Easiest way to get from Kings Cross to Waterloo - advice please?

DrFluffy

Your husbands advice is EXACTLY what I was saying, and what I posted further up. He sounds like a sensible chap.

There are cab companies that try to out do each other. My one and only experience of a calling a mini-cab for myslef alone (i.e. no 'safety in numbers'), I called one cab firm (recommended to me), another turned up, tried to claim that the other firm had asked them to pick up as they did not have a driver free. I said I needed to pop to the loo first, as he was a few minutes early (to give me the chance to call the firm I called back and see what was going on). The booker stated that this happens all the time, and to sit still as their driver was on his way (giving me his name and the make and reg of his car). I watched as his car came in to the road I was in, and watched as the other driver sped of at warp speed... That's two legal firms, so I'm sorry, but I think more could be done by industry regulators to address this. This was about 10 months ago. It can be scary if you are a lone female, and I'm glad I was at a friends house and had somewhere safe to go and double check what was going on.

Your husband's firm might tell all women the name of the driver on route, and the make and reg of their car (and good on them for doing so) but not all do....

milkydrink

DrFluffy wrote: »

Your husband's firm might tell all women the name of the driver on route, and the make and reg of their car (and good on them for doing so) but not all do....

Easy answer, USE A CAB FIRM THAT DO. Or would you like to find an issue/problem with that further?

DrFluffy

Sweet jesus!!!

I use black cabs, as I believe is my right.

milkydrink

DrFluffy wrote: »

My one and only experience of a calling a mini-cab for myslef alone (i.e. no 'safety in numbers'),
...

There you go again with your "mini-cab drivers are dangerous ogres" innuendos.

Please do not assume I (& others reading this board) are too stupid to understand the subliminal message you are constantly putting across.

milkydrink

DrFluffy wrote: »

Sweet jesus!!!

I use black cabs, as I believe is my right.

I was not suggesting you use mini-cabs, I was suggesting the easy answer for people who want a cheaper fare than black cab drivers charge.

I would not try to convince an hysterical & biased person such as yourself who is so obviously deluded against licensed private hire drivers (who are licensed with/by the PCO - the same as black cabs) to use mini-cabs. I'm just clarifying the rubbish & slur you keep coming out with about a legal & officiated trade. There are shysters & crooks in EVERY part of life, people impersonate all sorts of other trades, you can't hold licensed drivers responsible for criminals who impersonate them.

DrFluffy

All I said is CHECK THE CAB YOU GET IN IS THE ONE YOU THINK YOU ORDERED>

Everything else is you.

I do find it funny that YOU find ME hysterical though - gave me a good giggle on a dull, wet Sunday lunch! That said, you're going on block, as I think you are as cuck-coo as you seem to be accusing me of being... Good bye!

DrFluffy

Subliminal message!! LMAO! Thanks for validating my !!!!-coo claim! Now you are going on block!

milkydrink

DrFluffy wrote: »

I do find it funny that YOU find ME hysterical though - gave me a good giggle on a dull, wet Sunday lunch! That said, you're going on block, as I think you are as cuck-coo as you seem to be accusing me of being... Good bye!

Glad a gave you a giggle, because you've given me a real good laugh:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

DrFluffy

klondyke wrote: »

Dr Fluffy has very patiently been saying the same thing - double check the credentials of the CAB THAT ARRIVES, which may not be one from the company that was called - and you have been very helpful in telling us all what those credentials are

What is the problem?

Thank you! That's exactly all I am saying! Perhaps a little emotively, as I can not reitterate how devistating the results can be when things do go wrong.

Not related tot he OP's question, but generally the best advice to anyone anywhere is to be safe - what ever you are doing. Think about how you are going to get from A-B, and have a back up plan too, so if plan A doesn't work out you have a plan B and don't make a decision you will regret.

milkydrink

DrFluffy wrote: »

Subliminal message!! LMAO! Thanks for validating my !!!!-coo claim! Now you are going on block!

I'm not the one who

DrFluffy wrote: »

No idea how the text number was infiltrated (I assummed it was arways infiltration),

thinks the airwaves are being infiltrated:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: