Back in the fold

Well I've been back out there on the streets of good old London.
Despite the recession people still want to use the iconic London Taxi revered the world over as the best, and me, I am now one of them. Managed to find a Taxi proprietor about 5 minutes from where I live in Sutton and it's another Fairway which I picked up on Friday. Taxis come in 5 types now Fairway, Metrocab, TXI , TXII and the TX 4

So went out on Friday for a few hours and did a good stint on Saturday plus a few hours Sunday. As per usual I was intent on making sure I got as many jobs off the touts as possible and nicked a good few off them Saturday night. 1 such job was I picked up 4 Americans from Nobu restaurant, under the noses of the usual tout suspects, and to my glee they said Kenton in Harrow please.
Straight away I thought s*** where is it lol. But that's why I did those suburb runs a few weeks ago and it all cam flooding back so off I went.
They were the usual brash Americans ,and pissed ones to boot, but they were amazed that I got them there so quickly and without using a sat nav , their words not mine, and I must admit so was I hahahaha. A nice tidy sum on the meter in my sky and not in one of the touts pockets.

I don't think a lot of people are aware of the battle we ,us Licensed Taxi Drivers, are having in Central London at a few venues. Taxi drivers are by law the only ones allowed to "ply for hire" in London and any other cab has to be prebooked. Despite this you will still find all these vermin , and some of them are vermin, trying to nick our work from under our noses. As a new boy to the trade I knew it was happening but not to this extent. Only reading on LTDF forum www.londontaxiforum.co.uk the many posts on this subject did I feel I had to get out there and help. There are some amazing people on that forum and they certainly have started pulling everyone together including radio circuit drivers.
The venues mainly being targeted by LTDF members are
Nobu
Jalouse
Zuma
Oxo Tower
Abacus Bar
Smiths of Smithfield
Swallow St (Regent St)
Tiger Tiger
Amika

Having a well earned day off today but will be back out there tomorrow night.

Remember if it's a tout stay out. TAXI's the only way to go.