It has been bought to our attention that ITA members are being targeted by TfL CO's. During the Where Buses Go, Taxis Go campaign, the Met police were seen to be taking protestors' numbers during peaceful dissent. It’s alleged this was being undertaken, with the express reason of forwarding collected information to TfL for "further action".
The ITA has received numerous complaints from members who attended the peaceful protests about CO's, (especially CO1101), targeting ITA drivers at Heathrow drop offs, going through everything with a fine tooth comb with a stringent mini overhaul on the drivers' cabs.
No one minds checks, but this is blatant harassment.
In light of ITA members being targeted by TfL CO's, and Met police, we advise EVERY Taxi driver to submit an FOI data application to TfL.
Use the FOI Act, to ask TfL for every piece of data they have on you. All records, emails, internal memos, everything.
Use this link below to make your request:
TAXI LEAKS EXTRA BIT :
While the Met police were busy harassing Taxi drivers for over ranking and allegedly not shearing badges (when was the last time you saw a working cabbie, purposely not proudly wearing a badge?)....last night another two stabbings, one a fatality.
A 15 year old male was stabbed to death in the borough of Hackney, with another 16 year old male taken to hospital from the same area. The 16 year old is said not to have life threatening injuries. Police have now imposed a section 60 order throughout the whole area of Hackney which will allow them to stop and search anyone on the street.
These attacks come just days after a 29 year old was stabbed to death in the area on Friday.
Unbelievably, the police figures show this is the 29th fatal stabbing in central London since the start of the year and yet the Met are deploying resources to harass working Taxi drivers.
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