Quote Originally Posted by xsnaggle View Post
My experience of cabs at Heathrow is that the cabs that use the ranks have the nod from the airport and any dirty deals could see them lose their place.
However they are entitled to charge a set fee to London Centre, it was £50 but may now be £80.
This is not a rip off but set by the airport/tfl, so much so that if you are local and go to a rank at the airport for a short journey home the driver will tell you it will still cost you 50/80.
This is because he will lose his place in a long queue, and in a working day he might only get 3 or 4 fares.
An ex colleague of mine is a black cabbie and works out of Heathrow. It is the jewel in the crown of London cabbying.