Q. May I pass on a tip to readers? Do
not despair if you leave something in a London black taxi. The driver is obliged by law to drop the item at a police station or at the Transport for London Lost Property Office, 200 Baker Street, London NW1, and you have a very good chance of getting it back. Ring 0207 918 2000 to give details of your lost item. You will be emailed or telephoned if your property turns up and you can then collect it in exchange for a small administration fee.
F.W., Edinburgh A. Thank you for this tip. As is widely known, virtually every one of London’s 35,000 black taxi drivers is totally honest. The three-year screening process ‘The Knowledge’, now under threat from Mr Livingstone, who feels it has been superseded by Sat Nav, filters out 99.9 per cent of those with criminal tendencies. The black taxi rapist of recent weeks is the exception which proves the rule.
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