City Of London Want Us Banned From Bank Junction. It’s The Gloves Off Time.

Trevor Merralls, UCG general secretary met with the City of London transport section on Monday, to put our case regarding Bank Junction.

CoL explained their reasons for making the area bus and cycle only, including cycle fatalities at this dangerous junction detailing pollution & congestion.

They produced figures on what traffic would be like with cycles and buses only. The UCG have asked them to include Taxi’s in these figures and by Taxi’s they should differentiate between us and PH.

By no means do Taxi’s cause the build up of traffic at the junction. This is caused by large numbers of PH vehicles, construction lorries, delivery vehicles etc.

The UCG made them aware they view the proposal’s as a restriction on our trade. Trevor made it known it will affect city workers and tourists to the area, severely impacting on their travel routes. They also made it clear, the London Taxi trade are 100% wheelchair compliant and this will inconvenience disabled city workers.

The UCG have  asked that Taxi’s be included in this trial.

As a trade, we have always had historical links to the City, a city we have served for centuries.

We are one of the last liveried occupations. In two world war’s there were two city of London regiment’s, in which cab driver’s also served some paying the ultimate price.

We deserve better.

Restricting Taxi’s from Bank Junction gives working people in the vicinity two option’s. Bus or tube, both of which are owned by TfL so the restriction on our trade is creating a state assisted cartel for TfL on journeys in this area.

The UCG made it very clear we will fight this with every mean’s possible every inch of the way.