taxi
There's your answer. After 20 years of riding and driving in London, I've concluded that laws must not apply to taxis, otherwise somebody would surely have done something about the problem by now.
This is not exclusive to London, I believe it may be international law.
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There's your answer. After 20 years of riding and driving in London, I've concluded that laws must not apply to taxis, otherwise somebody would surely have done something about the problem by now.