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Have we not done this one yet? After instructing his drivers to use Bus Lanes regardless of the law, he now thinks cyclists have no place on the roads until we "get trained and pay up".
[url= http://cyclelondoncity.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/if-addisonlee-wasnt-worrying-you-before.html ]"You want to join our gang, get trained and pay up"[/url]
The world is full of idiots. Addison is just one of them.
Particularly worrying as The chairman is a big Tory party donor and will undoubtably have the ear of this government.
I think he should concentrate on training his own ****ing drivers.
Not a day goes by without me heing cut up by an addison lee taxi.
And i'm in a 26 ton truck.....
Worse drivers on the road.
I really, really, really love not living in London.
I can't figure out the logic in saying this, especially London where cycling has become so popular many of their customers are likely to be cyclists. Its got publicity, but I can't see if bringing in more business??
roadcc response is quite good too
http://road.cc/content/news/56999-addison-lee-chairman-airs-his-opinion-london-cyclist-deaths
By a long way, I think all indicators and mirrors have been removed from their cars.Worse drivers on the road.
I know that AL have lost a load of business because of this - at a miniumum, two of my friends have stopped their companies using AL.
Spread the word!
I know that AL have lost a load of business because of this - at a miniumum, two of my friends have stopped their companies using AL.Spread the word!
shame they won the Olympic contract -
perhaps they should lose it for telling drivers to break the current bus lane laws..
everyday this week ive been cut up by an AL taxi driver on my way either to or from work, whenever i see the logo i instinctively start riding defensively
and ive emailed woppits link
A Conservative mini cab driver with ill-thought through views - he's a living stereotype.
Taxi driver in gibbering **** idiot shocker...
Spread the word!
Good call. SHared on FB and linkedin
would it be soo wrong to start booking random taxis for a Mr Griffin?
Tory headquarters to Institute of Metal health?
[url= https://twitter.com/#!/search/boycottaddisonlee ]#boycottaddisonlee[/url] starting to trend on twitter.
Am I the only one who thought 'Withnail'? These aren't accidents! They're throwing themselves into the road glady!
and fwiw its @addisonleecabs
some guy on twitter called addison lee is getting wound up at all the cyclists abusing him?!?
Gunz - MemberA Conservative mini cab driver with ill-thought through views - he's a living stereotype.
This site needs a Like button 😉
John Prescott is on their case now:
John Prescott ? @johnprescott Close
Angry about Addison Lee John Griffin's comments about cyclists? Then email him here http://www.addisonlee.com/support/enquiries#Other
A major Tory party contributor (around £250k) who's company got the contract to provide transport to several government departments. This at a time when DC was crying out about how ministerial transport was being cut (but conveniently forgot to mention that as government employed transport services were being cut more work was being given to private suppliers like AL).
Well I've filed a complaint with them and written to my MP demanding the gov withdraw their contract, despite being a pessimist I may as well help deluge their complaints dept in support of cyclists.
I'm not a Londoner and don't visit much either, but I've only ever heard bad things about this Addison Lee lot.
I like the roadcc response though, I hope that happens and they lose out financially for having an idiot for a chairman.
Maybe this Griffin bloke needs an invite to [url= http://lcc.org.uk/articles/lcc-announces-the-big-ride-uks-biggest-ever-mass-cycle-calling-for-safe-and-inviting-streets-for-cycling ]this[/url]
he seems like a very angry little man
Addison Lee, as said above, are pretty much the worst drivers on London's roads. They cut people up, weave all over the place, drive like effing maniacs. AND they charge a fortune for the privilege - the city-Heathrow run costs about 50% more with them than other companies like greentomato.
What's more, anecdotal evidence suggests that some of their drivers have a habit of falling asleep at the wheel, which worries me even more...
many of their customers are likely to be cyclists
This is perhaps the most short-sighted thing about it. A lot of their customers don't have cars and use them for the times cycling or public transport doesn't work for them.
I've used them a fair bit in the past for work, just because it was convenient (online/iphone booking, etc) and I could easily pull out the right receipts, etc for expenses claims. Have booked next weeks journeys with Green Tomato instead who seem to offer all of that except don't have an idiot for a chairman. I think they'll do very well out of this whole fiasco.
I suspect (and hope) that this is the Ratner moment that cripples the company financially and that they might gently slide off the radar.
Glad it's not just me that thinks Addison Lee cabs are some of the worst driven cars on the roads.
Mark Cavendish said something similar on Twitter this morning as well.
Next time I'm n london I shall make a point of obstructing any AL cab I see in a bus lane by riding my Boris Bike really slowly.
(This may of course backfire if he simply drives over me)
😉
Carlton Reid ? @carltonreid on twitter suggests the following ...
Downlowd the @addisonleecabs app, leave a negative review & delete it. I did. http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/hit-em-where-it-hurts-urges-boycottaddisonlee/012932
You can review the app without downloading I believe.
What an utter tool.
John Prescott's cancelled his account according to Twitter
More from Carlton Reid on Twitter;
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Ha! I've been booked for a BBC radio interview next week. A Drivetime slot, sharing airwaves with Addison Lee's Nick Griffin.[/i]
Carlton Reid ? @carltonreid on twitter suggests the following ...Downlowd the @addisonleecabs app, leave a negative review & delete it. I did. http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/hit-em-where-it-hurts-urges-boycottaddisonlee/012932
This is not working for some reason, the comments are not appearing.
mine did...
Unfortunately, his view seems to prevail in national and local government (and parts of the media).
My company used to use AL - one memorable trip home from Luton airport, they were an hour late turning up, the "gentleman" on the phone was patronising then rude as I had apparently disturbed him, the driver dozed off and got then got lost, then went a 180 degree corner on the wrong side of the road and nearly hit another head on.
Clearly, it was all the fault of cyclists. I can see that now.
Responce from Griffin at the bottom here:
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/article3390328.ece
I'd suggest he was backpedalling.
(can you see what I did there)
Well, I don't think Addison Lee will have 'loved hearing from me'. Think I might write to my MP too.
Demanding better road safety is one thing, demanding fewer rights for cycling grannies is another.
I've just contacted their complaints dept to air my disgust
I can't figure out the logic in saying this, especially London where cycling has become so popular many of their customers are likely to be cyclists.
Agreed, people like me who choose not to own a car and can justify a 'fair spend' a year in cab fares? I wouldn't use them now, sod putting any support / £ his way.
easily the worst collective group of vehicle drivers on London roads.
Thing is though, even if this does shaft his company, those taxi drivers under his employ will simply end up working for other companies. So the idiots are still on the roads...
As a London cyclist I have learnt to despise Addison Lee drivers for regularly trying to kill me (one good example was a guy illegally turning left at a crossroad when it was straight on only and nearly taking me out). However I wonder why black cabs get such an easy ride. They often and suddenly pull over into the path of riders to pick up fares, stop in cycle and bus lanes, perform dangerous u-turns and their passengers open doors onto busy roads without looking. This seems to be excepted as acceptable because they are a London institution. It adds insult to injury when some of the few times I have used a cab they tell me how cyclists are a lawbreaking menace.
One thing that the AL guys were very good at on the Heathrow-A4-Central route was blocking motorcyclists from filtering through the traffic jams - almost like they'd been 'tutored' to do it?
thing all Addison lee private drivers are owner drivers on a franchise?
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he says. So I assume this training (to bring my riding up to AL standards) is to have a fairly major lobotomyIf my article causes a debate around whether cyclists need training and holding to the same standards as other road users, bring it on.
I cannot describe the utter contempt I hold for Addison Lee cars & drivers. I ride every day in London and without fail on pretty much every trip I have the misfortune to witness complete and utter imbeciles driving black Ford Galaxy's in such a dangerous, intimidating and, frankly, murderous fashion.
Indeed the only time I've been hit by anything was and Addison Lee car - which drove into me when it jumped the lights and hit me in the advance stop line box reserved for cyclists.
EDIT - only this morning I witnessed an AL car try to barge a Smart car off the road into the path of a cyclist. Utter, utter, utter *&$£s
Loadsa them there AL "cabs" around Canary Wharf. Always seem to be on hand waiting for someone.
I've yet to have the pleasure of being cut up by one, only a matter of days I guess.
I hope TFL does do something against them for driving in Bus lanes, or indeed if they don't it kinda sets precedent for us all to use them don't it.
just been on the ITV london news .
What was the verdict on the news?
Lame
What a pathetic waste of human life that man is.
This is great though.
"“throwing themselves onto some of the most congested spaces in the world”
I'll throw a wild flailing stab in the dark here and ask the question...."How do we reduce that congestion?" Well, errm, we could..no...hang on...well we could... no, that won't work either.
Cripes! I've got it, we can reduce congestion by...drumroll..... ENCOURAGING FAT TOSSERS LIKE YOU TO RIDE BIKES INSTEAD OF USING CARS!!!
Yay! I've fixed the problem.
Suddenly remember why I used to do Critical Mass in the 90s when I lived in London. Every time I go back to London I am impressed by the numbers of people cycling - and the standard does seem to have gone up too. That's progress, not shiny, badly driven taxis.
I have a personal fix for the problem - we should subcontract our roads to Belgium. Yep, I know it's radical but the Telegraph should send a delegation over to get them to come and turn London into Antwerp.
It was just ace - loads of cycle lanes but best of all was driver attitude. Car crosses onto a zebra crossing whilst waiting to turn onto major road. Sees cyclist needing to use zebra (yes, that's right, cyclists have right of way on zebras). Reverses out of the way. Even in the suburbs we were cycling along and a little unsure of priority so we stopped at a cross roads. To see that the Porsche 911 that had been heading towards us from the left had screeched to a halt so that we could pedal across in safety. Basically the rules for seem to be that pedestrians and cyclists have right of way. I felt like a princess.
Basically the rules for seem to be that pedestrians and cyclists have right of way. I felt like a princess.
In Spain we were riding along in a single file line going through a junction when the lights changed to red. Everybody else on the junction waited (even though their lights had gone green) until the last cyclist was through.
A group of cyclists over there is treated as one vehicle, essentially the same as an articulated lorry going through a junction, so even if the lights go red, so long as the first rider is through, the others in the group have the right to proceed.
What is very telling now though is what a shitstorm can be kicked up by cyclists. Flash rides (like that one on Blackfriars a few months ago), Twitter/Facebook campaigns, articles on the national news - it amazes me that people are still dumb enough to go round spouting anti-cyclist bollocks in the press - do they not realise the negative publicity that results?
Basically the rules for seem to be that pedestrians and cyclists have right of way. I felt like a princess.
The norm across most of Europe. Its enshrined in law
I was just following an AL cab, he totally didn't do anything wrong! And he was moving...
How I haven't assaulted one of there drivers I don't know.
Too many idiotic situations to mention.
And this while driving in a white van!!
Quite a few new reviews...
http://ipayroadtax.com/no-such-thing-as-road-tax/addyleeapp/
Looks like the negative reviews on the App store are also starting to get through.
what was the road tax thing about
Could do with some more votes on this page http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/04/20/addison-lee-john-griffin-cab-drivers-cyclists-road_n_1439656.html?ref=uk
Done supersaiyan & PdeF. I've even written to my MP.
Do they do cabs in Bahrain?
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/john-griffin/cycling-a-deadly-serious-issue_b_1440489.html
A few years ago, almost every school child did a cycling proficiency test, which involved negotiating their way around bollards and learning the Highway Code. What has happened to that, and why is it not on the agenda any more?
At least he's done his research 🙄 Whats the first link after googling "cycle proficiency"....
Fantastic, shame they say it's come to a natural end though rather than: "we've let the contract lapse, because the chairman is a bellend".
With the money they were spanking on taxi's , they should buy all the staff bikes. That'd really really piss him off!! 😀
Hurray! Every time I get on my bike I think of more reasons why tw*ts in charge of 126-million-pound-turnover- through-driving companies should be given short shrift for bullying talk about cyclists.