http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Taxis: are they obliged to take a fare if they have their light on? en Tue, 19 May 2026 03:28:15 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21125#post-363628 Sun, 18 Sep 2022 21:48:59 +0000 jonty 363628@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I suspect the "jobs" are coming from apps like Gett and they know, or think they know, that they will get some sort of penalty for refusing/cancelling. </p> <p>Curious if you said where you were going before they told you they were busy..? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21125#post-363595 Fri, 16 Sep 2022 17:52:30 +0000 ejstubbs 363595@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Twice recently I've flagged down a taxi with its yellow light on, only to be told "sorry mate, I've just been given a job". I'd have thought that the first thing the driver should do if they've taken a booked job is turn their light off - or are the booked jobs allocated automatically these days and they don't have any choice in the matter? Even if that is the case it stilll seems pretty poor, especially if - as happened to us on one recent occasion - it's the last cab turning up at Waverley's so-called "taxi rank" to pick up the last passenger waiting (or don't they tell each other how many cabs are needed at the ranks these days, either?) </p>