Run by Cab Drivers for Cab Drivers Taxi Drivers' rights Unfair Parking Tickets If you feel that you have been issued an unfair parking ticket then there are a few things you can do to get justice. First of all, get as much evidence as you can - time and date, photographs and a witness (if possible) - then contest the ticket in writing to the council. Don't forget to keep photocopies of everything you send to them. Should you get no joy with the council the next step is to contact the independent appeals service (020) 7747 4700. Do not worry about threats of legal action from the council and do not argue with the traffic warden. For free advice and information on unfair parking tickets click here There's another good site that can offer help with appeals - click here Excess Baggage All licensed taxi drivers, while wishing to be helpful, have encountered the occasion when a prospective passenger is carrying an excessive amount of baggage. This can happen at an hotel, station or airport terminal.  A licensed taxi driver can be faced with a predicament if his/her taxi will not accommodate his/her passenger’s baggage. The following section from the London Cab Order should give the reader peace of mind: London Cab Order (Carrying of Luggage) Section 41 (3) 'Nothing in this paragraph shall compel the driver of a motor cab to permit the carriage inside the cab of any article or animal which is of such bulk or amount or character that the carrying of such article or animal, or its placing in or removal from the cab, would be likely to cause damage to the cab or its fittings’. Compensation - for time spent answering complaints Hackney Carriage Act, 1831, Section 57 Justices are empowered to award Compensation to Drivers or Watermen for their Loss of Time in attending to answer Complaints which shall not be substantiated against them. And it be enacted, That if any Driver of a Hackney Carriage, or any Waterman or Assistant to the drivers of Hackney Carriages, shall be summoned or brought before any Justice of the Peace to answer any Complaint or Information touching or concerning any Offence committed or alleged to have been committed by such Driver or Waterman respectively against the Information shall afterwards be withdrawn or quashed or dismissed, or if the Defendant shall be acquitted of the Offence charged against him, it shall be lawful for the said Justice, if he shall think fit, to order and award that the Complainant or Informant shall pay to the said Driver or Waterman such Compensation for his Loss of time in attending the said Justice touching or concerning such Complaint or Information as to the said Justice shall seem reasonable; and in default of Payment of such Compensation it shall be lawful for the said Justice to commit such Complainant or Informant to Prison for any Time not exceeding One Calendar Month, unless the same shall be sooner paid. The LCDC Tel: 0207 232 0676 - Email