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Thought I'd share this:
Dear Tony,
As discussed this morning, my company is a regular user of Addison Lee cars and an account holder.
Yesterday - Sept 9th, at approx 4pm, your driver of LL09 YZD, pulled out into oncoming traffic from a parking bay on Lots Road. I was cycling and he pulled straight into my path causing me to brake and swerve to avoid a head-on collision.
As the Galaxy passed, I shouted at the driver.
As I continued towards Chelsea Harbour - still on Lots Road, I noticed a car tailgating me. The driver used its horn and then accelerated alongside and then swerved towards me. I was previously cycling in the middle of the road and was forced into the near-side to again avoid a collision. I stopped and at this point an elderley & overweight driver with grey hair, got out of the car and aggressively accused me of spitting at his car. He then asked if I wanted to fight him. I declined his offer, due to concerns for his health and after we exchanged pleasantries, he got back into his car and drove off.
I trust you will speak to the driver concerned, as he may want to modify his behavior/driving, or at the very least, start going to a gym before asking people to fight him.
Regards,
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Tony Smith to me
show details 12:05 PM (2 hours ago)
Firstly, I am very sorry you had this experience with one our drivers.
At Addison Lee we pride ourselves on our customer care and image portrayed to the general public. This driver is now being retrained in our customer care department.
I thank you for bringing this to our attention and once again very sorry for the incident.
I appreciate this was in no way DJ'esque revenge and here's hoping that being retrained by the AL customer care department doesn't make him completely psychotic