Satellite Offices, where sexual predators can line up hidden, within a line of illegal touts and wait for their next victim...
A campaign to reduce the number of women sexually attacked in minicabs over Christmas was launched yesterday, in the wake of a 54% increase in serious sexual assault including rape and a 50% decrease in detection/conviction. The scheme aims to warn Londoners about the dangers of getting into vehicles without pre-booking and to help them get home safely. But leaders of the Safer Travel At Night scheme say women are putting themselves in danger by getting into minicabs that line up outside pubs and clubs.
- These will be the licensed Private hire vehicles that park on red routes in plain sight of TfL enforcement CCTV cameras.
- These will be the Licensed Private hire vehicles that park in a 24 hour bus lane, on a bus stand, underneath a CCTV enforcement camera.
- These will be the Licensed Private hire vehicles that Westminster City Council refuses to enforce parking restrictions against . See video No1.
- These will be the Licensed Private hire vehicles that park on Licensed Taxi ranks. Who become violent and abusive towards Taxi drivers when politely asked to move. See video No2
Better still scrap the satellites Offices
and ENFORCE THE LAW.
So, in their eyes its not their fault for lack of enforcement, its the publics fault for using unbooked mnincabs!!!
Steve Burton, of Transport for London, said: “Our advice to anyone using a minicab is to book it with a licensed minicab office. (Like the one in Shoreditch which, when raided a few years ago, found 34 drivers using forged or stolen documents)
Kit Malthouse, the Deputy Mayor for Policing, said: “Using unbooked minicabs can be dangerous. It is not worth the risk". (So why not enforce the laws you already have to stop this happening?)
Strange statement Kit, as we have been campaigning about this problem for many years, but neither the Mayors' office, nor TfL have done anything about these massive lines of unbooked, illegally ranked minicabs, outside every West End night venue.
In fact until earlier this year, the official line from TfL's legal team was that mini cabs could wait outside venues to be booked. Luke Howard, on behalf of TfL's Peter Hendy, answered many emails from Taxi drivers, with the reply that in his legal teams opinion, they could see nothing wrong with this situation.
It was then pointed out, in a statement by Derbyshire solicitor James Button, that "minicabs can not stand and wait to be hired". Anyone heard from Mr Howard lately?
Kit continued, “Many people think getting one home at night is safer than public transport or waiting for a licensed, booked cab but it's not true. Don't get into a car with a potential criminal. You could regret it for the rest of your life.”
Central Locking click, Blacked out windows and you could be the next victim...
Sign the online petition to ban Black windows in minicab's, CLICK HERE
Just cant believe the arrogance of these people.
ReplyDeleteIts not TfL's fault it's the women who use unbooked mini cabs causing the problem.
Like to see John Mason go round to visit these women, lives destroyed by his policy and tell them to their face
Its your own fault love, you should have booked one on your phone.
Figures have been massaged and TfL have a hold over media. Just heard Bob Crow complain that TfL have managed to get the media to play down the effect of the strikes. He said after Christmas they will be looking at 2,3,4 day strikes plus whole weeks if the message doesn't get through the TfL PR spin doctors.
ReplyDeleteThe BBC has done a deal, Support the coalition as much aas possible and there will be no real cuts to the 100 or so 'Public Servants' on 250K Plus.
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