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The newspaper of the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association
THE CAB TRADE RUMOUR MILL:
STEVE McNAMARA Page 5
COVER STORY:
MATT WESTFALL Pages 20 & 21
THE BERMONDSEY HORROR:
ROBERT LORDAN Page 16 www.ltda.co.uk
5th April 2022 #513
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General Secretary | Steve McNamara
The Cab Trade
Rumour Mill
“A few snippets of fact mixed with a few unknowns quickly become gospel and hard to dispel…”
meanwhile the Dorchester is
Steve's comment open as usual, but the rumours
were getting so bad, the Manager
felt the need to write in to tell us
(see letters, page 23).
T
he cab trade rumour The age limit story has come
mill is legendary – even about because in order for a cab
before the advent of to get its full 12 years it has to be
social media, a half- passed at NSL – that’s passed, not
heard snippet in the cab on a just presented – before its 11th
Tuesday afternoon was rapidly birthday. The rules are that the cab
embellished as fact, and by has to come off the road before its
Wednesday afternoon, every cab 12th birthday and because a plate
driver on every rank and at every can only be issued for a full year, it
tea stop in London had heard it. follows it has to be passed before it
Social media hasn’t necessarily reaches 11 years defined by the date
made it worse it’s just made of first registration in the DVLA V5.
the half-truths all the harder to
dispel. The top two rumours at Uber ‘local’… and any tie in would necessitate
the moment are that the vehicle It’s not only the taxi trade that loves using the Autocab dispatch system “It’s not only the
age limit has dropped to 11 years a rumour, our competitors in the owned by Uber as opposed to the taxi trade that
and that the Dorchester is shut! minicab industry also love a gossip icabbi or Cordic systems that most
and they are currently awash with London based firms currently use. loves a rumour, our
Dispelling rumours rumours that Uber are going to The ‘local’ service launched last competitors in the
The Dorchester is a launch their ‘Uber local’ service year is where a customer opens the
misunderstanding because the in London. Apparently all that’s Uber app, but the ride request is
minicab industry also
main entrance is temporarily holding them up is they have yet fulfilled by a local partner minicab love a gossip and they
relocated to Deanery Street whilst to finalise contracts with some of firm, effectively making Uber are currently awash
renovations are taking place – the remaining minicab companies a platform provider and not an 5
operator. It’s being rapidly rolled with rumours that Uber
The newspaper of the Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association out across much of the north of are going to launch
England including Manchester, their ‘Uber local’
THE CAB TRADE RUMOUR MILL: Bury, Bolton and Oldham, with
STEVE McNAMARA Page 5 Uber taking a service fee from the service in London…”
private hire companies who price
COVER STORY:
MATT WESTFALL Pages 20 & 21
the rides themselves not Uber.
The big minicab companies, that
THE BERMONDSEY HORROR: have survived in London, all share
ROBERT LORDAN Page 16 www.ltda.co.uk a profound dislike and suspicion and hard to dispel. Uber have
5th April 2022 #513
of all of the big app operators, launched their local service in
and publicly they are all quick to the north, they did bring the legal
dismiss the rumours. However, challenge which has impacted
most of them are also struggling every minicab firm in London
with coverage at various times and by making them the ‘principle’
the possibility of recruiting drivers and are likely to bring another
from other companies, were they challenge to try and do the same
the first to do the deal, may cause outside London – come to think of
one of them to break ranks. The it maybe this one is true!
argument for unity being put
forward, is that the remaining local Roy Ellis
minicab firms are seeing a good I was saddened to learn that Roy
return of customers, as they give up Ellis passed away recently. Roy was
on the apps following cancellations the head of the old Public Carriage
and high prices, so now is the time Office under the Met police and
to hold strong and beat off the oversaw the transition to TfL. Many
‘disrupters’ once and for all. in the trade will want to pay their
Just like our own rumours a few respects and details of the funeral
snippets of fact mixed with a few arrangements will be shared as
unknowns quickly become gospel soon as they are available
LONDON'S Ukraine Cabbies
What a great job our member Matt Westfall and the boys did with
FINEST their mammoth ride to Ukraine and back. I am pleased the LTDA
were able to help fund the trip, the media coverage our trade received
with some great interviews by Matt, really showed everyone why we
are known as the best cabbies in the world! Well done. n LTDA
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snapshot of what goes on daily here Any member can make an
at Taxi House, and in future articles appointment – or as many members cab trade. We speak up for the
I’ll give you further examples… but now do (following our move to the trade with a common sense and
F
irstly, I hope you and your here’s a taster for starters. new, more central Taxi House), just fact-based approach to protect
families are all keeping walk in off the street to see someone drivers’ livelihoods and to ensure
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We all want the best service We deal with all things trade also offer the best legal protection London’s transport network, not
possible and of course value for related, but for most members anywhere, with an in-house legal just now but into the future. This
what we pay for. LTDA Members it’s the personal issues that are team that are experts in all licensing, includes the mundane things, like
can claim back a tax allowance most important such as: driver motoring, and criminal law. I responding to consultations but it is
of £12.80 per-month against a licence renewals; cab licensing and have lost count of the number of not limited to just that, we respond
monthly subscription of £16.80 delicensing; medicals and medical cabbies who thought they would and make representations on any
when presenting their yearly issues that impact on licensing; NSL never get nicked or that their badge issues that could impact the trade, at
accounts. Peace of mind really does Test Centres; issues and complaints. would never be at risk, but who both the London and national level.
come that cheap! We also support members by had the foresight to join the trades These could be on anything – from
working on more general trade biggest and best trade Association, new traffic schemes proposing to
Who we are… issues, such as taxi ranks; meeting benefitting from our services – and exclude taxis, to changes in the law
The LTDA has highly experienced and representing the trades were so glad to be a part of the LTDA on using mobile phones in vehicles.
team of officers on hand five days interests with resident associations when they needed help the most. We also represent drivers interests
a week. In reality, this is now seven and other interest groups; TFL; in a variety of forums, including
days as during the lockdown, and Local Boroughs; MPs; and lobbying The big picture Department for Transport working
since, many members have been local and national government on The LTDA has built a hard-earned groups, TfL Taxi and Private Hire
receiving calls back in the evening all political matters. It’s because of reputation as the respected and meetings and the London Chamber
and at weekends to help resolve this lobbying that taxis are exempt authoritative voice of London’s of Commerce. n LTDA
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Executive S.O | Lloyd Baldwin
Regaining Perspective
“The last ten years has definitely left a mark on some of us. What I do think has happened is
that a few of us have maybe lost sight of the positives of being a cabbie…”
On point
T
here are a few theories
going around as to why
we are doing okay at
the moment (please
don’t jump on me, I only said
‘okay’) and whatever it is, long
may it continue. The usual
twitter attention seekers or
trade savers as they like to
call themselves are probably
claiming it’s all down to them.
The truth of course, is it’s down
to various factors: lack of cabs;
more people feeling safer in
the back of one of our cabs
rather than a packed tube or
bus; the age limit disgrace that
has forced a good few drivers
into early retirement; and
the restrictions placed on the
private hire companies that
have forced their prices up.
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Level playing field
Talking of the private hire prices on some of us. What I do think stay. I do sometimes wonder why
going up, do you remember has happened is that a few of “I had one particular ‘normal’ cabbies re-post these
when the non-tax paying, us have maybe lost sight of the rumours without taking the
regulatory ignoring American positives of being a cabbie. I still
member call me and time to check the facts. I’ve also
private hire firm came to have friends tell me how they demand that if he calls been told its going around that
London and systematically would love to be in a position me complaining about we won’t be able to surrender
attempted to remove the where they are totally in control the plate to get another full year
London cab from the streets? of their working day. They the job, I am to remind before the 31/10/22. Nonsense,
Well, all the London Cab trade also wonder what it would be him of what we’ve the surrendering of plates has
ever asked for was a level like to not have to book their been through the last been going on ever since the
playing field and it’s an absolute holiday around their partners drops in the age limit, so why
disgrace that it’s taken all this allowance, and a couple I know two years!” would TfL stop it now? I think
time just to get somewhere near are told that they cannot take some have read the TfL notice
to that. leave at certain times of the and not quite understood it.
year. I admit that there are still am to remind him of what we’ve I don’t blame people either,
Regaining many frustrations with our job been through the last two years! because the notice wasn’t that
perspective and believe traffic conditions clear. I just wish some would
Over the last ten years and are as bad as I have ever seen Age limit seek clarification before posting
whilst our trade has had to fight them in all my 25 years as a misinformation although there’s some of course
off the threat of the non-tax cabbie. TfL may quote that they I had quite a few calls from that likely do understand it but
paying, regulation ignoring, are not, but I don’t believe that members this week regarding won’t pass up the opportunity to
American private hire company, for one second. the age limits on their cabs. They stir the pot.
I have found them to have been I spoke with many members all say they’ve seen on social
the most frustrating years I have who during Covid had to find media and heard around the Here to support…
had as a cabbie. There were other employment and they said ranks that there will now be an I’ve got no problem with taking
a few low moments, where I that for a short while they quite eleven-year age limit. This is of calls from our members and
really did think the trade was in enjoyed the change of scenery. course more nonsense spread explaining the situation, but
deep trouble and as I may have But to a man, they soon realised by the trade savers to hopefully most call up really concerned
mentioned before, I told my that being employed and at the spark some fury or install some and cabbies don’t need any
own son that it was probably mercy of some middle manager fear within the trade. As usual more unnecessary stress. If you
best he come off the knowledge throwing his or her weight with this sort of thing it’s not as are not 100% sure on where you
and looked for something else around was not for them. I speak described, there is no change to stand with your cab, please,
to make a living. He of course with drivers who since have used what’s been in place for the last please give me a call with your
ignored me (as is usually the this experience to reset their few years. Disgracefully, the age first date of registration which is
case), and he has been out five outlook on being a cabbie. I had limit has come down one year on your V5 (Logbook), and I
years now and is happy with his one particular member call me every year on 31/10 since 2019 will be able to tell you exactly
lot. That being said, the last ten and demand that if he calls me and this October it will now have when your cab has to come off
years has definitely left a mark complaining about the job, I reached 12 years where it will the road. n LTDA
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Senior Rep | Sam Houston
Heathrow, New Challenges
& Rising Costs
“One potential fly in the ointment is Crossrail, which finally seems about ready to
open – bosses have apparently said it will be running before the end of June.”
New Licence or not, Uber’s
time has passed, their flush is
busted – it’s time we started
looking forward to other
challenges to our business,
like road access, relations with
borough councils and spiralling
costs.
Cost of living… again
One of the most important
constituents of western
economies is also the most
difficult to measure: sentiment.
Sentiment means how people
feel about their situation – can
I afford to go out to the pub or
the cinema tonight or do I need
to stay in and save my money?
Should I commit to buying the
new cab or hedge my bets and
buy second hand?
force for Taxis from 30th April Following a spring statement
M4 musings “It’s time we started 2022 at the same time as the that seems not to have pleased
2022 Tariff update. You will be anyone at all, Rishi (formerly
looking forward to charged £5.00 for every drop at known as ‘Dishy’) Sunak has
other challenges to a terminal, with £5.20 allowable suffered a blow to his reputation
F
10 irstly, a huge well done our business, like road on the meter as an extra. Drivers as PM in waiting, with his approval
to Matt Westfall and all are strongly advised to set up ratings slipping below those of
the volunteer drivers access, relations with an account, to do this type Liz Truss and Tom Tugendhat. It’s
who jumped in their borough councils and ‘Heathrow terminal drop off hard to see things getting better for
cabs to drive across Europe charge’ into your search engine. Rishi any time soon, as inflation
with supplies for displaced is widely expected to be high for
Ukrainians and also bringing VAT of troubles… the foreseeable future, and wages
some people back to safe I wonder at what point Uber’s unlikely to keep pace.
destinations. The whole thing investors will realise the firm’s Two things cab drivers will feel
seems to have been planned outcome, it’s never wrong to use valuation is ridiculously are the immediate five pence cut
at breakneck speed and partly the meter – that’s what it’s for, exaggerated. Perhaps they in fuel duty, already enacted, and
facilitated by my LTDA airport the suggested prices are there already have, the number the £3000 increase in the threshold
colleague Suzanne, who is to give people an idea what the is down from $91 billion in for paying National Insurance,
already well-known to some final price might be. You might September 2021 to around $66 although this is offset by the
of us for her organisational for example say, “I’ll do it for the billion in March 2022 although planned 1.25% increase, which
skills! meter or the set price, whichever this can partly be attributed to remains in place. Of course, the
is lower.” more generalised stock market five pence is a drop in the ocean
Heathrow Business has continued to be falls that have hit this year. Still, compared to recent increases at
Many drivers I’ve spoken to at strong at the airport, and war it’s satisfying for those of us who the pump but it will still be worth a
the airport feel that it is time to or economic uncertainty aside, always knew that you just can’t few quid to diesel drivers.
update the suggested prices for there’s no reason not to expect provide motorised personal I saw someone on social media
journeys outside the Greater a busy year. One potential fly in transport that cheaply and make wondering out loud whether they
London area. These jobs come the ointment is Crossrail, which a profit. should take a 1.99% fixed rate re-
up fairly frequently and there finally seems about ready to I find it odd that some drivers mortgage for five years the other
is a Trade-agreed pricelist open – bosses have apparently still fixate on Uber in particular, day – as with all social media it
displayed on all terminal ranks. said it will be running before after all, there will always be could be nonsense but it sounded
The prices are for guidance only the end of June. At first glance, the next so-called competitor/ pretty cheap to me in the current
– customers will often ask for a looking at the stations it serves, scam artist trying to do what climate, I’d have snapped it up
quote and it’s helpful to have an I think once the initial novelty we do for cheap, and there will personally, and the reason why is
’official’ list to point to. Drivers wears off it’s just another train always be some customers sentiment. Things look uncertain
are free to make a deal on their – many people will still opt for who are prepared to buy that… at the moment, with all sorts of
own estimation of what they a cab. That said, I expect a big for a while. But, there will also global events rumbling away that
want to take for the job based publicity push from the usual always be those who just want a threaten economic prosperity. The
on time, distance, fuel etc. It's a suspects, so business is likely to reliable, competent easy to use important thing for governments
good idea to look at these prices be affected in the short term. service that does what it says on is to instil confidence in people
around the same time as the Finally on Heathrow, HAL have the tin without having to resort that they can go out and spend
upcoming Tariff adjustment. agreed once more to exempt to Victorian working practices their money today because they
One idea is to add five percent jobs between terminals from or ‘adjusted EBITDA’ (Earnings will still have jobs and income
to every price in line with this the Terminal Drop-off Charge Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation tomorrow.
year’s change. Whatever the (TDOC). The TDOC comes into & Amortization). Good luck out there. n LTDA
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The Super Humanitarian
Efforts… of some
“Over the past weeks, long convoys of cabs with drivers from all over Europe have been
ferrying precious aid to Ukraine and neighbouring countries.”
signed up. “The response was
International incredible. We didn’t expect this,”
correspondent said Funez. The operation cost
about €50,000 (£42,000), mostly for
fuel and toll fees, and was raised
by fellow taxi drivers. “Our people
W
e all love certainties are amazing,” said Jesus Andrades,
in life, like rising 38, who transported three young
prices of derv Ukrainian women. “Some taxi
and electricity… drivers’ children even gave the
Particularly in these uncertain money in their piggy banks.”
and uncomfortable days, we all Madrid taxi drivers have a long
like to embrace certainties in life. history of helping out during a
Preferably the comforting ones crisis. After the 2004 Madrid train
and not the staple ones – like death bombings which killed nearly 200 Above: Mid-March, 29 Madrid taxis drove for five
and taxes. Rising fuel prices like people, taxi drivers ferried the days and 3,700 miles to deliver aid to Warsaw and
derv and electricity have been a injured to hospitals. And when the pick up 135 Ukrainian refugees.
certainty you could count on since Covid pandemic hit in spring 2020,
Right: Fuel prices in Belgium and the Netherlands
well before 2022. Everywhere in they ran doctors house-to-house. (mid-March): £1.90 and £1.98 for a litre of diesel.
regulated markets the race is on Like many taxi drivers all over the
for fuel surcharges or permanent world. “We are the common people,
fare hikes. Another certainty, since and at the end of the day, I think Covid cabs: ‘I’ve never
Syria and Chechnya, are Russian common people help out more,” “One glaring exception felt such stress’
atrocities. But human kindness said Hernandez. in this wave of human With Covid-19 measures lifted in
– as in the support for Ukrainian most of Europe, many Hong Kong
refugees – is another certainty. Cheap and empty warmth: Britain’s taxi drivers are still coping with a
12 Over the past weeks, long gesturing galore government (not its strong coronawave. When corona
convoys of cabs with drivers from They and drivers from other many warm-hearted numbers went up sharply at the
all over Europe – traditionally the countries took Ukrainians back end of February, local government
taxi trade is the first to help in to EU-countries which – without citizens), which set up a dedicated fleet of 430 taxis
humanitarian crises – have been creating obstacles – all opened barricaded itself (and 1,000 minibuses) to divert
ferrying precious aid to Ukraine their doors to refugees for a three- behind visa-walls calls from the ambulance services.
and neighbouring countries. One year-stay. One glaring exception Those with mild symptoms can
example amongst many: mid- in this wave of human warmth: and raised heartless reserve a free ride to one of the city’s
March, 29 Madrid taxis drove Britain’s government (not its many registration obstacles.” Covid-19 clinics. Drivers sign up for
for five days and 3,700 miles to warm-hearted citizens), which a 14-day stint and need to undergo
deliver aid to Warsaw and pick up barricaded itself behind visa-walls mandatory corona tests during this
135 Ukrainian refugees – women, and raised heartless registration period. They are paid HK$3,000
children (many with Spanish family obstacles. But with so many (£290) a day for six to nine trips –
ties), four dogs and a cat – and genuine human efforts comes a more than they earn in the usual 20
delivered them to a central Madrid lot of cheap and empty gesturing Netherlands they then sneakily trips a day.
church. “They are our heroes”, elsewhere: in a press release on added a fuel surcharge of €0.50 Taxi driver, Mars Chan was one
22-year-old Khrystyna Trach, March 23, Stagecoach promises (£0.42) to their trips – supposedly of the first to join the special fleet,
whose sister lives in Spain, said. to carry Ukrainian refugees in the to benefit drivers – only to pass he told the Hong Kong Free Press.
UK for free. As there are so few, this only half the amount to the His ‘anti-epidemic taxi’ bears a blue
‘Our people are amazing’ empty promise from the public drivers. Even the so-called ‘trade and white zebra-striped label and is
“The idea for the convoy sprang transport company is far from union’ which Uber helped form, in off-limits to ordinary punters. Chan
from a discussion between taxi generous. On the other side of the disgust turned against its puppet- said he underestimated the job. “On
drivers at Madrid airport. When one Channel, thousands of Ukrainian master. the first day, I broke down by noon.
suggested driving to Poland to bring refugees have since the start of the One of the certainties in life, I’ve never felt such stress.”
back refugees, many agreed”, said war been able to travel for free on I talked about before, is Uber Covid drivers have to keep
Jose Miguel Funez of the Madrid public transport networks in all promising one good thing and windows open and before
Taxi Federation, who coordinated European countries. doing another, bad one. Uber now starting the job, they were issued
the logistics. Soon, dozens had prides itself – following a High disposable robes, face shields and
The super- Court decision, so not exactly surgical masks. Taxi associations
Hong Kong runs a special humanitarian efforts voluntary – on classifying its supplied drivers with an air filtering
fleet of 430 corona taxis. of Uber drivers as workers, it only pays its machine. Cab drivers were also
Another company which drivers from accepting a booking instructed to wipe down the taxi’s
is skilled at making empty until delivering the customer. Yet interior with diluted bleach after
promises is – you guessed the February 2021 High Court every day. “It was like driving in
it – Uber. Having proudly decision stipulates that drivers the smell of a swimming pool,
trumpeted its super- should receive minimum wage but the gratitude and courtesy
humanitarian efforts to carry and holiday money from logging these passengers showed” were
Ukrainian refugees for free in to logging out. So Uber-drivers unparalleled to what he would
from Polish border towns in Britain are paid only for about experience on a typical work day,
to further inland, in The 50% of their working time. Chan said. n TAXI
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London’s The London Eye
Bazalgette’s…
T he London Eye (or Millennium
Wheel) which was formally
opened by Prime Minister Tony
Blair on 31 December 1999, is at
135 meters (443 feet), the tallest
cantilevered observation wheel in
Europe. But did you know that it
nearly left the UK for foreign climes?
Situated on the South Bank,
attracting over three million visitors
per-annum, it is the most popular
paid tourist attraction in the UK.
However, if it wasn't for Lambeth
T he BBC, ITV, Channel 4, London
sewers and The Vapours?
There is a common thread running
Council approving the application
to give it permanent status, it would
have disappeared in 2005… its
through all five of these entities – the next stop would have been Paris, directions on a clear day. The wheel which represent the number of
Bazalgette family… following the expiration of its initial rotates at around 0.6 mph with one boroughs in London, the capsules
Englishman, Sir Joseph William five-year lease. Permanent status, revolution taking approximately are actually numbered from one to
Bazalgette CB, was a 19th-century civil however, was granted in July 2002. half an hour. The wheel doesn't thirty-three. The number thirteen was
engineer who was responsible for The Eye had been the highest public usually stop except for the elderly or excluded. Publicly, this was said to
the creation of London's sewerage viewing point in London until it was disabled as it travels slowly enough be for ‘superstitious reasons’ though
system. The system was created in dwarfed by the observation deck on for people to embark and disembark likely not for UK based tourists – in
response to tackling the great stink of the 72nd floor of The Shard, which is without interruption. Prior to the 2007, research conducted in the US
London and relieving the capital of its over 100 meters higher at 245 meters wheel's construction, it was shipped around triskaidekaphobia (the fear
recurring cholera epidemic. In fact, (804 feet). The Eye was designed by up the Thames by barge, laying of the number thirteen), revealed
when you are driving along Victoria Julia Barfield and David Marks, each on its side. Once in situ by Jubilee that thirteen percent of participants
Embankment, you are directly above of its 32, sealed and air conditioned Gardens, it was raised at just two interviewed in the study ‘would
Bazalgette's creation, as his sewerage ovoidal passenger capsules boast a degrees per hour. be bothered’ by being allocated a
system runs underneath the busy view of approximately 25 miles in all Although there are 32 capsules, thirteenth-floor hotel room.
thoroughfare. The link between
the sewers and several of the UK's
main terrestrial channels lies with
Sir Joseph's great-great-grandson,
Sir Peter Bazalgette who was initially
a researcher on the BBC TV series,
14 That's Life with Esther Rantzen.
Later forming his own production
company, Bazal, he created television
programmes such as Ready Steady
Cook, Changing Rooms and Ground
Force. Bazalgette is considered to be
one of the most influential people in
British television – primarily due to
his impact and development of reality
and lifestyle television programmes.
The entertainment link, however,
doesn't end there. Sir Joseph's third
cousin, Edward Bazalgette was
the lead guitarist with The Vapors,
who released the 1980 hit, Turning
Japanese, which reached third place
in the UK charts.
Central Line Secrets
T he eastern section of the Central line for many Londoners holds a degree
of disdain – especially between Leytonstone and Newbury Park, known for
its hold ups and sometimes erratic service. You would be forgiven for believing
that it was a relatively innocuous stretch of tube line. But innocuous it certainly
isn't – in fact this underground network made a considerable contribution
during the Second World War – as the tunnels housed a secret factory…
Electronics company, Plessey, (which built transmitters and other
components vital to the war effort) was based in Ilford and heavily bombed
during the Blitz. A new factory was built in a two-and-a-half-mile section of
newly constructed underground tunnels between Leytonstone and Newbury
Park, its deepest point being at Gants Hill. This section of the Central line was
identified as a safe haven, intended to provide sanctuary from air raids. Work
began to convert the line into factory premises with the ability to employ
2,000 staff, working in staggered 24 hour shifts. Workers were able to enter
and exit the factory at Gants Hill, Redbridge or Wanstead. As part of the tube
conversion to factory use, a miniature gauge railway was installed (mirroring
the Royal Mail). These little locomotives were battery operated and pulled
along small carriages, ferrying parts and completed components along the
tunnels. The tunnels and stations reverted to their original use as part of the
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The Bermondsey Horror
Learn Rob’s tales of London crime to increase your tips!
to Edinburgh. When Frederick
Rob’s history tips returned home and discovered
his wife gone, he quickly realised
the betrayal. He too then fled,
heading to Waterloo from where
O
ver the years, London he took a boat-train to Jersey. Not
has witnessed some truly long after, police did indeed turn
notorious crimes. Here’s up at Miniver Place and, seeing
the story of one of them: the mortar between the flagstones
The ‘Bermondsey Horror’… was still fresh, they prised up the
In 1846, 25-year-old Maria de slabs and discovered Patrick’s
Roux began working as a servant corpse. Following an appeal, the
at Stafford House (now Lancaster cabbie who’d picked up Maria
House) in St James’s. Born in came forward – he remembered
Lausanne, Switzerland, Maria had her due to the fact that she spoke
previously worked at a manor house both French and English, and had
in Devon where she’d acquired appeared highly agitated. Police
a taste for life’s luxuries. By the in Edinburgh were alerted, and it
time she came to London, Maria Above: Maria Manning and Frederick Manning transpired they’d already arrested
also had a love interest – Patrick Maria after suspicions were raised
O’Connor – a middle aged man St James’s Church in May 1847. for dinner. Patrick readily accepted, when she’d attempted to sell
from Tipperary who’d she’d met on Nevertheless, she and Patrick and witnesses saw him crossing Patrick’s railway bonds.
a ferry. Patrick worked as a customs remained friends. London Bridge on the evening of
officer in London’s Dockyards but, the 9th August. He was also spotted Unlucky
being something of a hard man, Lies outside the Manning’s home, Frederick meanwhile was very
he also ran a side business as a Once married, the pair moved puffing a cigar. That smoke would unlucky. Whilst in St Helier, he
moneylender, and as he charged down to Taunton where they prove to be his last though… bumped into an acquaintance
high interest rates, this hustle had attempted to run a pub named from London, and when that
16 made him pretty wealthy. The White Hart Inn. This venture Murder person returned home and heard
failed, however and they returned Upon entering the house, Patrick about the case, he immediately
Decisions to London, taking lodgings at 3 was shot in the back of the head at informed police as to the fugitive’s
At around the same time though, Miniver Place, Bermondsey which point-blank range by Maria. The whereabouts. Frederick was
Maria had met another fellow – was off Weston Street. Much to bullet didn’t kill him immediately arrested on the 21st August. The trial
Frederick George Manning, who her despair, Maria also discovered though, and as Patrick lay groaning of Maria and Frederick Manning
was employed as a guard on the that Frederick had lied about his on the floor, Frederick stepped in commenced at the Old Bailey on
Great Western Railway. Within the inheritance – there would be no to finish the job by striking him the 25th October 1849. Both blamed
space of a few weeks both men money coming. with a ripping chisel. “I never liked each other, and after just two days
proposed to Maria, who weighed him” – he would later admit. Once it took the jury less than an hour
up her options based solely on Plotting the deed was done, Patrick’s body to find both individuals guilty. The
financial gain. Patrick was minted In the wake of this, Maria and was doused in lime and buried murderous pair were sentenced
but was also a borderline alcoholic, Frederick formulated a diabolical beneath the kitchen flagstones. to death which infuriated Maria,
which concerned Maria. Frederick, plan… Over the course of a few prompting her to rage at the judge
meanwhile had only his guard’s weeks in the summer of 1849, Run that she’d been treated “like a wild
wages – but promised his potential Maria had several items delivered The following day Maria headed beast of the forest.” Maria and Frank
fiancé that he stood to inherit a to Miniver Place including a bushel to Patrick’s home which was on Manning were executed side-by-
fortune from his mother. With this of lime and a shovel. Then, on the Greenwood Street (off of Mile End side on the roof of Horsemonger
in mind, Maria opted for Frederick, 8th August, she sent a note to her Road) where she rifled through his Lane Gaol (which was off of
and the couple were married at old flame Patrick, inviting him over belongings, finding a large wad of Newington Causeway) on the 13th
cash, jewellery and a collection November 1849.
Below: Horsemonger Lane Gaol, in Walworth of valuable railway bonds. On the
12th August, two men claiming Dickens
to be customs officers came to It was estimated some 50,000
Miniver Place saying they were people turned out to witness
investigating their colleague’s the hanging; the largest crowd
disappearance. This sent the at an execution ever recorded.
Mannings into a panic – they Stood amongst the mob was
were convinced the visitors were Charles Dickens, who was so
police – and, once they’d left, Maria appalled at the spectacle, he
instructed her husband to go and felt compelled to write a letter
see a relative named Bainbridge to The Times to express his
with a view to selling their furniture disgust, saying: “I believe that a
for some quick getaway money. sight so inconceivably awful as
This was a double-cross. Maria the wickedness and levity of the
had no intention of sticking with immense crowd that collected at
Frederick and, as soon as he’d left, that execution this morning could
she gathered everything of value be imagined by no man, and could
and took a cab to King’s Cross, be presented in no heathen land
from where she caught a train under the sun.” n TAXI
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Pedicabs & Politics –
A Funny Old Game
“Although the bill is a sensible solution to a recurring problem, it does
have more holes than a sweater knitted by my fair hand…”
Boris Johnson, when talking
A man in black about pedicabs and rickshaws
said: “Even responsible operators
cannot ensure the safety of their
passengers and are adding to
W
hen discussing night-time traffic jams.” Adding,
the absurdities “It has become clear a voluntary
and eccentricities registration scheme would not
of ‘the beautiful produce a robust solution. That’s
game’, former Chelsea, AC Milan, why we and a wide range of
Spurs, West Ham and Barnet businesses, local authorities and
legend, Jimmy Greaves, once said: West End institutions are calling for
“football's a funny old game”. He Transport for London to be given
was right of course, when you the powers to remove them from the
consider that Donald Trump did streets.”
the draw for the semi-finals of Moving forward to 23 Feb 2022,
the 1992 Rumbelows Cup, Wigan the now Prime Minister, when
triumphed in the 2013 FA Cup talking about the pedicab and
final against Manchester City rickshaw licensing bill which
and Vinnie Jones not only played has been proposed, said “When
international football for Wales, I was Mayor of London, I always ranks and blocking roads, other advantageous position be cited in
but captained the side to a 7-1 yearned to be in a position to put businesses are also complaining pedestrianised areas, leaving taxi
defeat against the Netherlands in that through Parliament, and of pedicab operators continually drivers who are lawfully plying for
a world cup qualifier. Strangely now I am. I am very grateful to blocking entrances – they really hire at a further disadvantage? This
enough, Greavsie said of Jones’ my Honourable Friend and we are seen as a pain in the neck. question has yet to be addressed.
call up: “Well, stone me! We've will ensure we give parliamentary When you ally this to other road Another factor which has not
18 had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal time to make it possible. It will be users complaining of a lack of been considered is that given that
scoring two goals at home. But a boon for cyclists and a boon for insurance and accountability some councils have excluded taxis
just when you thought there were taxi drivers, and it is high time we attributed to these vehicles, what's from a number of roads and bus
truly no surprises left in football, did it.” not to like about legitimising this lanes across London as well as
Vinnie Jones turns out to be an On the surface this does seem three-wheeled menace? The TfL themselves performing the
international player!” (Sorry like a U-turn, but when both answer to that is ‘plenty’ if not same action on certain roads, will
Vinny, if it's any consolation, I statements are broken down, done correctly. pedicabs be allowed full access at
liked you as a player.) Johnson has actually reinforced the expense of the London taxi?
his commitment to controlling When is a rickshaw Finally, how will Transport
Absurdities in pedicabs. The PM knows that from not a rickshaw? for London control rickshaw
abundance a legal standpoint they cannot be In theory (in London at least), a numbers, given that they aren't
Where absurdity is concerned, removed from London's streets. rickshaw is nothing more than a legally able to put a cap on private
there are some parallels to be This therefore means that the only pedal powered, two-seater private hire numbers?
drawn between politics and course of action is to license them hire vehicle – except they aren't all
football. Aside from the general and have them regulated. pedal powered. Many rickshaws Half-baked legislation
cut and thrust of political combat, (or pedicabs) are electric powered Although the bill is a sensible
we've seen a ferry company issued Jump around and therefore a hybrid form of solution to a recurring problem,
with a contract – despite having Now this is where we jump around transport. This means that part of it does have more holes than a
no ferries; witnessed lock-down (and no this is not a reference the power comes from the rider sweater knitted by my fair hand, it
parties at 10 Downing Street – to the classic track by House of and part of it comes from the addresses none of the above. The
despite the rest of the country Pain). In November 2021, the motor. The legal speed limit that taxi industry cannot afford to have
hiding away, and Boris Johnson Government gave a commitment this motor can power any bike or yet another interloper encroaching
performing the occasional U-turn. to support Conservative MP rickshaw to is 15.5mph. Once you into its market, supported by
Now if social media were Nickie Aiken’s Private Members are pedalling beyond that speed half-baked legislation. The
anything to go by, you would be bill, requiring drivers of pedal- the motor will not assist you – and exceptionalism afforded to the
forgiven for thinking that pedicab powered vehicles (rickshaws) to therein lies the first problem. The industry isn't an implied right
legislation is a complete absurdity, have a licence from Transport for vehicles no longer act as rickshaws – it is an earned right, obtained
at least certainly where the taxi London (TfL) to operate, with TfL under 15.5 mph, they are in-effect by undertaking and passing the
industry is concerned. It seems being given the power to regulate a form of motorised private hire most stringent topographical
that many cabbies believe that the prices that they charge as well transport because they are no examination on the planet. To have
Johnson has performed a huge as the vehicles that they use, which longer solely pedal-powered. yet another entity diminishing
U-turn – and to be honest I initially would have to be of a safe standard This then leads to a second that exceptionalism by the
fell into that camp. However, – but there was a dearth of real problem, if these vehicles have implementation of a well-meaning
after taking a step back and meat on the bones of this bill. to be employed from a static but flawed bill is unacceptable,
reassessing what he has said in the Although the bill is a logical position, they then have to form and while the bill may be welcome,
past in comparison to his recent move, there are some major rank – so where are these ranks it must be scrutinised and adjusted
comments, I've come to realise concerns in relation to the taxi going to be situated and will they accordingly so that the industry
that his stance hasn't changed. industry's needs. Cab drivers then be put in an advantageous does not suffer.
Cast your mind back to 17 are justifiably complaining position directly against Politics really is a funny old
December 2012, the ‘then Mayor’, about rickshaws parking on taxi licensed London taxis? Will that game. n TAXI
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