleets have nothing contact Michael Son available at all. So, if you have a by phone on 07710 cab nearing retirement, plan 388588 or email well ahead and make sure you at m.son@bt have a back up plan to keep connect.com you working.
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TFL Wimbledon taxi plan update News in brief
Trade Wimbledon Tennis Club – taxis must not be left unattended on CRB check changes Church Road ranks at any time. Drivers now have to provide their The 2013 Wimbledon Tennis n There will be a rank for 30 taxis own criminal records check Championships take place between in Church Road (outside Gate 4) Pre-booked taxis information to TfL following Monday, June 24 and Sunday, July where spectators will be able to Two spaces in Somerset Road will be changes brought in this month. 7, 2013 and the following take shared taxi trips to allocated for pre-booked taxis. Disclosure certificates will no arrangements will be in place: Southfields and Wimbledon longer be issued directly to TfL, stations. The rank will also Shared taxi fares: following the merger of the Southfields Station operate normally for passengers For shared taxi trips between Criminal Records Bureau and n There will be a taxi rank for 19 wishing to travel to central Wimbledon or Southfields station Independent Safeguarding cabs in Augustus Road, near London and other destinations. and the tennis the fare payable per Authority. Southfields Station, offering n The rank will act as the drop-off passenger is: The newly created Disclosure shared taxi trips to the point for all taxi passengers and n £2.50 for adults and Barring Service (DBS) will championships stopping elsewhere on Church n £1.25 for children between two only issue the certificates to n The taxi rank in Wimbledon Road is not permitted and 10 years old applicants. TfL will only be told Park Road, near Southfield n Children under two travel free whether or not the disclosure Station will not operate Wimbledon Tennis Club – contained any information or was during the tournament Somerset Road For journeys to other locations clear. Drivers must supply n There will be a rank for eight sharing is only authorised... disclosure information. Wimbledon Station taxis in Somerset Road (outside n From the taxi ranks at TfL will write where necessary n Shared taxi trips from the Gate 13) offering shared trips to Wimbledon Station and on to ask for the original certificate, Wimbledon station rank to the Wimbledon station and Augustus Road near which will be copied and returned. event will be in operation operating normally for Southfields Station to the tennis Copies will be destroyed once n Marshals are expected to be at passengers wishing to travel to tournament ground by Gate 4, the decision has been made. the Southfields and Wimbledon Central London and other Church Road If no information is disclosed on station ranks in the morning on destinations. n From outside Gate 4 at the the certificate, drivers will not tournament days n Marshals are expected to be at tennis ground to either of the have to take any further action. n Passengers going to the tennis the Church Road and Somerset two stations For further information contact the should be dropped off at the Road ranks from 5pm onwards n From Somerset Road outside DBS at customerservices@ rank in Church Road, outside Gate 12 of the tennis ground to dbs.gsi.gov.uk 0870 9090811. Gate 4 TfL is reminding drivers that Wimbledon Station More readers than the rest put together! 25 JUNE 2013 | TAXI 11
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STOP MILKING THE MOTORIST ALF TOWNSEND Alf joins the chorus of fury at plans to fine drivers for entering cycle boxes
first started writing this piece about the fact that these cyclists a PCN for According to Joe, the after I – and many other LTDA don’t pay a penny piece towards the blocking south bound bus Imembers received an email from upkeep of the roads and that the junctions stop opposite ‘battalion HQ’ warning us about the vast majority of them break the every day? Waitrose is dangers if TfL got its way and rules every time they are on the Then up only about one persuaded the government to road; this would be a massive stepped HAVE and a half decriminalise cycle lanes and cycle earner, which is no doubt why it Joe, one bus lengths boxes. This was followed by an seemed like a good idea at the time. of the YOUR SAY! from the excellent article in the last edition of In fact, it could well have been the regulars yellow box. TAXI by our General Secretary biggest ‘cash-cow’ ever. So when the and, who Consequently, Steve MacNamara, which explained DfT say they have no plans to bring happens to be when the lights all the sinister implications should this in – let’s not forget all the a bus driver. Joe turn to green for the this happen. football managers to have been drives his bus up south bound traffic, if the This is such an emotive issue that given the full support of the board, and down the bus at the stop is slow to leave, then I felt compelled to write about it. before ending up out on their ears Finchley Road most the bus behind finds itself on the Even though now it appears that the just days later. days of the week yellow box! idea was floated by cycling czar The cyclists would be happy and countered my remarks by That put me well in my place and Andrew Gilligan and was not with this, and they have a very saying, ‘I’m afraid you’ve got that while I don’t wish a PCN on any of actually pitched to TfL; it is an powerful cycling lobby in City Hall, wrong Alf. Ever since the yellow box the hard-working bus drivers, it’s example of how there is a constant and it would probably make TfL junction opposite Waitrose-south bound comforting to know that we cabbies stream of plans to milk the motorist happy too! has been repainted, some 21 bus drivers are not the only fall guys filling and the need to be watchful. PS. With regard to my piece in have received PCNs in the last month’. TfL’s coffers! n TAXI 295, I no longer want to be an Pull the udder one MP. I’ve got my eyes on the part When I read that TfL were applying time job created by the Mayor’s to the secretary of state for office for ex-journalist Andrew ThomasThomas ExchangexEchange GlobalGlobal Ltd.Ltd. transport, Patrick McLoughlin to Gilligan. As the Mayor’s cycling ReRetail,liat, Wholesale & CommercialComm icreal ForeignF gieron MoneyMo n ey DealersDeale sr have the cycle lanes and boxes ‘czar’ he comes in twice a week for decriminalised, being a bit of a £38,000 a year – now that’s what legal dummy I thought, “that’s good you CALL a job! news because then the ‘ol’ Bill’ won’t be Travel Money & able to nick us any longer.” ‘Money Box’ Junctions! But I discovered that, TfL simply There have been a lot of column wants to pass the job to the local inches in the London papers Overseas Payments councils and their vast numbers of recently about yellow box junctions, CCTV cameras! with many accusing the local councils of deliberately planning some of these moneypits to make it almost impossible for drivers to get across without falling foul of the THE NIGHTMARE THAT CCTV cameras. #$, AWAITS IF IT GOES The biggest earner, according to a recent ‘Panorama’ programme, is the AHEAD NEEDS TO BE yellow box junction off Bagley’s ,d HAMMERED HOME TO ALL Lane and New Kings Road, which is LONDON CABBIES estimated to catch around 100 “ drivers EVERY day. Yellow boxes were also the subject The bottom line is that, if this idea of a recent chat amongst my golfing ExclusiveExcluusive ofofferfeer of decriminalising the cycle lanes mates – many whom are cabbies – at and boxes had won support, we, as the bar in the ‘nineteenth’ hole. professional drivers on the roads of Apparently, one of the latest ‘nasties’ Show your Taxi ID our great city every day ”of the year, to come onto the radar, is the would have been knee deep in fines. junction outside the Imperial Hotel & enjoy special rates At least the ol’ Bill accept in Russell Square. They don’t take WWee offer better rates than Banks, Post Office, M&S, reasonable cause. 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BIKE LETTERS Where are you? Cycle box plans and TOBYs am researching a relative of Imine, who is now deceased, but who was a cabbie for many years. ★Star Letter: a number plate system. They should all the time and to avoid entering His name was Bert Barnard. He was Cycle box plan is theft pay road tax and have insurance. one of these boxes by accident, if born on February 1, 1922, and I his plan to decriminalise the Many cyclists would say motorists decriminalising takes place, will believe he drove a cab from the 70s Tentering of a cycle box is are the bad apples, but if a situation cause drivers to slam on their to the 90s. I would like to hear from sheer bloody madness. This has does arise where the driver of a brakes at the last moment. The anybody who has any stories to tell nothing whatsoever to do with motor vehicle is at fault at least there resulting situation is plain to see, about him. the safety of cyclists but will is a way of cyclists reporting them, even by an idiot, it will be a merely be a money making given the amount of identification disastrous decision and downright Guy Humphreys, London exercise for the various councils. there is on all motor vehicles. dangerous if it gets approval. Contact by email It would be far better if officials Therefore, there shouldn't be any Cyclists are the ones who need to [email protected] or by diverted their attention to the unforeseen problems to take down be educated in how to ride phone on 02076820883 cyclists themselves, who the relevant details. There is no responsibly and not pull in front of regularly go through red lights identification AT ALL with pedal vehicles from either side or go purposefully and with impunity, cyclists, so if one of them damages through red lights. Watch out, bilker about knowingly travel along one way someone's car or causes an accident, This application is literally would like to let you know about streets the wrong way and they have every opportunity to nothing more than a way of forcing Ia bilker that I encountered in the also jump onto the pavement bugger off into the traffic or down innocent decent folk to have their early hours of Sunday morning on whilst riding their bikes, if they some side turning and get away with hard earned money stolen from the June 9, 2013. I picked up a man are unable to negate traffic it scott free, no doubt laughing as them by a system which, if it goes and woman at Tramp nightclub in conditions legally, thereby they make their get-a-way. ahead, is dangerously flawed and Jermyn Street, SW1. After dropping putting pedestrians at risk of If the decriminalisation of entering in my opinion is nothing more the male off in Montpellier Terrace, injury or worse. a cycle box goes ahead, it will in fact than legalised monetary theft. the female asked to go to There should be some sort of cause accidents. Traffic lights change Glentworth Street, NW1. The fare identification on bicycles, such as as one is almost on top of a junction Martin Biggins was £21.00 and she told me she didn't have enough money and needed to get some more from Anti-car initiative What is needed is active police of traffic laws. I must also say I her flat. was appalled to read the enforcement to protect these blue love the acronym TOBYs, it so Foolishly, I let her out, though in Ipiece in your last issue about bloodied Toffs from killing rightly describes some of the more my defence she had chatted away the latest anti car initiative from themselves on innocent motorist’s outrageous cyclists out there, who to me and I had no reason to doubt Andrew Gilligan and the bonnets. Why isn’t silly Gilligan appear to believe they were not her. It soon became apparent that TOBYs. (Editor’s note: Toffs on spending his very well paid for only born to rule but born to ignore she wasn't coming back. Luckily, Bikes, Ya) time, trying to integrate cycling all rules of the road. I am convinced there was a porter’s phone number London is supposed to be a with the working commercial many of them think that traffic on the block, which I called. He was working city; the idea of traffic London needs instead of lights and pedestrian crossing lights very helpful and told me it was flat re-engineering everything in spending public money on only apply to poor working people 132. I called the flat but the woman order that a few posh kids who pandering to the few? and not the wealthy cycling elite. kept saying that she didn't speak can afford to buy a flat in the English and told me to go away. centre of town can ride S Stephens Tony Richards After about 25 minutes. She came everywhere is madness. Camberwell Chigwell out and offered me £20. I informed In recent years, the sight of her the meter was still on and the public schoolboys (and a few bill was now £40, and with my girls) with strange names and ‘Born to ignore Hurray for trusty Hailo app I took the rest on even stranger accents, riding the rules’ common sense a card. around as if they have some ow accurate your last feature urray! At last, an article and a I’m letting you know as this divine right to do exactly what Hon the out of control cyclists Hname for the snobby cyclists seemed a well-rehearsed tactic and they want because they are was. I have lost count of the near who think they own the road! I other cabbies may have been on a bike, has become all collisions I have had with cyclists have written to the transport bilked. The address was 132 too common. who have no road sense or concept minister, let’s hope he sees sense Clarence Gate Gardens, Glentworth and tells Boris where to put his Street, NW1, if any of your plans for more CCTV cameras. members have had this happen David they could get their money back. Shepherds Bush Drivers should also note the address in case of further attempts!
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By Steve Howard n Whittaker Avenue (3) Trade National co-ordinator John facing East Senior said: "Our scheme is free to The Richmond town centre n RBS, the Quadrant (4), Thousands of stickers supporting join, flexible and simple to operate, redevelopment is nearing its facing North service men and women have been all we ask is that if you do join, then end, although there are still n O'Neill’s, the distributed to taxi drivers through you show your open support to some essential parts Quadrant (6), the LTDA. service personnel in a way that is relating to the taxi trade facing South Heroes Welcome is an initiative both meaningful and appropriate.” which are yet to be There is also a which encourages individuals and For more information on how completed. set down and businesses to give a smile and a to join the scheme and how to We are still awaiting the pick up warm greeting, or even a discount, get a free Heroes Welcome arrival of the long delayed arrangement to Army, RAF and Royal Navy window sticker visit ‘taxi shelter,’ and we have for these two personnel. www.heroeswelcome. been constantly chasing the ranks and The LTDA was the first co.uk/heroes-welcome-in-london council on this. Unfortunately, both Transport for London and the organisation to back the this also affects the placing of the LTDA are working to make this scheme in London rank telephone, which is costing rank timed. but has now us work. Obviously, if drivers rank in other been joined There seems to be some non-specified areas they always by the confusion surrounding what ranks stand the chance of being nicked for London are available at what times, so I ‘illegally plying for hire,’ or other Evening thought it might be of some benefit parking violations. At the present Standard. to those drivers who are not quite time, the NCP car park by the rear of Businesses sure, to outline these. O'Neill’s is under surveillance along in London are The ranks open 24/7 are… with the Odeon. being n Station rank (4) facing south With this in mind, drivers should encouraged to n Kew Road (17) facing north be more vigilant about moving up sign up to an n Tesco (2) facing south when spaces become available. initiative that There is still an immense amount supports Night Ranks available between of work going on in other areas of members of 7pm-7am are… sector seven, and we will keep you the armed
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I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS AL FRESCO An empty wallet and some sad news can only point to one thing – it’s Monday
ince I’ve become editor of my blood to circulate again. It brought tears to my eyes - but the was 157 and there was fluid round local community magazine, Abigail continued our guided tour glasses fitted - like a glove! his heart - hence the heavy Staking tutorials for my Open by ushering us into the walk-in On the way home I got a phone breathing. For all that, AJ - who had University course, and attending freezer. This was a mistake. call and was told one of my very been a (medical) drugs salesman, doctor’s appointments all around My plastic Crocs welded themselves oldest friends, Adrian, was seriously with an extensive knowledge of the home counties, I’ve been seen to the floor and I teetered from side ill in the Royal Free Hospital and medicine and medical procedures - ‘poncing around’ with a canary to side like a Weeble, in a bid to free that he’d love to see me - I was best he often regaled us with the gory, yellow leather Filofax. Mind you, I myself, as my eyeballs fogged and man at his wedding. I knew he was gruesome details of the operations haven’t - as the Americans might my beard frosted up. But, I did ill, but not THAT seriously. Jo said he had seen - was having a lucid say - “gotten around to” filling in ALL manage to look around. There was a she’d come with me, so we drove to conversation with Doctor Sue, one the important dates, but I have beautifully carved swan; table Haverstock Hill, parked in the dank of his old customers who’d also jotted down my birthday and the centre pieces with flowers locked Royal Free car park and made our come up to see him. Jo and I even year my pacemaker expires. Dates inside crystal ice-balls; frozen sweet way up to the 10th floor. We found managed to get a few laughs out of like TAXI mag deadlines, dental bowls; a full-sized cocktail bar, my old mate AJ in bed 18, chatting him, before we dashed back down to visits and day to day living complete with ice tumbler and to an attractive lady friend. I hadn’t the car park to avoid being clamped, schedules are noticeable by their shelves stacked with frozen seen him for at least three years. He but not before having a hug with AJ absence. It can prove embarrassing, hordes of mysterious bubble- looked terrible. I told him, and he and promising to visit him in a especially when you turn up for a wrapped effigies. laughed, wheezily. Between gasps couple of days. party or a local Neighbourhood Gary rescued me and my Crocs for breath, he told me and Jo that he I was awoken early the following Watch meeting - seven years late. intact and we continued our tour. had been diagnosed with prostate morning. A quiet voice told me - Although, this can easily be Behind closed doors, Jo and Abi cancer a couple of years ago. The that we’d lost AJ in the early hours. explained by the fact that the Filofax huddled over a brochure. There cancer had spread, his heart rate Monday, Monday. n diary is dated 2006 - the year Carole were lots of ‘oos’ and ‘aars’ and bought it for me from Filofax in ‘wows’ from Jo - whilst Abigail Conduit Street. enthusiastically jabbed a frostbitten Anyway, last Monday was finger at a calculator. I wrote out a exceptionally busy. Clutching my cheque for a fifty quid as a deposit, Filofax, I just knew it was going to and we were back on our way down be hectic because my daughter-in- south to our next destination: law Jo told the kids not to wait up! I Hampstead Garden Suburb and a punched a little known hamlet, rendezvous with an optician. somewhere between Watford and Chalfont-Something-or-Other, into A million dollars the satnav and headed north. For the past three months, since my We were looking for a trading estate son Gavyn sat on my glasses and where an enterprising couple had left me with just 20/ vision, I’ve set up a business making ice been flicking my specs on and off sculptures, and as it so happened, my forehead like a short sighted ear, Jo was in the market for one, nose and throat specialist examining otherwise the trip would have been an owl. It was my own fault I a bit pointless. suppose. What a silly place to leave a pair of spectacles - on a table. I Weeble mean, anyone could just come along Abigail showed us around with and sit down ON a table. what sounded like the shrill, wailing Rachel, the optician, tempted me screech of a chain saw cutting with a range of designer spectacles. through raw flesh, permeating the I swiftly selected a pair with a blue- otherwise silent industrial estate. It ridged metal frame made by some was actually Gary, Abigail’s partner, two-bit company I had never heard drilling holes in icy hearts in the of called RayBan. Rachel said they couple’s sculpture studio, a small were ‘perfect’ and Jo said I ‘looked like stone-floored aircraft hangar a million dollars’ - which after adding containing a massive walk-in freezer a range of add-ons, like LENSES, and half a dozen tanks of freezing was about how much the glasses cold water. To demonstrate the cost. We tried on a pair for size and efficacy of the cold water, Abi thrust they fell off. Rachel said I had a thin a finger into an aluminum tank, bridge and an aquiline nose....and which immediately turned blue. that my ears were very low down “Ah” she murmured, “just right,” on my head. I asked Rachel if they and sharply withdrew the digit and did plastic surgery, but she simply stuck it somewhere to encourage her bent the arms and pinched the nose. 34 TAXI |25 JUNE 2013 www.ltda.co.uk | @TheLTDA
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TROUBLE AFOOT MUSHER MEG A new gadget sourced from the wonderful world of eBay quite literally causes blood to flow
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Warden’s hearse fine ‘outrage’ News in brief
Roads parked briefly to let the family out. "People expect a bit of respect. ‘Warden threatened Nicki Dunphy, of Brockley-based "This isn’t just a public car." with an axe’ A heartless traffic warden slapped William Dunphy - Funeral Director She added: "This is the third funeral A man has been arrested for a parking ticket on a grieving Ltd, said: "Everyone was outraged. I have done for this family in a year. allegedly threatening a traffic family’s funeral limousine as "She brazenly put the ticket on the "It is just really sad for them." warden with an axe in stunned mourners watched car when the family hadn’t even gone The family, parishioners and Golders Green. in disbelief. into the church. even a passing bus driver tried to An employee in Menachem The female warden issued the "We, and other funeral directors, reason with the ticket warden, but butchers said a man buying fine outside St Saviours Church, in have to stop to unload coffins and to let to no avail. meat from the shop noticed a Lewisham High Street, as the grieving families exit the cars. Lewisham Council has since traffic warden approach his car. family got out of the car. "There are funerals every week at St apologised for the distress caused The eyewitness said: “He A hearse carrying the body of the Saviours Church and dozens of other and confirmed funeral hearses stormed out of the shop and started 85-year-old deceased was right churches all over the borough and I've and Limousines are exempt from screaming and shouting at the behind the car – which had been never heard of this happening before. parking restrictions in the borough. traffic warden. The traffic warden The parking ticket has since was saying sorry to him and telling been cancelled. him he could appeal. Ms Dunphy, 43, who lives in “The guy then lost his head, ran Southwark said: "There were dozens of to his car and got an axe out and people shouting at her. acted as though he wanted to hit the "She said, ‘I am doing my job’. traffic warden with it.” "It was as if it was her against A member of the public was the world." said to have stepped between Image: John.P. via Flickr.com A Lewisham Council the warden and the man and spokeswoman said: “We apologise for took the axe from him. any distress the issuing of this parking Koresh Dkik, 49, of ticket has caused. Ravenscroft Avenue, appeared in “Funeral hearses and limousines Hendon Magistrates’ Court are exempt from parking restrictions charged with possessing an axe and the Penalty Charge Notice should and using threatening words not have been issued. It has now and behaviour. "It was as if it was her against the world." been withdrawn.”
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