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We have choice. Public transport. Black cabs. Our own cars. Bikes. Minicabs. Black cabs are a great option because they enable people who wish to pay a premium price to get a minicab-plus service. And you have to pre-book through an office for your own protection if you do not use the premium service.

Cabbies cannot stop progress and technology. But they can and should do everything that they can to fight for their position as the best trained highest priced option. Not least because the legality of the 'competition' is questionable at best.

What some thick people do not seem to realise is that fewer laws can lead to reduced choice as the premium product is competed out of existence. This benefits no-one. Not the people who wish to buy the premium product. Not the producers of the premium product. Not the public who do not use the premium product.

None of this alters my opinion that cab drivers (mini and black) are generally scum.

For the thick people: Explain the premium product that black cabs offer and the process in which this product may become obsolete.