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Originally Posted by Neil Williams
On 2014-11-29 08:46:45 +0000, Robin9 said:
I'm always surprised when I see entire families travelling to and from
airports
by public transport.
There are other reasons - for instance, in some areas taxi drivers are
very unreliable, drive dangerously or both. If you make the comparison
with a premium airport car service instead, sometimes the balance may
well tip in favour of public transport, particularly coach or if Family
Railcards are applicable.
Neil
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I assume - please correct me if I'm wrong - that you're referring to some
minicab drivers. Certainly it is the case that there are some really awful
minicab drivers in London who drive dangerously, are rude and/or unhelpful,
overcharge and keep neither their cars not themselves clean.
Almost every minicab firm in the London area has at least some drivers who do
not fit the above description. The prudent customer, when booking the cab,
asks that "a nice driver" is allocated to them. If the cab firm is any good, the
controller will understand what the customer is worrying about and will provide
a decent driver.