Good news for suburban sector 7 drivers.
The RMTs ranks and highways suburban representative Mike Sayward along with 3 other suburban representatives attended a meeting with Zac Goldsmith MP and a number of Richmond councillors. The outcome of this meeting has resulted in an order for 6 new ranks in the Richmond and Twickenham area. Also negotiated, are extensions to some existing ranks resulting in 25-30 new rank spaces
New traffic management orders have been sign, Richmond council have agreed and the budget is available.
We are told the arrangements must now be passed over to Richard Masset as chair of the joint ranks committee for final approval.
Well done to Mike and the others who have shown suburban drivers can control their own destiny. It's just a matter of putting in a bit of effort and not sitting back waiting for someone else to do it for you.
And now for the bad news.
Thursday night, Cornhill, Abacus.
Diamond cars have started to employ new tactics to stop Licensed Taxis using the rank outside Abacus.
They block the road with a vehicle while filling space outside the club with their cars. Sometimes blocking the road in both directions and parking their minicabs on the bus stop.
No police!
No wardens!
And no Cab enforcement!
Video by Thomas the Taxi
Well done Mike, where there's a will there's a way, but the question must be asked....
ReplyDeleteWhy hasn't Richard Massett done this?
What is the point of Dickie the Snail being the Chairman of the Joint Tanks committee when he doesn't do anything?
This man must be chucked off the gravytrain now!
How come he (just like Grant Davis) is another unelected chairman?
ReplyDeleteOnce again our right to be represented by who WE choose has been subverted!
It might suit John Mason & co. to have these ineffective yes men but not US!
Time for a clear out.
Thank god for The Rmt and Ucg.Working for the drivers and and not political agendas or nest feathering.The only orgs that care about the trade.The trade needs more grafters like Mick,even if he is a Chelsea supporter ;-)
ReplyDeleteJim your tactics along with the tactics of many black cab drivers has been reported to tfl and the colp, no wonder no one listens to you - the proof is on youtube...
ReplyDeleteIll wait to see the positioning of these ranks before I celebrate. This may just be the council providing alternative rank space to relieve the outrageous congestion caused by overranking .
ReplyDeleteThese ranks need to be visable. And workable otherwise they will just become more parking spaces for shopping cabbies and of no other use to the trade, only to be taken away later to the council saying we did our bit but its not being used so now we need the space for profiteering.....erm, we mean parking.