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

'Let's not forget it was Boris who ditched the M4 bus lane, as one of his first (few) acts. And why? Because it was a stupid fucking idea in the first place

fixed.
And I say that as one who enjoyed having my own private lane to welly my motorcycle down whenever I took the M4.

Anyway, money talks when it comes to laws...

With regard to view corridors, how? How much do you know about about planning legislation?

Also daylight surveyors aren't the most likely to drive "MGs around the countryside". I thought IT professionals were the ones earning big bucks for adding fuck all!?

the rules stopping them [skyscrapers] being built have been removed by those with money to do so..

The City has to compete with Canary Wharf so the old restrictions have to go.

Do you even know what you mean by this or is it blind speculation?

We are referring to one particular daylight surveyor, and part time rock god.

A former member of this parish.

How? You arrange the pickup and destination, arrange a price and that's that. Stop taking unlicensed cabs.. though they might bum you for free.

Black cabs. You're in London, m8.

^He meant, "How are minicabs crooks?".
He thinks you are confusing licensed minicabs and unlicensed minicabs.
They are not the same.

We are referring to one particular daylight surveyor, and part time rock god.

A former member of this parish.

Daylight didn't suit him and he made his pact with darkness.
(He does only have one MG, though, doesn't he?)

With regard to view corridors, how? How much do you know about about planning legislation?

Also daylight surveyors aren't the most likely to drive "MGs around the countryside". I thought IT professionals were the ones earning big bucks for adding fuck all!?

Do you even know what you mean by this or is it blind speculation?

Oooh.. touchy..

I was referring to BRM, ya knobend.

Good luck getting anything done without I.T. fool.
We should be paid shitloads more, managers shitloads less.

Sunlight calculations in Britain, indeed.. talk about not adding value..

Do you know how many towers are being built in and around the City these days? Do you think it won't get to the point where someone will have the existing height boundaries adjusted to suit them? There's already buildings out there in breach of the guidelines. You think the City, if offered enough money, won't allow a slightly wider, slightly taller building to be created? Floor space needs will only ever go up in the City you know.

let us not forget that Derby is also home of the yellow taxi cab, but I'm sure no one will confuse it with NY

Fuck view corridors, for me that's up there with nimbys who complain about wind farms ruining their view.

It's a fucking city, there are buildings, there are new buildings which block the views to those buildings. whatever.

Is being able to see some building from somewhere else really that important on the grand scale of things?

I say that as someone who used to be able to see the Olympic park from my flat up until 6 months ago, when a new block was built in the way. Oh well, I'll just look at something else then

And regarding black cabs, I couldn't care less if they were replaced. Sure, keep a few for the tourists, like the routemasters, but the focus should be on the most energy efficient and environmentally friendly taxi, best suited to the job. If that's the black cab, or a future iteration of it, then fine.

#rant

I'll just leave this here

All my life I've wanted to be part of the Addison Lee gang, and now there's an open invitation from Mr Griffin himself. I can barely believe my luck. What an honour.

Do we get a badge and a secret pass?

You get a special sticker
c*nt

It looks like he's squeezing one out...

"road tax", was this protected space he's sitting inside sealed off to the world in 1936?

Fixing MGs around the countryside.

Fixed.

I just found out about this, it's unbelievable. What a massive twat.

The irony of his "If you want to join our gang, get trained and pay up", when that's exactly what cab drivers are saying to him re: bus lanes is unfathomable.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

So is this the 'behind closed doors' Tory policy? Why else would he fund that party if it wasn't in his interests?

Can we have a Mayor who will stand up to eejits like this?

He's pulled his sleeve up to show his watch off, the big knob end. I hope John Griffin passes an employee he's strongly attracted to in the corridor and tries to smile whilst exhaling though his nose and a bubble of snot comes out.

I'll just leave this here

At first glance I thought his tie was a phallicT-shirt like the one in the hipster thread a while back.

Might need to put a NSFW link this time...

^^ is there any need for this, seriously?

what the fuck is with all the capital letters? they need a new subeditor.

What if we don't want to join his gang? Can we have a gang of our own?

I wouldn't say they are 'murdering Cyclists' in all honesty that is ludicrous