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Pete Fenelon wrote:
In uk.railway Brian Watson wrote:
(I won't mention the private taxi the Royal Family uses, at that
will just confuse people).


They have at least one that members of the royal family drive, ISTR.


Phil the Greek's favourite vehicle for driving around town, isn't it?


Presumably its purpose is use of bus lanes.


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John Rowland wrote:
Pete Fenelon wrote:
In uk.railway Brian Watson wrote:
(I won't mention the private taxi the Royal Family uses, at that
will just confuse people).
They have at least one that members of the royal family drive, ISTR.

Phil the Greek's favourite vehicle for driving around town, isn't it?


Presumably its purpose is use of bus lanes.


Isn't it for a form of "camouflage" - no one would think much of a
black cab in London, but they might notice a more distinctive vehicle.

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John Rowland wrote:
Pete Fenelon wrote:
In uk.railway Brian Watson wrote:
(I won't mention the private taxi the Royal Family uses, at that
will just confuse people).
They have at least one that members of the royal family drive, ISTR.
Phil the Greek's favourite vehicle for driving around town, isn't it?


Presumably its purpose is use of bus lanes.


Isn't it for a form of "camouflage" - no one would think much of a
black cab in London, but they might notice a more distinctive vehicle.

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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK




Perhaps he is moonlighting. The Civil List isn't what it used to be.


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Halmyre wrote:
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Perhaps he is moonlighting. The Civil List isn't what it used to be.


Can you imagine flagging down Phil?

"Cor blimey guv, what is it with all these bloody foreigners coming
over here and pinching our jobs?

I 'ad that Queen Elizabeth in the back the other day"...


Is that why he's called Phil the Greek?




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