Addison Lee drivers told to defy bus lane law (and to just say SMIDSY)

Anyhow, what's our position on this? Clearly TfL are powerless, and the SMIDSY thing combined with the bus lane thing is totally indefensible.

How about these:

1) Personally boycott Addison Lee.

2) Petition any of our employers who use Addison Lee to consider not doing so, and refuse use of Addison Lee if given to us (seeking to either cycle instead or go by black cab and put it in an expenses claim).

3) Take primary position in bus lanes and ride slower when Addison Lee cars are around (ensuring your safety first and foremost).

1,2 not 3.
WiganWill is right - primary as and when appropriate. Nothing to do with the proximity of certain types of car.

Also, I disagree that the Bus Lane thing is indefensible.
We need proper debate on who gets to use them.
Would adding minicabs genuinely create Bus Lane gridlock?
Would removing Black Cab rights cause mass Black Cab bankruptcy?
Is there a "third way" such as paying for a "super" minicab license with bus lane privileges allowing AL to charge more than other, lesser minicab companies?
I suspect the status quo is probably the answer but that's a guess, not researched.

On SMIDSY - WAC.