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and wanting to flood London with taxi
Whilst I don't necessarily agree about
Of course I remember you Gerry. You
drivers - which I can assure you was
what Melvyn Stanley is or isn't attempt-
wrote for me between 1997 and 1999 as
never the case. In reality, the authorities
ing to do by bringing into play this
the former 23887896 Pte Patmore GF of
used a sticking plaster to address the
absolutely ludicrous argument about the
the 1st Battalion Queens Royal Surrey
problem and the ensuing void has been
yellow star, I agree with Bill that he is
Regiment when you were sent to the
filled by the minicab to the detriment of
certainly bringing the majority of subur-
British Colony of Hong Kong to protect
our trade.
ban and Jewish drivers into disrepute.
it! Then there was the report on you
Unfortunately, we only have ourselves
Bill Monro is the author of an excellent
meeting HM Queen Margrethe of
to blame alongside the apathy that has
new history of our business London
Denmark! Nice to hear you are well ...Ed
always persisted within our trade how
Taxis: A Full History ...Ed
depressing!
Nice one???
Never mind
Hey Al
Visiting DaC
yellow...!
The September Call Sign raised the bar to
Dear Alan
new heights for taxi trade magazines - one
Dear Big Al
Thanks so much for emailing me a pdf of
that I suspect Stuart at TAXI newspaper and
Never mind yellow identifiers; as a lifelong
the latest copy of Call Sign. The write up on
the others can only dream of! Well done old
(42+ years) user of fossil fuels - particularly
our visit to Dial-a-Cab House was much
boy...
diesel - I wish to object to the green identi-
appreciated. The article will soon be printed
Gary Cox (O46)
fier proposed by the LTPH office. Green is
in the LVTA magazine and become a part of
I always said you weren't as silly as you
now associated with a need to preserve the
my LVTA scrapbook. Many thanks once
looked! Thanks Gary ...Ed
planet and I have no wish to be connected
again to the DaC staff and employees that
with the green party ad or their loony ideas
made our tour of your facilities a wonderful
Olympics and the
as to the future! I have a certain amount of
experience especially to our guide Allan
street cred, which would evaporate faster
DLR
Evans. It added so much to our visit to the
than 3-star petrol spilled on a summer's day
Uxbridge show and the sights and sounds of
Dear Alan
forecourt if anybody thought I was green! As
London. A holiday not soon forgotten.
I dropped a job at Canary Wharf on Friday
an All London Taxi driver, the very thought
Lloyd Powell
2 September right in the middle of the
of being green is totally alien to my lifestyle,
Palm Beach, Florida
evening peak hour, but even so I was
as the smoky diesel-engined taxicabs we are
Pleased you enjoyed it Lloyd ...Ed
astounded to find myself the centre of a bat-
forced to drive are an icon to pollution and
tle between hordes of prospective passen-
the past must never be forgotten - alongside
Yellow star / yellow
gers over who saw me first! It didn't take me
the Dunkirk spirit, Winston Churchill and
long to realise that the Docklands Light
badge
spam.
Railway was down yet again! According to
A green identifier might attract council
Hi Alan
official Olympic literature, the DLR is being
workers to my property with a view to forc-
Re your yellow badge / yellow star debate
pushed as being a highly accessible service
ing me to recycle! Green wheelie bins would
(September Call Sign), I suspect that Melvyn
that will help disabled people get to the
hamper my driveway, green refuse
Stanley is actively working outside his area
Games. I'm not being picky, but doesn't that
bags, green garden waste bags, green bottles
and is using every trick to avoid getting
assume this system actually works? The
separated from all others! This is the thin
caught. I am a yellow badge driver (have
embarrassment of the system going down
edge of the wedge for sure and I shall be
been for almost 40 years) and was on the
during the Olympics or even worse if it's
writing to everybody to complain of this
suburban branch committee of the LTDA for
the Paralympics would haunt us forever.
trespass on my human rights to be any
several years. I work an island rank, The
Personally, I'm not sure if I can face the
colour but green in the 21st Century...
Arndale in Wandsworth and know the risks
trauma - already staring us in the face if
David Kupler (Y74)
and temptations of living, geographically, on
the Olympics problems that we fear come to
I'm green with envy at your cheek! ...Ed
the edge. But if I wanted a bigger area to
fruition. Yes, it will be a very busy period,
work, I know what I would have to do. Like
but working will be non-stop hassle and I'm
Remembering...
you, I've never heard of The London
unsure whether I can face it. After all, which
Suburban Taxi Association, but I've come
Hi Alan
member of the International Olympic
You may not remember me. I was with Dial-
across several similar organisations over the
Committee are going to phone us to take
a-Cab for 20 years but a heart attack going
years that wanted to get something for noth-
them back to their Park Lane hotel in all that
round Hyde Park Corner put paid to that. I
ing and usually in the depths of a recession.
traffic when they can get a volunteer-driven
wrote a couple of articles for Call Sign mag
Mr Stanley should be ashamed of himself for
BMW to take them back via the Olympic
in the late 90s. I'm sorry to see that a few of
bringing the suburban driver and himself
Route Network? After all, can they really
my DaC mates have passed on it probably
(and probably Jewish cab drivers) into dis-
afford to miss their Knightsbridge restaurant
shows how lucky I am! All the best to you
repute.
appointment for the sake of the Olympics?
and all at DaC...
Bill Munro
Naahh, I didn't think so either although I
Gerry Patmore (ex-A17)
www.billmunro.co.uk
did wonder at one point why they couldn't
