Apparently, there has been breaking new about the LTDA/Uber driver prosecutions. It appears, from a letter sent to the board members on TfL, that the LTDA, without consulting its members (again), have offered TfL the option to take over the summonses issued against a number of Uber drivers found using their App.
You would think that the LTDA would have informed its members with at the very least a Text, an email, on their website or even with the aid of their Twitter account. But no, the announcement came out of the blue, in a letter published on the MayorWatch blog.
Two hours after the post on MayorWatch, the LTDA had to start answer awkward questions from concerned members.
Not unexpected if the truth were known, neither have a good reputation when dealing with serious legal matters concerning Taxi trade working practise protection. Both now playing pass the buck.
One thing that's come out of this exposé, is Bob Oddy's past statements that he cannot speak to the board of TfL concerning Taxi trade matters. And yet the article on the MayorWatch blog States:
December’s meeting of the Transport for London board was a little livelier than usual thanks to a bust up between transport commissioner Sir Peter Hendy and Bob Oddy, a TfL board member and London Taxi Drivers Association deputy General Secretary.
The pair locked horns after Sir Peter updated the board on the TfL’s attempts to have the High Court rule whether, as the LTDA claims, Uber’s use of an app to calculate fares breaches laws forbidding minicabs from fitting meters.
We've been told for over 6 years that Mr Oddy can't speak about Taxi matter as this would be a conflict of interest! Although truth be he only has to ask permission and declare his interests.
And yet he's now on record as actually defending the LTDA to the TfL board. Nice one Bob
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Also today LTDA a ounce that they don't trust Hendy Daniels or Emmerson on Twitter feed!
Source MayorWatch blog.
