Organisers felt that the protests in Parliament Square had become to ease to handle by the police and a decision was made that, as TfL were still refusing to talk with an ITA spokesperson, the Protesters would go 'on tour'.
A different location would be chosen each time, for the three times a week mass drive-in, to cause as much disruption as possible.
Today's venue of the Old Street roundabout was announced just before 2pm. It was a truly awesome site to see the whole area bought to a complete standstill in such a short time, by Taxis proudly displaying their blue ITA dots and their Gold UTAG stars.
Buses started to stacked up along the kerbs and couldn't move as the roundabout cane to a complete halt.
Around 3:30pm the Met Police tried to get a bit tricky, by moving the protest over the boundary to the City of London's patch. But the organisers had already announced another venue, and all the Taxis were making their way to the rotunda.
We were told at some point, the police inspector in charge of the protest, ordered buses to be cancelled with no new ones coming into the area.
It was great to see so many Yellow Badges supporting the cause, as Taxi exemptions from certain roads and major bus lanes will also affect them.
The protest was scheduled to last till 4:30, but because of the Met Police bad handling, it was decided to carry on past the deadline to a 5:30 finish.
See you all again Wednesday, venue to be announced through the usual channels.
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