Taxi Driver Online

An airport taxi driver has been left HACKED off, after Liverpool John Lennon Airport banned him for spending a penny.

Mark Yates, 45, has been driving his black cab for 23 years, and pays airport owners Peel Holdings more than £4000 each year to work from the outside the passenger terminal.

But on Thursday airport bosses slapped him with a 28-day ban from the site after he took too long to relieve himself, costing him a fortune in Christmas fares.

Mark said: "I couldn't believe it when I found out, it's totally ludicrous to hit me with this completely unfair ban.

"It's the busiest time of year and I've got a wife and kids to support, but this is going to make paying for Christmas almost impossible.

"I was only following the rules which Peel have given to us. In the past one or two of the lads used to go to the toilet in the bushes, and of course the Airport banned that which I totally understand.

"But from the back of the taxi rank it's a really long walk, the entire length of the terminal building, just to use the toilet.

"I was probably gone about twenty minutes, but we're quite within our rights to get out of our taxi, as long as we're not one of the first three in the rank, and I was the fourteenth.

"It's just absolutely ridiculous, I can't believe it."

The married father-of-three was even more astounded that the ban was slapped on his taxi by Airport manager Tracy Adieu, just minutes after he had greeted her inside the terminal.

He added: "I'd just seen her, and obviously we're there all the time so we recognise one another. I waved and said hello as I passed her, I've never had any problems with anybody.

"The airport is my livelihood, it's been my job for as long as I can remember. Last night I felt completely lost not being able to go in.

"I've tried to contact the airport bosses to appeal, I don't even mind a compromise, but they won't even speak to me. I've tried a dozen times and nobody will talk to me about it."

Peel Holdings and John Lennon Airport were unavailable for comment.

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Why I'll never pay anyone for work, whether it be a circuit or an Airport.

Weren't you having comcab fitted a while ago?

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oh! GRAMPS,what a wicked memory you've got

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Nope, looked into it and said No.

I'll leave the lining of pockets to the likes of Don, if he doesn't pay, he's unemployed.

I make a living either way.

Quite ironic Adieu is French for farewell

CC

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But still a full time Commie?

Nice.

Perhaps the GMB's new found buddies at Addison Lee could offer you a position as company PR man?

That should sort it.

crikey GRIEG dementia really has set in ......READ m4 bus lane post again,and again ,and again until it fully sinks in.....MIDDLE OF THE ROAD LABOUR!!!!

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I think you'll be a lot closer to dementia than me Don, I'm half your age bud.

WELL ,you forgot looking into comcab! wont pay anyone for work,i think you said ,is that right Grandad. + you forget saying things.REMEMBER TO TIE A KNOT IN YOUR HANKY!

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I'm not the only though am I Don.

Loose tounges costs lifes. (Well maybe not lifes in this case)

Anyway back to the thread.

There really must be more to this than meets the eye.

But being away from your motor for 20 minutes to me means you either have a right dodgy bum, or you are enjoying a large big mac meal.

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I wasn't aware this was a London thread....I thought John Lennon Airport, Liverpool was way outside London; Just shows how wrong one can be, I suppose.

Anyway, back to the thread:

Our licencing conditions include a comment along the lines of not leaving a cab unattended on a rank except to answer a call of nature. No time limit is stipulated so it would come down to what was considered reasonable in the circumstances.

He appears to hint that the 'round trip' took him 20 minutes, which, if you could get away with it, at Heathrow or Gatwick may not be totally out of the question.....Anyone know this airport?

The cabs pay a fee to park on the rank, as its an airport with a barrier system my guess is its subject to airport byelaws and the airport can do as they think they wish.

CC

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