Parts of central London were gridlocked this afternoon as thousands of black cabs showed up in support of a protest organised by the taxi union, United Cabbies Group.
At the centre of the protest was Trafalgar Square where from 4pm around 800 taxis descended upon the area in support of the demonstration against minicab touting which the UCG argues puts women at risk.
General Secretary of the RMT Union Bob Crow attended the demonstration in a display of solidarity with the taxi union.
Crow said: “The licensed taxi trade in London is under an unprecedented attack and that’s why RMT members in the industry are working for maximum unity to defend jobs, safety and the quality of service to the public.”
Jonathan Myers, cab driver and UCG spokesperson, said he believed that nearly 4,000 black cabs had attended the protest as parts of central London – including Trafalgar Square, Pall Mall, the Aldwych, Fleet Street, Shaftesbury Avenue and Victoria Street – had all been at one stage or another gridlocked and closed as a result of the protest.
The UCG believes that Transport for London and the taxi licencing body, London Taxi and Private Hire (formerly the Public Carriage Office), aren’t enforcing the law regarding licenced and unlicensed minicabs.
At the centre of the protest was Trafalgar Square where from 4pm around 800 taxis descended upon the area in support of the demonstration against minicab touting which the UCG argues puts women at risk.
General Secretary of the RMT Union Bob Crow attended the demonstration in a display of solidarity with the taxi union.
Crow said: “The licensed taxi trade in London is under an unprecedented attack and that’s why RMT members in the industry are working for maximum unity to defend jobs, safety and the quality of service to the public.”
Jonathan Myers, cab driver and UCG spokesperson, said he believed that nearly 4,000 black cabs had attended the protest as parts of central London – including Trafalgar Square, Pall Mall, the Aldwych, Fleet Street, Shaftesbury Avenue and Victoria Street – had all been at one stage or another gridlocked and closed as a result of the protest.
The UCG believes that Transport for London and the taxi licencing body, London Taxi and Private Hire (formerly the Public Carriage Office), aren’t enforcing the law regarding licenced and unlicensed minicabs.
No comments:
Post a Comment