Define Central London?
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
You wouldn't say the London Eye or The Globe Theatre are in Central London? I've never heard anyone describe the London Eye as being in south London, even though it's south of the river.
Ah but you would have heard people say Royal Festival Hall, The National Theatre, South Bank Centre, St Thomas' are all South London so by association The London Eye must be!Frank7 said:
Blib said:
Could anything south of the River really be classed as London at all?
Oh dear, has one seen a lovely apartment on the river in Rotherhithe that one can’t afford?Although I did once hail a cabbie from South of the river who really, really didn't want to take me to Tufnell Park (on the same grounds).
TwigtheWonderkid said:
You wouldn't say the London Eye or The Globe Theatre are in Central London? I've never heard anyone describe the London Eye as being in south London, even though it's south of the river.
I'd actually start the cordon sanitaire at the Strand. If you can see the River, you're too close
.psi310398 said:
By one measure Blib is correct, though: several black cab drivers over the decades have told me they wouldn't take me south of the River Thames, day and night - it's baaandit country, or something similar.
Although I did once hail a cabbie from South of the river who really, really didn't want to take me to Tufnell Park (on the same grounds).
Only a fool would deny that 15-20 years back, there were lots of refusals by Black Cab drivers of fares to Streatham, Balham, Brixton etc, the reason being, that rarely would you trap a job going back into the West End or City from out there, not a valid reason for refusal, but that was it.Although I did once hail a cabbie from South of the river who really, really didn't want to take me to Tufnell Park (on the same grounds).
My take was, who cares where they go, as long as they pay what’s on the meter.
The only time I turned down a job, and I was quite within my rights, was one evening, heading for home in Rotherhithe, from the King’s Cross area.
Two guys approached me at the Angel, (my TAXI light was off), and asked for Finsbury Square, it was on the way home, so I agreed.
As they got out, and were paying, (my light was off again), a woman ran up, and said, “You wouldn’t take me to Winchmore Hill, would you?”
I politely answered, “Correct, ma’am, I wouldn’t, I’m on my way home.”
Congestion zone and Zone 1 are actually quite similar so I would go with that
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Frank7 said:
Only a fool would deny that 15-20 years back, there were lots of refusals by Black Cab drivers of fares to Streatham, Balham, Brixton etc, the reason being, that rarely would you trap a job going back into the West End or City from out there, not a valid reason for refusal, but that was it.
My take was, who cares where they go, as long as they pay what’s on the meter.
The only time I turned down a job, and I was quite within my rights, was one evening, heading for home in Rotherhithe, from the King’s Cross area.
Two guys approached me at the Angel, (my TAXI light was off), and asked for Finsbury Square, it was on the way home, so I agreed.
As they got out, and were paying, (my light was off again), a woman ran up, and said, “You wouldn’t take me to Winchmore Hill, would you?”
I politely answered, “Correct, ma’am, I wouldn’t, I’m on my way home.”
I remember those days.................. back on the 80s I was refused to be from in front of the National Gallery to Dulwich, the trick I had was to get in to the taxi and sat down before telling the driver where I was going.My take was, who cares where they go, as long as they pay what’s on the meter.
The only time I turned down a job, and I was quite within my rights, was one evening, heading for home in Rotherhithe, from the King’s Cross area.
Two guys approached me at the Angel, (my TAXI light was off), and asked for Finsbury Square, it was on the way home, so I agreed.
As they got out, and were paying, (my light was off again), a woman ran up, and said, “You wouldn’t take me to Winchmore Hill, would you?”
I politely answered, “Correct, ma’am, I wouldn’t, I’m on my way home.”
This evening the taxi driver really didn't want to go South of the River, big argument ensued, driver tried to pull me out of the Taxi, passersby called the Police, more arguments, Police arrived, all the excuses under the sun (or moon) too far, not within metropolitan police district, i was drunk, i didn't have the means to pay, light was off blah blah blah all of which the Police could see weren't true, so the driver agreed he had to take me and the Police advised me just to sit there and not say a word!
It was the longest, slowest most circuitous route from Trafalgar Square to Dulwich he could have taken, I think we crossed the River twice!!
When he finally dropped me off home and I paid (over double the usual fare) I said to him "I'm not surprised you didn't want to take the fare if you thought that was the quickest way here!"
A few months later I got a refund and an apology after I made a complaint to the authorities (GLC i think it was back then), being a blue button at the time I had the knack of being able to remember numbers.......police shoulder lapels, taxi licence, registration plates etc etc so even though the Taxi driver didn't see me write anything down I'd got the lot for the complaint!
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