http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Todays bad taxi driving. en Tue, 19 May 2026 07:59:56 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=11#post-340981 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 10:46:48 +0000 chrisfl 340981@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Black Cab #262 </p> <p>Reg SF67 KRJ on Shandon Place this morning, writing WhatsApp messages while driving down the road with a paying passenger in the back.</p> <p>Failed to get a clear shot of him on the phone which is a bit of a fail on my part. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=11#post-338385 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 22:07:28 +0000 dessert rat 338385@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Black cab #20 decided that 24mph down Dundas wasn't sufficient. So tailgated me then pulled along side (way too close), window down, some abuse then a little swerve towards me for good measure before speeding off to the red light.</p> <p>Might fill in the Police 101 .docx if its a slow day in the office 2moro. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=11#post-338214 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:02:50 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 338214@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes! More of this please</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/edinburgh-taxi-drivers-charged-breaching-their-licence-2985762" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/edinburgh-taxi-drivers-charged-breaching-their-licence-2985762</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=11#post-321758 Thu, 30 Jan 2020 23:56:18 +0000 MediumDave 321758@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wingpig</p> <p>Sadly the Law commission has not been able to find evidence of any special provision for micturating taxi drivers. </p> <p><a href="https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/app/uploads/2015/03/Legal_Oddities.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/app/uploads/2015/03/Legal_Oddities.pdf</a></p> <p>(page 6)</p> <p>The thought of them all peeing while ranked illegally outside the Balmoral is quite amusing... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=11#post-321733 Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:18:37 +0000 wingpig 321733@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Don't know that it was supposed to make it any less offensive other than by implicitly increasing the chance of any evacuatory appendages being exposed in a direction occupied by a large and partially-opaque vehicle. I can't remember where I heard of it (potentially QI) and the film I fortuitously saw it happen in shortly afterwards didn't comment upon it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=11#post-321732 Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:16:50 +0000 Blueth 321732@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I thought this just applied to lorry drivers - a relic of the horsedrawn days, when public WCs were even less common than today. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=11#post-321730 Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:35:07 +0000 the canuck 321730@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>On what grounds is it less offensive if they're touching the vehicle?<br /> I think this will be more common as more public toilets are closed, but most men pee into a bottle when caught short, surely? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=11#post-321729 Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:48:19 +0000 wingpig 321729@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Did he have a hand touching the vehicle and was he weeing onto a wheel?<br /> I think it's just London where taxi drivers are allowed to wee in public if they meet those criteria. I even once saw a short film during the edfilmfest which showed a London taxi driver doing so. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=11#post-321725 Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:39:06 +0000 earthowned 321725@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not so much a case of bad driving today, but extremely poor form. Spotted a man next to his parked taxi relieving himself in broad daylight near to the SKELF pump track. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=11#post-316752 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 12:43:24 +0000 acsimpson 316752@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is it worth reporting to the inspector of such things? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=11#post-316606 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 14:36:57 +0000 Frenchy 316606@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Taxis get MoTed every six months, I think. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=11#post-316604 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 14:29:27 +0000 I were right about that saddle 316604@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Black cab and private hire cab MoTs are done by the police garage. </p> <p>So a year at most until this is fixed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=11#post-316598 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:26:52 +0000 dessert rat 316598@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Taxi #435</p> <p>was cajoled into a black cab last night. Zero dashboard electrics working. Not just the dashboard lights, I could clearly see the speedo wasnt moving / stuck at 0.</p> <p>#Edinbughsfinest </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=11#post-308894 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 10:54:38 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 308894@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As ever, don't believe everything you read in the EEN (I will remain silent on l'exactitude des chauffeurs de taxi d'Edimbourg)</p> <p><a href="http://www.taxi-driver.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=2&amp;t=34468" rel="nofollow">http://www.taxi-driver.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=2&amp;t=34468</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=10#post-308862 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 17:42:42 +0000 chdot 308862@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is actually rubbish <em>for</em> taxi drivers. -</p> <p><a href="https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/taxis-to-cut-emissions-in-scotland-have-to-sit-with-engines-running-to-solve-fault-1-4948040" rel="nofollow">https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/taxis-to-cut-emissions-in-scotland-have-to-sit-with-engines-running-to-solve-fault-1-4948040</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=10#post-308723 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 21:27:19 +0000 gembo 308723@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Water fight next year </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=10#post-308706 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:33:32 +0000 chdot 308706@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://twitter.com/fifefreepressed/status/1138825100772433920" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/fifefreepressed/status/1138825100772433920</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=10#post-308702 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:02:07 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 308702@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Since 1990s (source: wikipedia) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=10#post-308701 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:00:09 +0000 chdot 308701@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“well, at least since water pistols were around a lot and easily available”</p> <p>Ah yes, water pistols - small, little water capacity and range. </p> <p>Have they been replaced by ‘super soakers’? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=10#post-308698 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 15:49:30 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 308698@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Lord Provost mentioning water pistols before the event in <a href="https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/blog/lordprovostsblog/post/1020/70th-edinburgh-taxi-trade-children’s-outing">2016</a> so a thing at least then.</p> <p>Deadline News referring to the kids being armed with 'traditional water pistols' back in <a href="http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2009/06/09/cabbies-take-kids-for-a-ride-1170/">2009</a>.</p> <p>I suspect it's always happened (well, at least since water pistols were around a lot and easily available), it's just with recent events that it has got out there. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=10#post-308695 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 15:31:18 +0000 ejstubbs 308695@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Murun Buchstansangar: <em>"It is a tradition for the children in the back of the taxis to use water pistols and water bombs on the waiting crowd."</em></p> <p>First I've heard of it. Since when? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=10#post-308678 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 13:40:54 +0000 chdot 308678@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/huge-water-fight-being-organised-on-facebook-for-taxi-outing-2020-after-one-man-protest-1-4946560" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/huge-water-fight-being-organised-on-facebook-for-taxi-outing-2020-after-one-man-protest-1-4946560</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=10#post-308674 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 13:22:06 +0000 EdinburghCycleCam 308674@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Of course taxi drivers are complaining about a private hire driver, saying he should lose his license (and therefore job, I presume) for blocking traffic for under a minute.</p> <p>But taxi drivers going through red lights, ranking illegally outside the Balmoral, blocking the Leith Walk cycle lanes - that's all fine, of course...</p> <p>EDIT: If the council suspends that driver's license, I'll be sure to start taking a water pistol to the taxi drivers outside the Balmoral, since it'd apparently mean that reacting non-violently to being soaked is an offence you can lose your license for. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=10#post-308671 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:26:44 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 308671@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bit of a taxi stooshie breaking out...</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/traffic-and-travel/calls-for-edinburgh-taxi-parade-water-pistol-protester-to-be-suspended-1-4946606" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/traffic-and-travel/calls-for-edinburgh-taxi-parade-water-pistol-protester-to-be-suspended-1-4946606</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=10#post-307613 Tue, 28 May 2019 10:57:33 +0000 Cyclops 307613@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I normally have cause to be in the multi-storey at the airport several times a day. Illegal touting for fares goes on all the time but they're not too bright as they often do it in branded shirts which show they don't work for City Cabs. The layout of the drop off/pick up/taxi rank was changed last week to try and make touting more difficult. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=10#post-307592 Mon, 27 May 2019 20:20:43 +0000 gembo 307592@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>When I came back from Mallorca we were waiting to be picked up and I watched a taxi driver who looked not unlike that guy drop off a fare and then tout for business until he finally got someone into his cab, which looked not unlike that one. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=10#post-307589 Mon, 27 May 2019 20:08:47 +0000 ARobComp 307589@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So any cab can pick someone up from the airport but have to use the designated pick up zone which costs £4, obviously you'd want to know you've got a fare to enter there. They can pick up for free in the public long stay car parks... 5 minute bus ride from the terminal. </p> <p>The taxis who work as "airport cabs" work for a company which holds the franchise of the airport. This is City Cabs and Edinburgh City Private Hire (both connected) and they pay a lot to have the franchise and visibility as well as the ranks right in the multi-story at the terminal. </p> <p>The Cab driver in this story has actually admitted to breaking the airport by-law (8(1)) in relation to "plying for hire" outside of an authorised area as he was in the drop off zone and not the pick up zone. I believe this means he's broken the law but unsure how enforcement of by-laws under the Airport Act directly relate to Police Scotland </p> <p>When a driver does this he could technically charge the person he's dropping off £1 for the drop off zone fee, then charge the people he's just picked up £1 to get out the drop off zone, meaning he's gamed £1 which is equally breaking the terms of his licence.</p> <p> The main thing I imagine the airport don't like is that the customers are avoided paying £4 for the pleasure of being picked up. Also the incumbent companies will be upset that a taxi avoided paying either the franchise fee, or the pick up fee which makes them competitive, so they'll complain to Gordon.</p> <p> So, I'd imagine this is why they get upset with a lot of this happening and throw themselves upon the bonnets of the offenders. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=10#post-307566 Mon, 27 May 2019 13:51:51 +0000 chdot 307566@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Needs /amp on end. </p> <p>(Someone will know why.) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=10#post-307565 Mon, 27 May 2019 13:49:35 +0000 chdot 307565@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Still there</p> <p><a href="https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/row-with-taxi-driver-ends-with-edinburgh-airport-boss-lying-on-bonnet-of-cab-1-4934902/amp" rel="nofollow">https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/row-with-taxi-driver-ends-with-edinburgh-airport-boss-lying-on-bonnet-of-cab-1-4934902/amp</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11478&page=10#post-307562 Mon, 27 May 2019 13:30:47 +0000 jonty 307562@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hard to get to even from Google. Taken down? </p>