This would solve the KOL figure mystery, cut emissions & congestion and help bring back into London a proper two tier system.
Commissioner Mike Brown said he could not possibly respond.
Below is the statement put out by Grant Davis on social media earlier today
LCDC STATEMENT:
Yesterday we met with the TFL Commissioner and Heidi Alexander, who holds the post of Dep Mayor for Transport.
We already had an agenda which we had to stick to for time restraints but there was an update on bus lane access for taxis which included -
Terminus place
Shorter St
Greenwich bus garage at 02 & Blackwell Tunnel
Elephant & Castle
Tower Hill
Theobalds Rd / Vernon Pl
(Grant said that they were waiting for a confirmation email from TfL about the bus lane updates)
On a positive note the Commissioner agreed with the Club regarding PH signage, this included the removal of tinted windows in PH, a sticker in back side window on how to make a complaint to TFL over the driver.
Also the Commissioner & Heidi agreed that they are talking to the apps regarding upgrades to how they are signed into by driver.
The Trade put proposals for biometric & facial recognition for PH drivers to log on.
Also I put it to both Commissioner Brown and Heidi that the hypocrisy surrounding the latest ViaVan roll out by TFL where they use the same engine as us!!
Mike Brown said he had been informed their engines were cleaner and NOT the same?
I informed him I had taken pictures of ViaVan vehicles in Sutton, passed them over to Mercedes and guess what...... yes, the same!
The Commissioner asked me to provide him with my evidence, so let’s see.
We spoke about the KOL figures and he asked what can be done to help?
I slowly slid him across the table the story of UBER being found guilty in court two weeks ago and asked him if he had seen it?
He replied, he had and I then said to him that TFL should not even consider renewing their probationary license and shut them down.
This would solve the KOL figure mystery, cut emissions & congestion and help bring back into London a proper two tier system.
He said “he couldn’t possibly respond”.
We ran out of time and therefore could not hold any ‘any other business’ discussions.
