On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 08:13:10PM +0000, Neil Williams wrote:

Except for those of limited mobility, a taxi is rarely a public transport
necessity in Central London

Nor is a bus or a train. You can walk all the way across Central London
in about an hour and a half.

People use buses and trains because they're more convenient than
walking. Well, people use taxis because they're more convenient than
buses and tubes.

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