Cabbies to boycott New Street.Byline: By Ben Hurst TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT CAB drivers are set to boycott boycott, concerted economic or social ostracism of an individual, group, or nation to express disapproval or coerce change. The practice was named (1880) after Capt. Birmingham's main station after being told they must pay each time they enter the forecourt. More than 1,200 members of the Birmingham and Solihull Taxi Association will steer clear of New Street station on Monday unless Network Rail goes back to the drawing board. The association claims that a swipe card swipe card n. A plastic card with a magnetic strip containing encoded data that is read by passing the card through a usually slotted electronic device, used especially to make electronic transactions and to provide access to restricted or secure areas. barrier system due to start in August, which will see cabbies pay 20p each time they go in, will cause jams and is dangerous. Secretary Mike Shingler shin·gle 1 n. 1. A thin oblong piece of material, such as wood or slate, that is laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof or sides of a house or other building. 2. said: "It is badly thought out and there has been no consultation at all. "Taxi drivers are caged in - the only way out once you've gone through one barrier is out of the other barrier. "If there's a wheelchair user, then they will have to wait a long time until a suitable vehicle gets to the right point, and every other cab will be forced to wait while it is loaded up." A Network Rail spokeswoman said: "Network Rail and Birmingham City Council feel this new taxi scheme is the best option.' |
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