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21 May 22
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I was a passenger in a friend's car this morning in South London. A minicab with the driver inside - he was tending to his smart phone - parked (yes parked) just before the mouth of a narrow road with double yellow lines on the wrong side (right) of the road pointing towards the exit just before the T-junction. Our car was heading out towards this junction; my friend had to reverse to allow another car in as the minicab was clearly blocking/inconveniencing access into the road - the minicab had at least 1/4 of his car on the road - the other 3/4 on the pavement.
When the car had passed my friend stopped to ask the minicab driver nicely he'd ought not to be parking on double yellow line on the wrong side of the narrow road just before entrance/exit. The driver took offence, and said "go away...I'm a taxi, and I can park anywhere". My friend then said you're not a black cab - you're a minicab. The minicab driver retorted "what's the difference?" My friend replied: "A black cab driver takes/passes exams; a minicab driver does not".
This really annoyed the minicab driver who repeated: "I can park anywhere, go away...come out (invited my friend to get out of his car)." Has anyone come across such an aggressive minicab driver in any area? Does this "minicab driver mentality" the norm with minicab drivers ie behaving and act like a black cab driver?
The minicab driver was non-local.
When the car had passed my friend stopped to ask the minicab driver nicely he'd ought not to be parking on double yellow line on the wrong side of the narrow road just before entrance/exit. The driver took offence, and said "go away...I'm a taxi, and I can park anywhere". My friend then said you're not a black cab - you're a minicab. The minicab driver retorted "what's the difference?" My friend replied: "A black cab driver takes/passes exams; a minicab driver does not".
This really annoyed the minicab driver who repeated: "I can park anywhere, go away...come out (invited my friend to get out of his car)." Has anyone come across such an aggressive minicab driver in any area? Does this "minicab driver mentality" the norm with minicab drivers ie behaving and act like a black cab driver?
The minicab driver was non-local.
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How do you know he didn't live in the town he worked and was hence a non-local?
I've remonstrated with a few inconsiderate pavement parkers. if they're parking on and blocking the pavement for pedestrians then I'm getting in their face.
First off, a couple of photo's, then I go up and tell 'em "it's a pavement not a car park they gotta move now", anything but a polite come back from them gets a "This isn't a discussion, Leave now or I call the police"... I give 'em another 20 seconds before I start dialling.
These people are out for themselves, probably scum, and according to Dads Army "they don't like it up'em" so I make a point of sticking it up'em
First off, a couple of photo's, then I go up and tell 'em "it's a pavement not a car park they gotta move now", anything but a polite come back from them gets a "This isn't a discussion, Leave now or I call the police"... I give 'em another 20 seconds before I start dialling.
These people are out for themselves, probably scum, and according to Dads Army "they don't like it up'em" so I make a point of sticking it up'em
yeah, that doesn't surprise me lfc, goes with your online persona
you come across as a knob who'd block the pavement for pedestrians, old people, women with small kids and push chairs just coz you don't care about anyone else.
you come across as a knob who'd block the pavement for pedestrians, old people, women with small kids and push chairs just coz you don't care about anyone else.
Nonsense escapee , if an old person can walk down one pavement they can walk down the other one
Or squeeze past my car . What do you want me to do block the road ?
Emergency vehicles couldn’t get past if people didn’t park on the pavement
Or squeeze past my car . What do you want me to do block the road ?
Emergency vehicles couldn’t get past if people didn’t park on the pavement
Behave! This thread is about the attitude and behaviour of a minicab driver and their acquired/assumed importance and mentality - they think they are driving black cabs.
Parking on pavement is ok if allowed. Otherwise could be an inconvenience or nuisance to pedestrians esp those with bad/no sight. Also, mums with push chairs.
'Ifc1971', I think you're better than that.
Parking on pavement is ok if allowed. Otherwise could be an inconvenience or nuisance to pedestrians esp those with bad/no sight. Also, mums with push chairs.
'Ifc1971', I think you're better than that.
park elsewhere, simple.
the pavement ain't a car park, simple.
the pavement ain't a car park, simple.
Impossible I realise the cab driver wasn’t a local
But even that was no reason for your friend to stick his nose in
But even that was no reason for your friend to stick his nose in
I only park on the pavement if the road is an old Victorian narrow rd
But it’s usually a nice area and no one says anything
But it’s usually a nice area and no one says anything
They’re going to want to ban cars because they kill people
if we continue like this
if we continue like this
"I wouldn’t advise you to talk to me like that by the way"
if you wanna escalate your sh1t for brains parking, game on.
if you wanna escalate your sh1t for brains parking, game on.
park elsewhere, simple.
the pavement ain't a car park, simple.
the pavement ain't a car park, simple.
'Ifc', my friend had to reverse to let another car come through as a result of the inconsideration of the minicab driver. Also, my friend was merely suggesting the driver ought not to park on double yellow lines facing the wrong way in a narrow residential road just before a T-junction; the driver could cause an easily avoidable accident; the cab driver was not even waiting for a punter instead utilising his smart phone; hazard light on either.
I'd understand if it was a resident waiting for an empty space coming back from work or after an errand. A polite quiet word need not solicit such a rude and possibly aggressive attitude from the minicab driver; double yellow lines on a narrow residential road just before a junction are there for a reason - not cosmetic!
I'd understand if it was a resident waiting for an empty space coming back from work or after an errand. A polite quiet word need not solicit such a rude and possibly aggressive attitude from the minicab driver; double yellow lines on a narrow residential road just before a junction are there for a reason - not cosmetic!
Don’t people understand there are miles
and miles of narrow roads and streets in this country
and miles of narrow roads and streets in this country
'Ifc1971', I understand it's the weekend nevertheless.... Next one is a 4-day bank holiday - what'd you be like then? Any poignant event happened in 1971?
Impossible , every sensitive person knows every passing year is poignant
and we have to understand our fellow human beings , cars , passengers , pedestrians
In old ancient cities and we are powerless to stop their misery
and we have to understand our fellow human beings , cars , passengers , pedestrians
In old ancient cities and we are powerless to stop their misery
'Ifc1971', I'm a simpleton. I do not understand psychology and how it affects every individual differently.
We're just taken aback by the reaction of the non-local minicab driver who saw nothing wrong in parking/stopping on double yellow lines in a narrow residential road attending to his smart phone. We're shocked that he thought he'd park anywhere because he drove a minicab.
We're just taken aback by the reaction of the non-local minicab driver who saw nothing wrong in parking/stopping on double yellow lines in a narrow residential road attending to his smart phone. We're shocked that he thought he'd park anywhere because he drove a minicab.
Do you know I have a driveway , but the houses opposite don’t
And cars park on the road opposite my driveway and it’s a narrow street
And it means it’s a little difficult to leave my drive and turn right being slightly blocked across the road
But I wouldn’t think of going over and asking them to park somewhere else
One of the cars opposite has a flat tyre it’s been like that I’ve noticed - that can’t be legal on the road
And cars park on the road opposite my driveway and it’s a narrow street
And it means it’s a little difficult to leave my drive and turn right being slightly blocked across the road
But I wouldn’t think of going over and asking them to park somewhere else
One of the cars opposite has a flat tyre it’s been like that I’ve noticed - that can’t be legal on the road
'Ifc1971', I understand your predicament. I also understand why you did what you did possibly how you felt too. But, what the minicab driver did and said were preposterous eg I'm a taxi, and I can park anywhere; the bloke was clearly uneducated and not read the Highway Code.
That's really annoying. It's akin to not having a haircut looking a hippie and not in-keeping with the time. Maybe touch the hedge. Only joking 'Ifc1971'.
Wouldn’t surprise if they thought the police couldn’t touch them
because they weren’t English
because they weren’t English
He looked South Asian possibly Sri Lankan. There was just no need for such behaviour and attitude on a saturday morning. Maybe he construed it as a racist remark or perhaps he thought he ruled (or beginning to) the country.
cabs are the worst driven vehicles on the road
And that includes white van man
And that includes white van man
I concur. Minicabs are worst than Addison Lee couriers. The majority are not safe drivers; some borrowing car and/or impersonating licence holder to drive for pay as outed by tfl on London minicabs and Uber; vehicles were photographed 24/7 on Congestion Zones.
Just a bloke trying to earn a living, in my humble opinion.
The cab driver was probably parked there waiting to pick someone up who had ordered a cab from that exact location... Blame them for keeping him waiting .... he was probably trying to contact his passenger on his mobile when your mate stuck his nose in
The cab driver was probably parked there waiting to pick someone up who had ordered a cab from that exact location... Blame them for keeping him waiting .... he was probably trying to contact his passenger on his mobile when your mate stuck his nose in
My mate did not stick his nose in. He's not that way inclined. He lives there and possibly concerned about how dangerous that could be knowing the area.
The cab was parked and driver using/scrolling his phone - not speaking. He certainly needed not parked on double yellow lines before entrance/exit of a narrow residential road; 10m away from junction after the lines or on the road itself (if waiting) further down, and not pavement. Also, he'd have said "merely waiting for a punter", but he did not.
I think his assertion "I'm a taxi, and I can park anywhere" said a lot about his mentality.
The cab was parked and driver using/scrolling his phone - not speaking. He certainly needed not parked on double yellow lines before entrance/exit of a narrow residential road; 10m away from junction after the lines or on the road itself (if waiting) further down, and not pavement. Also, he'd have said "merely waiting for a punter", but he did not.
I think his assertion "I'm a taxi, and I can park anywhere" said a lot about his mentality.
I sometimes pipe up and give driving advice in similar situations but only when I'm feeling aggressive or just looking for trouble.. 
imo.. ask yourself, would you be giving similar advice to a car full of big lumps? 99% sure the answer is no.. Just mind your own business and get on with your life...
imo.. ask yourself, would you be giving similar advice to a car full of big lumps? 99% sure the answer is no.. Just mind your own business and get on with your life...
Hilarious thread!
Keep going boys. I am thinking about scrapping my DD for my TV Licence and following this thread. Pure comedy gold
Keep going boys. I am thinking about scrapping my DD for my TV Licence and following this thread. Pure comedy gold
I'm astounded a poster can actually advise a local resident to "just mind your own business and get on with your life" for what the minicab driver did and said in my opening post. It's sad people no longer care what happens in their area and on the road.
Maybe it's the sign of the time. Maybe as long as it's not in my backyard I do not give a damn. I'm not the one affected or inconvenienced.
Maybe it's the sign of the time. Maybe as long as it's not in my backyard I do not give a damn. I'm not the one affected or inconvenienced.
It's called being petty, imo... Leave that sht to the old women.... Some of the old women are actually men! I know.. 
What about equality of the sexes Emitdeb? (All 37 of them) 
Yeah 
.. well I mean people like Impossible123's friend when I say old women... 
.. well I mean people like Impossible123's friend when I say old women...
I would have accused him of being homophobic and ring the polis - see them come running immediately as they would not want to be accused of the same and of not helping a 'lady' this LGBTQ is a gas isn't it fellas - am I allowed to say fellas? Especially big ones.
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