Hi there

Can anyone help me help out my mate?

He is arriving at London Gatwick at 00:10 on Thursday night/Friday
morning, from the Canary Islands.

Arriving with his missus and their 9kg baby.

He didn't plan things out properly and thought he could take the train
and then the tube. By the time he's cleared airport baggage etc he
probably won't.

ANYONE KNOW WHAT HE CAN DO? Other than shell out over-the-odds to some
airport shark that charges about £60 quid for the privilege?

He's going from Gatwick to his home in Surrey Quays. Obviously the cab
would need to come ALREADY WITH A BABY SEAT to accommodate his 9 kilo
daughter.

Thank you....

Perhaps recommendations of cab offices etc that can be prebooked.
There used to be someone that used to hang out on these newsgroups
that did an excellent service.

"Tristán White" wrote in message
...
Hi there

Can anyone help me help out my mate?

He is arriving at London Gatwick at 00:10 on
Thursday night/Friday morning, from the Canary Islands.

Arriving with his missus and their 9kg baby.

He didn't plan things out properly and thought he could
take the train and then the tube. By the time he's
cleared airport baggage etc he probably won't.

Obviously the cab would need to come ALREADY WITH
A BABY SEAT to accommodate his 9 kilo daughter.

The last Gatwick Express to Victoria leaves Gatwick at 01:35. After that
there are Thameslinks to London Bridge. I would imagine getting black cabs
at Victoria or LB will be easy at any time, but I can't see the baby seat
thing being easy or possible. I think you're asking a bit much and expecting
to pay too little.

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That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
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Hi John


Can anyone help me help out my mate?

He is arriving at London Gatwick at 00:10 on
Thursday night/Friday morning, from the Canary Islands.

Arriving with his missus and their 9kg baby.

He didn't plan things out properly and thought he could
take the train and then the tube. By the time he's
cleared airport baggage etc he probably won't.

Obviously the cab would need to come ALREADY WITH
A BABY SEAT to accommodate his 9 kilo daughter.

The last Gatwick Express to Victoria leaves Gatwick at 01:35. After that
there are Thameslinks to London Bridge. I would imagine getting black cabs
at Victoria or LB will be easy at any time, but I can't see the baby seat
thing being easy or possible. I think you're asking a bit much and
expecting
to pay too little.

The baby seat is very possible, under the PCO rules a customer can book and
expect if required.


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«.·°·. Steve .·°·.»
(¸.·º(¸.·¨* *¨·.¸)º·.¸)

Tristán White wrote to uk.transport.london on Wed, 2 Mar 2005:

Hi there

Can anyone help me help out my mate?

He is arriving at London Gatwick at 00:10 on Thursday night/Friday
morning, from the Canary Islands.

Arriving with his missus and their 9kg baby.

He didn't plan things out properly and thought he could take the train
and then the tube. By the time he's cleared airport baggage etc he
probably won't.

ANYONE KNOW WHAT HE CAN DO? Other than shell out over-the-odds to some
airport shark that charges about £60 quid for the privilege?

There are trains throughout the night into London Victoria - he would
have to get either a black cab from there (expensive) or wait for a
night bus to get him to Docklands. Black cabs don't have baby-seats, of
course, but they do have facilities to strap a wheelchair in, so perhaps
a baby's pushchair could be strapped in that place?
--
"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 20 February 2005

"Steve Sweet" wrote in message
...
Hi John


Can anyone help me help out my mate?

He is arriving at London Gatwick at 00:10 on
Thursday night/Friday morning, from the Canary Islands.

Arriving with his missus and their 9kg baby.

He didn't plan things out properly and thought he could
take the train and then the tube. By the time he's
cleared airport baggage etc he probably won't.

Obviously the cab would need to come ALREADY WITH
A BABY SEAT to accommodate his 9 kilo daughter.

The last Gatwick Express to Victoria leaves Gatwick at 01:35. After that
there are Thameslinks to London Bridge. I would imagine getting black
cabs
at Victoria or LB will be easy at any time, but I can't see the baby seat
thing being easy or possible. I think you're asking a bit much and
expecting
to pay too little.

The baby seat is very possible, under the PCO rules a customer can book
and expect if required.


--


(º·.¸(¨*·.¸ ¸.·*¨)¸.·º)
«.·°·. Steve .·°·.»
(¸.·º(¸.·¨* *¨·.¸)º·.¸)
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mother lick the **** off of my dick?

On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 12:05:46 +0000, Mrs Redboots
wrote:

There are trains throughout the night into London Victoria - he would
have to get either a black cab from there (expensive) or wait for a
night bus to get him to Docklands. Black cabs don't have baby-seats, of
course, but they do have facilities to strap a wheelchair in, so perhaps
a baby's pushchair could be strapped in that place?


There's no pushchair... :-(

And there's another child too. Basically a 9 kilo baby, and a 2 year
old child. Both would require a seat (one baby seat, one child seat).

Would it not be cheaper to find a cheap hotel for the night near
Gatwick?

In message , Tristán White
writes
Hi there

Can anyone help me help out my mate?

He is arriving at London Gatwick at 00:10 on Thursday night/Friday
morning, from the Canary Islands.

Arriving with his missus and their 9kg baby.

He didn't plan things out properly and thought he could take the train
and then the tube. By the time he's cleared airport baggage etc he
probably won't.

ANYONE KNOW WHAT HE CAN DO? Other than shell out over-the-odds to some
airport shark that charges about £60 quid for the privilege?

He's going from Gatwick to his home in Surrey Quays. Obviously the cab
would need to come ALREADY WITH A BABY SEAT to accommodate his 9 kilo
daughter.

Thank you....

Perhaps recommendations of cab offices etc that can be prebooked.
There used to be someone that used to hang out on these newsgroups
that did an excellent service.

That could be me!

First of all the metered fare to/from Gatwick and Surrey Quays is about
£80 which is what they would have to pay to get a fully licensed and
insured London (black) taxi.

Secondly - child seats. The latest TX model taxis have a pull down
section in the middle of the rear seat which doubles up as an arm rest
and also as a child's seat, raising small children up so that the seat
belt can be securely fastened.

As it happens I live south of Gatwick (in Worthing) so a fare in to
London is ideal for me. However, I usually start a lot earlier than
midnight, so can't offer do the job for my usual (lower) rate.

I don't know (without trying it out) whether or not the baby can be put
in to the child seat and the younger child then sat on the rear facing
tip up seat which may be the answer.

Ideally of course, one baby seat would be required, but these are not
normally carried on London taxis and I don't know of any radio taxi
companies that provide this service - passengers usually provide their
own seat when I've done it in the past.

If I can be of any further help let me know.

Mike

--
Mike Hughes
A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton
at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England

"Mike Hughes" wrote ...

That could be me!

First of all the metered fare to/from Gatwick and Surrey Quays is about
£80 which is what they would have to pay to get a fully licensed and
insured London (black) taxi.

Secondly - child seats. The latest TX model taxis have a pull down
section in the middle of the rear seat which doubles up as an arm rest
and also as a child's seat, raising small children up so that the seat
belt can be securely fastened.

As it happens I live south of Gatwick (in Worthing) so a fare in to
London is ideal for me. However, I usually start a lot earlier than
midnight, so can't offer do the job for my usual (lower) rate.

I don't know (without trying it out) whether or not the baby can be put
in to the child seat and the younger child then sat on the rear facing
tip up seat which may be the answer.

Ideally of course, one baby seat would be required, but these are not
normally carried on London taxis and I don't know of any radio taxi
companies that provide this service - passengers usually provide their
own seat when I've done it in the past.

If I can be of any further help let me know.


Mike,

I realise you know the taxi world, but are you allowed to pick up from
Gatwick? I thought they were very strict, only allowing the resident group
of companies (maybe you are one of them of course).

In message , Vernon writes
"Mike Hughes" wrote ...

That could be me!

First of all the metered fare to/from Gatwick and Surrey Quays is about
£80 which is what they would have to pay to get a fully licensed and
insured London (black) taxi.

Secondly - child seats. The latest TX model taxis have a pull down
section in the middle of the rear seat which doubles up as an arm rest
and also as a child's seat, raising small children up so that the seat
belt can be securely fastened.

As it happens I live south of Gatwick (in Worthing) so a fare in to
London is ideal for me. However, I usually start a lot earlier than
midnight, so can't offer do the job for my usual (lower) rate.

I don't know (without trying it out) whether or not the baby can be put
in to the child seat and the younger child then sat on the rear facing
tip up seat which may be the answer.

Ideally of course, one baby seat would be required, but these are not
normally carried on London taxis and I don't know of any radio taxi
companies that provide this service - passengers usually provide their
own seat when I've done it in the past.

If I can be of any further help let me know.


Mike,

I realise you know the taxi world, but are you allowed to pick up from
Gatwick? I thought they were very strict, only allowing the resident group
of companies (maybe you are one of them of course).


Absolutely no problem whatsoever. I can pick up anywhere provided that
it is pre-booked.

I am not allowed to *ply* for hire outside the Metropolitan Police
district in my London cab, but since I also have a drivers licence for
Brighton I can ply for hire in a Brighton licensed cab!

I still have a number of friends who drive Brighton taxis and they have
sometimes booked jobs for me going to Heathrow or London (I can do this
at lower prices than Brighton cabs if it's at the tight time for me to
go to work) and this is perfectly legal.

Mike

--
Mike Hughes
A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton
at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England