18 July 2012
Minicabs not allowed to use bus lanes
The High Court has rejected a legal bid for minicabs to use London bus lanes. Mr Justice Burton dismissed Addison Lee’s claim for judicial review of the policy, which allows black cabs but not minicabs to use the lanes. He described the reasoning behind Transport for London’s policy as “obvious and compelling”.
TfL argued that customers can hail a taxi but not a minicab, therefore it makes sense for those taxis to be near the kerb. Burton J said he was “wholly unpersuaded” by Addison Lee’s claim that the policy affects the freedom of EU nationals to establish themselves as minicab drivers.
