The woman responsible for taking away the need for planning permission for Satellite Offices.
The woman responsible for scrapping the need to keep PHV driver details and journey booking records on site,
has finally departed from the PCO (LT&PH).
Many in our trade believe the actions taken by this woman, contributed heavily to the avalanche of PHV licenses, the mass growth in open touting and an unprecedented 54% rise in serious sexual assaults including rapes on her watch.
Mary "ding dong" Dowdye (so called because her TfL Blackberry phone never stopped ringing with drivers complaining) is the latest from an old brigade of "Kens People" to move or be moved from the PCO.
We will never forget the shambles, involving "Killer on the knowledge" Shamsul Haque, who murdered his wife, assaulted his daughter, assaulted a police officer and exposed himself in public, then was given a PHV license and allowed to sign on the knowledge. After two major demos at Penton Street and much publicity in the media, certain top PCO/TfL officers started to move or be moved from their posts. Jeroen Weimar, Ed Thompson, Len Simpkin and David Brown have all been replaced. Dowdye was demoted soon after the affair from "Assistant Head of the PCO" to "Joint Head of Licensing Standards".
Again under her watch, a child molester and Taliban fighters were allowed to become Licensed Private Hire drivers. Many hoped she would have gone earlier, after her sideway demotion.
As Mary glides into another highly paid position with TfL or the like, she leaves behind the Iconic London Licensed Taxi Trade, close to financial ruin.
So Mary you'll forgive me if I don't sign your good luck card and toast your departure.
Worse of all, she leaves behind a trail of shattered lives and broken families, people who will never be the same again.
It is to those I raise my glass and say
"God Bless"
Let's leak it to the media any way!
ReplyDeleteThe story so far...
1.Livingstone criticises London Taxi industry for having too many middle aged white men.
2.Livingstone appoints young black women as head of licensing of taxi drivers.
3.Dowdye leaves under a cloud?
TfL and Dowdye owes us nothing - leak the story and let the hacks find out why she left.
How do these people sleep at night?
ReplyDeleteThey know they are responsible and they still turn up and take the money
They are no better than the attackers.
Mary Mary quite contrary
ReplyDeleteHow does your bank account grow
Its not about the money they say,
then leap from one giant salary to the next.
How does she sleep?
no conscience, no feeling, sleeps like a log.
Unlike the thousands of shattered lives ruined by her incompetent, inexperience and intentional bad management.
The letter from John Madon was not written to a named person, so reply did not have to be from a named person.
ReplyDeleteMary? Mary Who?
ReplyDeleteOde to Mary
ReplyDeleteSung to the Tune of Mary Mary Quite Contrary
Mary Mary Quite Contrary
Look how the Touting grows
with minicabs here
and mnicabs there
and minicabs all in a row,row,row
and minicabs all in a row.
Luv You, Missing you already... Byeee
TX1Fan
Never mind about Mary Dowdye. How about Grant Jive Ass tell his members how he flushed £5,000 sponsorship from Mercedes for the security marshal's down the shitter. Where were you Grant when nobody could reach you?
ReplyDeleteOh, that's right you were down at The Sun for a few quid more...
I want a chairman that will fight for his members before he lines his own pockets.
ReplyDeleteI will wait for the agm and if he gets re elected then I will leave.
This is very unfair to Mary!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure she's not bothered
ReplyDeleteJust as she wasn't bothered about the irreversible damage she has done to our trade.
Good riddance Mary, Ding Dong
Jason Byrne
Who will be next as the house of cards starts to fall down
ReplyDeleteMy money is on Luke Howard.
Bye bye Luke baby