Addison Loo/ Wyndhams/London Taxis.
A company in the city called Deloitte predominantly use the services of Addison Loo and a company called Wyndhams. Wyndhams are mostly luxury
cars and Addison Loo are the black vans with the drivers fast asleep at the wheel plotted up behind the address in Shoe Lane and Printer Square
waiting illegally plying for hire. For a 16.4 mile journey from Wyndhams the cost would be… wait for it. £120.00. Thatʼs a journey roughly to terminal
fi ve. In a taxi from the street it would cost no more than £70. Imagine if we had luxury vehicles without the turning circle, the jobs that could come
fl ooding back to the taxi trade would be unprecedented. One of Deloitteʼs partners ordered a Mercedes car from Wyndhams but it hadnʼt turned up at
the specifi ed time. The client went out to look for the car but could only see the usual snoozing Addison Loo drivers except one who asked him if he
wanted a taxi. The client told him he was waiting for a car and returned to the company and asked them to get him one ASAP. They called Addison Loo
who said they had no cars in the area and if he wanted one quickly they would divert one to his pick up point, but he would be charged. He didnʼt care
he just wanted to get to his meeting. He went back outside to the illegal rank and the man heʼd already spoke to a minute before was standing holding
up a board with the clients name on. “Werenʼt you the guy I just spoke to?” He told him he was. “Then why am I being charged a divert charge if you
were sitting here all the time?” The driver declined to get into the conversation and the client was taken by sat nav once the driver had programmed it to
Mansion House in the City! The company was charged £12 for a divert charge by Addison Loo but the driver was sitting outside the door. How do they
get away with it? Why are all the radio circuits unable to cut their costs the same way we have in the cab? For example:
Journey. Addison Loo fi xed fare. Wyndhams. Pre booked taxi. Hailed taxi. Metered fare.
EC4- W1 £9.50 £14.75 £ 21.72 £4.40-£10
EC4- Heathrow £49.75 £45.00 £76.34 £40- £70
EC4-SW9 £16.50 £16.90 £24.99 £11-£18
These are all pricings from the accounts of Deloitte and one wonders why the radio circuits are not acting in the interests of its drivers and taking action
accordingly. Maybe an entrepreneurial driver might like to visit some of these accounts and re-claim the work back for the trade. Iʼm sorry to say that our
sales teams in the cab trade appear to be not as productive as those at Addison Loo.
Anyhow thatʼs it for another month. Those of you working your nuts off to pay for the cab and still paying extortionate entry fees to the feeder park
should look at your representation. Are they working in your best interests, or theirs? I think you have the gist by now and feel they owe you an apology
and should be thoroughly ashamed at the attack of an innocent person not even connected to the trade namely John Paceʼs son.
Cockney Reject. (Did I think of that!!!)
Bernie May to the rest of you.
The ‘LTFUC’ hold another ‘fun day’ at Covent Garden
or the second year running, the London Association had joined us with his 75 year old The Hon. President, Hon. Chairman and
Taxidriversʼ Fund for Underprivileged Children vintage Austin taxi and this attracted great interest, Committee extend grateful thanks to Janine Pires
held another ʻfun dayʼ at the Covent Garden especially among the many tourists present who of Capcount (Covent Garden Management) for her
Piazza on Sunday 23
rd
August 2009 and what a were giving donations and taking photos non-stop assistance in planning the event and the Company
great and enjoyable day it was. The committee
and we are deeply grateful to Doug for giving up
for giving us the opportunity to use the site, which
arrived at the Piazza at 8am and immediately
his time to spend the whole day with us
enabled us to raise much needed funds.
set about erecting two gazebos alongside their
taxis, together with photo boards displaying
Congratulations go to winner of the quiz, taxi
It was an extremely hot and sunny day, the
many images of the numerous childrenʼs outings
driver Carl Buttigieg, who won a Clicquot Traveller
crowds were out in abundance and, although very
they have run over the years. Tombola and quiz
case containing a Bottle of Reims France
tiring, the day proved to be highly successful and
tables were set up in the gazebos and on sale
Champagne and two Glasses and well done to
rewarding with many funny moments to remember.
were ladies belts and accessories, mugs, t/shirts
runner up Denise Hunter who won a bottle of
We also thank all the drivers who came along to
and fun aprons, which had been donated to help
Lanson Champagne. We are deeply grateful to
support us and are deeply grateful to all the people
the LTFUC raise funds, with lots of free goodies
Charmaine and Cathy of Costco, Chingford, for
who made donations to us. Hopefully we will be
and sweets being handed out to all the delighted
donating these two prizes and for all the continued
children who passed by.
help and support they give us. I would also like to
back next year.
thank Carol Burwood of ABC Imaging UK for the
Raymond Levy
Doug Cheshire of the London Vintage Taxi
free printing of the quiz papers.
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