Ok, probably not a new thing but think needs raising - taxi touts on the increase.
Now I refuse to use Addison Lee point blank because of their blatant ripping off of customers, however local taxis hanging around the drop off zone seem to be increasing.
I got in one last Friday after a flight (and the same situation the week before) - tried to double his price. Obviously he had been waiting for a lucrative pickup and ended up with me who lives 5 minutes down the road. The first guy ended up with a £45 barrier charge who tried to plead ignorance, who was rightly ignored and threatened with police, and the second I just walked out. He then went and tried ripping off a Far Eastern family who were probably none the wiser.
I support a free market v AL, but these local drivers aren’t helping themselves and the reputation of the town and their drivers.